🌱 Patch AM: Which hazardous items Weston residents can finally clear out on Sept. 12

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• Which hazardous items Weston residents can finally clear out on Sept. 12

Also on today's calendar: 🍂 Fairfield Fall Mini Sessions 2026 at the Fairfield Audubon Society | Family Photography in Connec and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Saturday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Sept. 12 (westontoday.news) — Weston residents can safely drop off hazardous household waste on Saturday, September 12, in Wilton, with drive-through service at Miller-Driscoll School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You'll need ID proving residency in Weston or another HRRA town, and workers will unload accepted items like paints, chemicals, and fuels while you remain in your vehicle.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Weston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 🍂 Fairfield Fall Mini Sessions 2026 at the Fairfield Audubon Society | Family Photography in Connec →
  Connecticut Audubon Society, 2325 Burr St, Fairfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Dance The Line →
  The Granite, 5 N Main St, Redding
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Open Hours: Explore our Exhibits at Weston History and Culture Center →
  Weston History & Culture Center - Weston Historical Society, 104 Weston Rd, Weston
  1:00 pm
Friday September 4
• 65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair →
  37 Lonetown Rd, Redding
  9:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Open House German School of Connecticut →
  Rippowam Middle School, 381 High Ridge Rd, Stamford
  10:00 am
• 65th Annual Mark Twain Library →
  37 Lonetown Rd, Redding
  10:00 am
Sunday September 6
• 65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair →
  37 Lonetown Rd, Redding
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• 65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair →
  37 Lonetown Rd, Redding
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Limber Up @ The Library! Summer Pilates Series
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  10:00 am
• Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-In) →
  Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton
  1:00 pm
• Third Thursday Book Club: The Tusks of Extinction →
  Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton
  6:30 pm
• Grange Monthly Meeting →
  The Cannon Grange, 25 Cannon Rd, Wilton
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Norwalk River Volunteer Workday →
  Merwin Meadows Park, 52 Lovers Ln, Wilton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Part Time in Westport. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wilton

• GOOD Morning Wilton Marks 13 Years of Local News (goodmorningwilton.com)
• Wilton Police Back Flock Cameras Amid State ALPR Review (goodmorningwilton.com)

Westport

• National Home Organization Company To Open Location In Westport: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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