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Also check out 🪑 Fresh Start Furniture Giveaway Day on the Bethel Patch calendar

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Hello Bethel! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Brookfield’s new cell tower fight could affect Bethel coverage
  • What Duracell’s Atlanta move means for jobs still in Bethel
  • How Bethel’s superintendent is helping redesign Connecticut high school pathways.

Also on today's calendar: 🪑 Fresh Start Furniture Giveaway Day and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Bethelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Bethelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Wednesday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Thursday: Snow, up to 1", temps: high: 39, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 29 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Verizon says ‘unreliable or non-existent service' is at stake in latest Brookfield cell tower battle (newstimes.com) — A proposed 175-foot Verizon cell tower in Brookfield has sparked strong local opposition, with residents worried about environmental and property value impacts. Verizon argues the site is needed to fix major service gaps, noting it currently serves Brookfield from towers in town and nearby communities including Bethel, Danbury, and Newtown, with a state hearing coming before a May 22 decision.
   

• LEGO plans to close offices in Enfield, open warehouse in Windsor Locks in 2026 (newstimes.com) — Duracell plans to move its research-and-development headquarters from Bethel to Atlanta, though the company expects to keep operating in Bethel until next year. That change comes as LEGO closes its long-time Enfield offices, opens a Windsor Locks warehouse, and expands operations in Boston, Arizona, and Virginia, underscoring broader corporate shifts affecting Connecticut’s economy.
   

• CT education leaders unveil new initiative to help students earn college credit, explore careers (newstimes.com) — Bethel Public Schools superintendent Christine Carver is helping shape a new statewide initiative that aims to let Connecticut students earn college credit in high school and explore careers through internships and dual-enrollment classes. The partnership between school superintendents and Miguel Cardona’s consulting firm would need legislative support and is still being designed, but could eventually expand hands-on, career-connected learning options across districts.
   

📸 Around Bethel

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Other local events
    Wednesday January 14
  • Navigating Divorce with Confidence & Clarity
    RSVP below for zoom invite
    6:00 pm
  • Varsity Boys Ice Hockey BBDI
    Danbury Ice Arena - Patriot Rink
    8:00 pm
    • Thursday January 15
  • Varsity Girls Basketball Bethel
    Bethel High School - BHS gym , Bethel High School , Bethel
    6:00 pm
    • Friday January 16
  • BMS Basketball Game at Memorial
    Bethel Middle School , 600 Whittlessey Drive , Bethel
    4:00 pm
  • Varsity Boys Indoor Track Bethel
    Bethel High School - Track and Field Training Center , Bethel High School , Bethel
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday January 17
  • Chicken/Eggplan Parm Dinner
    St Thomas Episcopal Church , 95 Greenwood Ave , Bethel
    5:00 pm
    • Wednesday January 21
  • 🪑 LAST CHANCE Fresh Start Furniture Giveaway Day
    St. Emery School, 108 Biro St, Fairfield, CT, 06825
    11:00 am
  • St. Mary School, Bethel OPEN HOUSE
    24 Dodgingtown Rd , Bethel
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

  • Man, 68, Accused Of Peeking Into Woman's Bathroom At Danbury Shopping Plaza: Police (patch.com)

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