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🌱 Patch AM: How a new $500,000 upgrade will change Southbury Training School
And on the Southbury Patch calendar - Teen Baking: Lattice Pies & Butterscotch Trifles
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In today's newsletter:
- How a new $500,000 upgrade will change Southbury Training School
Also on today's calendar: Blues Cafe Christmas with Halley Neal and Sam Robbins.
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Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 42 and low of 21 degrees.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 34, low: 25.
- Tuesday: Cloudy with snow, 1-2", with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State Approves Funding For Southbury Training School (patch.com) — State officials have approved $500,000 to upgrade the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at Southbury Training School, directly improving conditions for residents and staff. The investment, backed by the legislature and Bond Commission, is framed as a quality-of-life upgrade to ensure healthier air and a safer environment on the Southbury campus for its aging population with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
📸 Around Southbury
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Southbury
★ Featured events ★
- Teen Baking: Lattice Pies & Butterscotch Trifles
Southbury Library, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury
1:00 pm
Monday December 29
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Other local events
- Blues Cafe Christmas with Halley Neal and Sam Robbins
George Newton VFW Post 1607, 150 Lee Farm Dr, Southbury, CT, 06488
1:00 pm - First Day Nature Hike with Southbury Land Trust
Lovdal Farm Preserve Trailhead, 503 Hulls Hill Rd, Southbury, CT 06488, USA
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
Thursday January 1
📣 Southbury Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Elf Dance Party
Newtown Community Center , 8 Simpson St , Newtown
1:00 pm - Winter Solstice Afternoon with Beth Leas
Sticks and Stones Farm , 201 Huntingtown Rd , Newtown
1:30 pm - Holiday Concert: Stefano Russo
Lovell Room
2:00 pm - Andy Cooney
Edmond Town Hall , 45 Main St , Newtown
7:00 pm - MadHouse Party Band: Madhouse I Pub 67 Holiday Jam I Seymour CT
Pub 67 , 225 West St , Seymour
7:00 pm - Rustic Nordic Winter Solstice Gathering
197 Huntingtown Rd , Newtown
9:30 pm - Christmas Day
Roxbury, CT Calendar - Family Movie
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
1:00 pm - Writing Through Grief — Vicinanza Studios & Gallery
Vicinanza Studios & Gallery , 493 Heritage Rd Suite 4C , Southbury
6:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Care Connect, LLC Non Medical Home Care
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Newtown Public School District posted a job opening for Girls Indoor Track and Field - Assistant Coach in Newtown. Apply here.
- Big Y posted a job opening for Kitchen Clerk in Naugatuck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Southbury here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oxford
- Oxford Secures Funding For Storm-Damaged Waterway Repairs (patch.com)
Newtown
- Local Animal Hospital Recognized: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)
Middlebury
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-- The Patch AM Team
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