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Be sure to catch Large Estate Sale - Weston on the Danbury Patch calendar

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Good morning Danbury! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Longtime Danbury contractor identified in fatal home pool drowning
  • How a Danbury bar trip ended in prison time
  • Why Danbury's old Thanksgiving rivalry just shifted to fall Fridays

Also on today's calendar: Large Estate Sale - Weston and 12 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 73 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 83, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Danbury Man Found Dead In Swimming Pool Identified: Report (patch.com) — Danbury readers are learning more about 89-year-old longtime resident Emilio Plante, who was found dead in the swimming pool at his Stadley Rough Road home after a 911 call. The state medical examiner ruled his death an accidental drowning, and police say the incident appears isolated. Plante was well known locally as a contractor and founder of Candlewood Construction.
   

• Danbury driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for Newtown crash that killed 19-year-old (newstimes.com) — A Danbury man has been sentenced to eight years in prison, with 12 years suspended, for a high-speed 2025 crash in Newtown that killed a 19-year-old passenger and seriously injured others later treated at Danbury Hospital. Court records detail how the 20-year-old driver admitted to first-degree manslaughter and other charges after initially denying he was behind the wheel.
   

• CIAC football Week 4 by the numbers: Fun facts, figures from CT's high school football scene (newstimes.com) — Danbury football fans get a nod in this statewide Week 4 numbers roundup, which highlights the long-running former Thanksgiving rivalry with Ridgefield and notes that Danbury will now host ATI on Thanksgiving Eve. The piece is packed with records, streaks, and quirky stats that put Danbury's schedule in context with other standout Connecticut high school teams.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Throwback to when he was my dark chocolate espresso boy instead of my midnight man.
    I did not color his fur. He just suddenly got a LOT darker. -Asher (Nextdoor Franklin St Ext)
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🗞 Nearby News

Bethel

  • Man named in Cornell rape suit no longer with Wells Fargo in Charlotte: report (miamiherald.com)
  • GametimeCT boys soccer rankings, week 3 (Sept. 29): Bethel joins the Top 10 (nhregister.com)

New Fairfield

  • Connecticut high school girls volleyball top performances, games to watch (Sept. 30) (newstimes.com)
  • Workers' comp fraud case against New Fairfield man ends after his death (nhregister.com)

Ridgefield

Ok Danbury! 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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