Southbury Celebration Looks For Musical Talent + Pumpkin Patches

Good morning, Southbury! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know today in town.

First, today's weather: Heavy rain throughout the day. High: 69 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Southbury today:

1. Southbury Celebration Committee is looking for local area musical talent to perform at Celebration event on October 2 (HamletHub)
2. Best Pumpkin Fields Around Southbury (Southbury Patch)
3. Southbury Public Library: Retirement: Making Your Money Last On September 14 (Southbury Patch)
4. New Haven Free Public Library: Introducing Our 2021-2022 EIR And CIR (Southbury Patch)
5. Connecticut Magazine: Best New Haven restaurants for 2021 (New Haven Register)
6. Netflix documentary features hockey's 'Bad Boys,' the Danbury Trashers (Danbury News Times)
7. Ansonia School Superintendent Out On Medical Leave, Hopes To Return Soon | Valley Independent Sentinel (Valley Independent Sentinel)

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Today in Southbury

Southbury Patch Notebook

• Region 15 Schools: "It's the FIRST DAY of SCHOOL in REGION 15!!! We would LOVE to see your pictures - PLEASE share your pics in the comments below!" (Facebook)
• Gainfield Elementary School PTO: "Happy first day! We can’t wait to see those smiling faces! Send us your First Day Photos!!!" (Facebook)
• Town of Southbury: "Southbury Celebration Committee is looking for local area musical talent including students and adults to volunteer to perform at this year's Southbury Celebration event on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The deadline for submission has been ..." (Facebook)
• Gainfield Elementary School PTO: "In honor of tomorrow being the first day of school, we are throwing it back to pictures of our very own Gainfield Staff on their first day of school! Can you GUESS THAT TEACHER?! Comment below your best guess!" (Facebook)
• PES PTO Southbury: "Thank you to Soar, Bus Drivers and Staff at PES for a fabulous first day of school!" (Facebook)
• Southbury Library Youth Services: "Call all tiny chefs! Join Tiny Food Explorers for some fun with food! Come and explore new flavors and textures while playing games all about food and MyPlate! You’ll make a hands-on healthy snack that even the pickiest of eaters will be..." (Facebook)
• Southbury Women's Club: "We love seeing all the smiling back to school pictures across Region 15 today and wish all your students a fantastic year! With the excitement of the first day here, we ask you to please consider making a donation to help support our Ope..." (Facebook)
• S.M.A.R.T. (Southbury - Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together): "Remembering those we’ve lost on International Overdose Awareness Day Please take a moment to review some Connecticut-based stats below to see how overdoses are effecting our state and communities! https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DPH/Inj..." (Facebook)
• S.M.A.R.T. (Southbury - Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together): "Overdoses are preventable but it takes a village to make impactful change! Visit @liveloud_ct to learn more about #opioidusedisorder and how to get involved to lower that number! #liveloudct #oud #internationaloverdoseawarenessday #co..." (Facebook)
• Southbury Library Youth Services: "Miss Heather shares some of Our Favorite Books about going to school. They include "Splat the Cat" by Rob Scotton, "How Rocket Learned to Read" by Tad Hills, "Mae's First Day of School" by Kate Berube, "How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?" by..." (Facebook)

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