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🌱 Patch AM: Man Hospitalized After ICE Tasing During Danbury Arrest

Also, don't miss FINAL WEEKEND: $10 Bag Sale! on the Danbury Patch calendar

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Good morning Danbury! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Danbury leaders demand answers after ICE Tasing and surge in arrests
  • Killer of Danbury taxi driver learns his prison fate
  • How one multigenerational Danbury-area household makes homeownership more affordable

Also on today's calendar: FINAL WEEKEND: $10 Bag Sale! and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Man Hospitalized After ICE Tasing During Danbury Arrest (patch.com) — Danbury residents are grappling with news that a man was hospitalized after being Tased by an ICE agent during an arrest in the city, then released from Danbury Hospital later that morning. Mayor Roberto Alves is demanding transparency as local advocates estimate about 50 recent immigration arrests in Danbury, while federal officials defend their tactics amid rising nationwide enforcement and tensions.
   

2. Man Gets 21 Years To Life For Murder Of Danbury Taxi Driver (patch.com) — A man has been sentenced to 21 years to life for killing longtime Danbury taxi driver Aurelio Orbez after a fare dispute that began near Brewster, New York. Danbury Police joined several agencies in the investigation, and Orbez's family shared emotional statements in court about losing a beloved father and community member.
   

3. We spent $75,000 transforming our basement into an in-law suite for my mom. Living together works for our family, and we all save money. (businessinsider.com subscription) — A young family describes how they bought a home near Danbury by pooling finances with the writer's mother and turning the basement into a $75,000 in-law suite. The arrangement lets everyone share mortgage costs, childcare, and space while staying close to New York City for work.
   

4. Pope Leo XIV gives assent to election of new archbishop of Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus (ewtnnews.com) — Danbury gets a brief nod in the biography of Sharbel Maroun, newly approved as archbishop of the Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus, who once served at St. Anthony Maronite Parish here. The piece mainly traces his journey from Lebanon's civil war to decades of ministry in the U.S. and now Syria.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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