🌱 Patch AM: Driver Charged With DUI, Risk Of Injury With Child In Vehicle: Wilton Police

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In today's newsletter:

• Wilton traffic stop leads to DUI and child endangerment charges

Also on today's calendar: Third Thursday evening tour and wine tasting at The Glass House this Summer and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver Charged With DUI, Risk Of Injury With Child In Vehicle: Wilton Police (patch.com) — Wilton police arrested a Norwalk man on Danbury Road after observing his vehicle swerving near Old Highway, and say he appeared impaired while driving with a child in the car. Officers report he failed field sobriety tests and now faces multiple charges, including second-offense DUI, DUI with a child passenger, and risk of injury to a child, with a court date set in Stamford.
   

📸 Around Wilton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Third Thursday evening tour and wine tasting at The Glass House this Summer →
  The Glass House, 199 Elm St, New Canaan
  3:45 pm
Saturday August 22
• The Late Summer Show →
  Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 382 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich
  10:30 am
• Pop Shop Market @ Darien Commons →
  Darien Commons, 102 Heights Rd, Darien
  11:00 am
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

Thursday August 20
• Third Thursday Book Club: The Tusks of Extinction →
  Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton
  6:30 pm
• Working for the Revolution: Patriot Women's Lives During the War →
  Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd, Wilton
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Fishing Olympics: Presented by Gemstone Farm & KAZ Outdoors →
  Gemstone Farm, 144 Huckleberry Hill Rd, Wilton
  9:00 am
• Norwalk River Volunteer Workday →
  Merwin Meadows Park, 52 Lovers Ln, Wilton
  10:00 am
• Artist-in-Residence Open Studio
  Weir Farm National Park 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897
  11:00 am
Sunday August 30
• 2026 Cannon Grange Agricultural Fair →
  The Cannon Grange, 25 Cannon Rd, Wilton
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Music During The Revolution →
  Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd, Wilton
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Open House German School of Connecticut →
  Rippowam Middle School, 381 High Ridge Rd, Stamford
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• 1860s Connecticut farmhouse gets beautifully restored to its former glory (onekindesign.com)
• Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, Sept. 12 (westontoday.news)

New Canaan

• This Two-Room Makeover Became a Whole Home Renovation Loaded With Pattern (housebeautiful.com)
• 'Morning Movie Club' Heads Into Third Season at New Canaan Playhouse (newcanaanite.com)
• Tizayi Sithole to receive 2026 Larry Powell Scholarship (golfcourseindustry.com)

Norwalk

• Back To School: Norwalk 2026-27 School Calendar (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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