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🌱 Patch AM: Danbury Mayor Responds To ICE Arrests As Federal Agents Descend On City

Spotted on the Danbury calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize

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Cheers Danbury! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Danbury on edge as ICE operations spark fear and rights questions
  • Danbury mourns resident killed in suspected DUI crash in Waterbury.

Also on today's calendar: 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Danbury Mayor Responds To ICE Arrests As Federal Agents Descend On City (patch.com) — Danbury residents are on edge after a heavy ICE presence and at least two reported immigration arrests in Kennedy Park and other parts of the city. Mayor Roberto Alves is reassuring the community that local police are not conducting immigration enforcement, urging residents to know their legal rights, and calling for due process and broader immigration reforms while Governor Ned Lamont questions the focus of the federal operation.
   

• Police identify Danbury man killed in Waterbury pedestrian crash (ctpost.com) — A 43-year-old Danbury man, Marco Leon-Lopez, was killed when he was struck by an SUV on South Main Street in Waterbury, police said. The driver faces charges including second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle and operating under the influence, with bond set at $750,000 and a court appearance scheduled Tuesday.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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