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🌱 Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons and 7 more events
Spotted on the Washington calendar: Xfinity Event Coming to Ocean State Job Lot Shopping Plaza in Litchfield!

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons at The United Church of Christ Southbury
- Xfinity Event Coming to Ocean State Job Lot Shopping Plaza in Litchfield! at Ocean State Job Lot
- Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th at Newbury Place
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
- Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Washington
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★ Featured events ★
- Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - Xfinity Event Coming to Ocean State Job Lot Shopping Plaza in Litchfield! →
Ocean State Job Lot, 331 West St, Litchfield
10:00 am - Sidewalk Sale - September 18th-20th →
Newbury Place, 41 Oak Tree Rd, Southbury
9:30 am - MOTHER (and me) - Merryall Center →
Merryall Community Center, Inc., 8 Chapel Hill Rd, New Milford
7:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Artists and Photographers- Wednesday Mornings through October 7 →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington
9:00 am - Makerspace Open Hours →
Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
2:00 pm - Watercolor Workshop: The Late Summer Palette →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington
10:00 am - Makerspace Open Hours →
Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington
10:00 am - Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
The United Church of Christ Southbury, 283 Main St N, Southbury
7:30 pm - Hildaland - Scottish & American Traditional Music →
Merryall Community Center, Inc., 8 Chapel Hill Rd, New Milford
7:30 pm - 19th Annual Car-B-Que Car Show →
School Street, School St, Washington
11:00 am - RiverFest →
Young's Field Road, Young's Field Rd, New Milford
11:00 am
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Tuesday September 22
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Manager in New Milford. Apply here.
- Thomaston Public Schools posted a job opening for Summer Custodian in Thomaston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Washington here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Milford
- Week 1 Connecticut high school football top performers (newstimes.com)
- This Sprawling Connecticut Flea Market Lets You Eat, Shop, And Wander For Hours In 2026 (takingthekids.com)
- Mass. man dies after rock climbing fall on Appalachian Trail in Conn. (boston.com)
Woodbury
- Republican-American Community News from Waterbury, Torrington and Woodbury (rep-am.com)
- Woodbury Republican Registrar Alleges Democrat Counterpart Altered Election System Results, Leading To "Hostile Workplace" Dispute (connecticutcentinal.com)
Southbury
- New Cafe Opens In Southbury With Breakfast, Coffee And More (patch.com)
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