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In today's newsletter:

  • Bethel favorite earns Best of 2025 praise from loyal customer
  • How Bethel’s new turf fields fit into Connecticut’s heated grass debate

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

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sun followed by some clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 25.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pizza Restaurant With 'Great Food' And 'Nice Vibe' Gets Best Of 2025 Nod (patch.com) — Bethel residents are celebrating Grassy Plain Pizzeria & Restaurant as a standout local hangout in Patch and T-Mobile’s Best of 2025 series. A local nominator praises its great food, friendly staff, and warm, social atmosphere, encouraging others in town to share their own favorite Bethel people and places.
   

• In disputes over turf vs. grass, neither side gets entirely solid footing so far (idahostatesman.com) — Bethel is highlighted alongside other Connecticut towns that have recently installed artificial turf fields, as communities statewide wrestle with whether turf or natural grass is safer, healthier, and more cost-effective. The story centers on a close Glastonbury referendum over banning future turf fields, outlining arguments about toxins, injuries, maintenance costs, and environmental impacts that Bethel residents may recognize in their own field debates.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Bethel NJROTC Annual Christmas Tree Pickup —Romana Uzar Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Danbury

  • Arrest Made In Slaying Of Danbury Man Found In NY Reservoir (patch.com)
  • Maura Ann Bogan (patch.com)
  • Ridgefield infrastructure upgrades may cause traffic delays on Danbury Road, Aquarion says (registercitizen.com)

Newtown

  • Newtown Police Log: Attempted Package Theft Case, Utility Pole Strike, Crashes (patch.com)

Ridgefield

Ok Bethel! 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!

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