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🌱 Patch AM: Where Bethel School District Ranks Among CT's Best For 2027

And check out Large Estate Sale - Weston on the Bethel Patch calendar

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Greetings Bethel! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Bethel schools rank among Connecticut's top districts for 2027
  • How Bethel boys soccer powered into Connecticut's Top 10 rankings

Also on today's calendar: Large Estate Sale - Weston and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where Bethel School District Ranks Among CT's Best For 2027 (patch.com) — Families in Bethel can see how their public schools stack up statewide, with Bethel School District earning an A- grade and placing 28th in Connecticut in Niche's 2027 rankings. The report compares Bethel with top-performing districts like Westport and Greenwich and explains that factors such as test scores, graduation rates, and teacher quality shaped the results.
   

• GametimeCT boys soccer rankings, week 3 (Sept. 29): Bethel joins the Top 10 (nhregister.com) — Bethel High School's boys soccer team has broken into GametimeCT's statewide Top 10, debuting at No. 8 with a strong 6-0-1 record. The Wildcats are the first SWC squad to crack the rankings this season, joining perennial powers like Greenwich, Staples, and South Windsor in the elite group.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Snow blower
    I am 5'2 and 107 lbs I am strong but have limitations - We are looking to buy a snow blower to edge my extremely long driveway… we have a john… (Nextdoor Bethel, CT)
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Bethel. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

  • Roll Out the Blue Carpet: Enhance a Colour, a Visual Solutions Company (digitaloutput.net)
  • Danbury driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for Newtown crash that killed 19-year-old (newstimes.com)
  • CIAC football Week 4 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene (newstimes.com)

Newtown

  • Fall Fair in Newtown! Free Family Fun! (wshu.org)

Monroe

  • Monroe School District Ranks Among CT's Best For 2027: Niche (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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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