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Hey there, Bethel! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Danbury–Bethel tip helped revive a 2018 newborn death case

Also on today's calendar: Four Artists. Two Days. A World of Extraordinary Original Art Oct 3 & 4 Open Studio & Show In Bethel and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clearing and not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 55.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Judge orders DNA sample from Danbury woman charged in 2018 newborn death case (news12.com) — A major regional homicide case tied to the Danbury–Bethel area is moving forward as a judge ordered DNA swabs from the woman accused of killing her newborn in 2018. Investigators say a tip about a family in the Danbury-Bethel area helped them use ancestry research and discarded items to identify both parents. The case has also prompted scrutiny of a separate investigation into a second alleged newborn death.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Four Artists. Two Days. A World of Extraordinary Original Art... Open Studio & Art Show In Bethel —Thomas Carruthers Read on Patch
  • 39th Annual Autumn Arts & Fine Crafts Show at Historic Merwinsville Hotel —Lori Meehan Read on Patch
  • Parloa Park is looking fantastic!
    Full of children enjoying the new rides! Great job Town of Bethel Parks and Recreation!!! (Nextdoor Bethel, CT)
  • Hi neighbors!
    My husband is a local handyman available for home repairs and remodeling projects. Painting, flooring, drywall, doors, carpentry and more. Feel free… (Nextdoor Knollwood)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Bethel. Apply here.
  • Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Bethel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethel here.

🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

  • Local Event: DAV Chapter 25 to Host Lily Rose Haunted House through Halloween! (patch.com)
  • Danbury Man Accused Of Stealing More Than $1 Million From Homeowner: DCJ (patch.com)
  • Fuel cells, data center part of builder's vision to buy sprawling CT office complex, 'energize' site (nhregister.com)

Newtown

  • Newtown Restaurant & Business Appreciation Week Kicks Off With Inaugural 'Sip & Savor' Event (newtownbee.com)

Ridgefield

  • Ridgefield Schools Report Enrollment Below Projections, Review 2027-28 Calendar (patch.com)

Ok Bethel! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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