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Bantam, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Bantam! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Bantam chef is up for a major James Beard honor?
Also on today's calendar: Northwest CT Community Survey and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 56.
- Sunday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three Connecticut culinary professionals nominated for James Beard Awards (wfsb.com) — Bantam food lovers have a big reason to cheer: Materia Ristorante’s chef David DiStasi is a finalist for Best Chef of the Northeast at the prestigious James Beard Awards. He’ll head to Chicago this weekend alongside two other Connecticut nominees, spotlighting how far the state’s dining scene has come in national recognition. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Northwest CT Community Survey →
33 E Main St, Torrington
9:00 am
Tuesday June 30
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Other local events
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Sustainable Garden Management →
Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd, Litchfield
5:30 pm -
Brother Other live at West Shore Seafood →
West Shore Seafood, 449 Bantam Lake Rd, Morris
5:00 pm -
Summer Sunset Concert Series – Potter’s Field →
Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd, Litchfield
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Legos With Noah →
Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd, Litchfield
10:00 am -
Meet John Adams - America's 250 Finale! →
Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St, Litchfield
6:30 pm -
Board of Burgesses Meeting →
Borough of Bantam Hall, 890 Bantam Rd, Bantam
7:00 pm
Wednesday June 17
Friday June 19
Saturday June 27
Tuesday June 30
Wednesday July 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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All Levels Yoga →
Nourished Roots Yoga, 34 Main St, Thomaston
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CT Social Babes Hikes & Wines in Washington →
Steep Rock Preserve, 2 Tunnel Rd, Washington Depot
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Artistry in Nature →
White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield
10:00 am -
Art Workshop: Printing With the Sun: Cyanotype Workshop and Book Signing →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, Washington
10:00 am -
Robin Hood’s Medieval Faire at Harwinton Fairgrounds →
Harwinton Fairgrounds, 150 Locust Rd, Harwinton
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Connecticut Open House Day →
The Institute For American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington
11:00 am
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- EdAdvance posted a job opening for Site Coordinator After School Program in Litchfield. Apply here.
- Applebee's - TL Cannon Companies posted a job opening for Line Cook in Torrington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bantam here.
🗞 Nearby News
Litchfield
- Top Elected Officials In The Valley Want Transparency And Protection When It Comes To Camp Strang's Future (newhavenindependent.org)
- June is turtle breeding season (lakevillejournal.com)
Bethlehem
- Daniel Hand wins CIAC Division II boys golf championship; Griswold's Josiah Wells medalist (greenwichtime.com)
- Two wounded in New London shooting near Broad Street, police say (greenwichtime.com)
- Affordable home project in Sharon could break ground this summer (lakevillejournal.com)
Washington
- Starbucks giving away free reusable cup sleeves Thursday. Here's how to get one. (fox61.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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