Bethel Daily Briefing: Monday, Nov. 7

Today is Monday, November 7, the 311th day of the year. 

Today's Weather

• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph. 
• Monday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind. 

Municipal Meetings

• The Public Utilites meeting originally scheduled for today at 4 p.m. has been canceled. 
• The Stony Hill Fire Department will meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the fire house.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Job Hunting: The Bethel Library is holding a job hunting resources event from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Register here.
• CL&P: A reminder that the number for CL&P is 1-800-286-2000. Report your outage if you haven't done so or if you lose power again.

Today in History

• 1775: John Murray, the Royal Governor of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters in order to fight with Murray and the British.
• 1786: The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stougton Musical Society.
• 1874: A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party.
• 1929: In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
• 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America.

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