Bethel Daily Briefing: Monday, Nov. 21

Today is Monday, November 21, 2011 the 325th day of the year. Today is also National Adoption Day in the United States and is World Television Day.

Today's Weather

• Monday: A slight chance of rain or drizzle before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  

Municipal Meetings

• There will be a special meeting of the Inland Wetlands Commission tonight, at 7 p.m. in the Riordan room at the Municipal Center.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Debris Pick-Up: Today, the post-October snowstorm debris pick-up will be  in all roads west of Rt. 53/Nashville Rd./Greenwood Ave. to Danbury Town Line. Areas north and west of Greenwood Ave. to intersection of Plumtress & Whittlesey Drive to Danbury Town Line. Crews will be in the area for six days total, ending on Wednesday, Nov. 23. To see when Public Works will be in your area, .
• Food Drive: The CORE Club at BHS is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive to support disadvantaged families at the Women's Center of Greater Danbury. They will be collecting non-perishable goods from now until tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 22. Boxes are set up in the main lobby at the high school for donations. They are asking for: gift cards to Big Y and and Stop and Shop, canned veggies and cranberry sauce, stuffing, boxed potatoes and gravy, pasta and jarred sauce, non-perishable desserts, cutlery, napkins, paper plates and cups, children's crafts and reusable shopping bags for transporting the food to the families.
• Save at Daily Fare: Today is the last day to save 10 percent on your Thanksgiving Daily Fare order. .
• Basketball: From 6–7:30 p.m. at the Bethel High School, children in grades 2-8 can learn and improve basketball skills with BHS coaches and several current players. Tonight is the last of three clinics. Contact Stewart Teed 203-240-8808 or stewart.teed@gmail.com for more information.

Today in History

• 1620: Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact.
• 1789: North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
• 1877: Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. 
• 1922: Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female U.S. Senator. 
• 1967: During the Vietnam War, American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."

Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.