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Bethel Daily Briefing: New Year's Weekend

What you need to know to start your day in Bethel.

Today is Friday, December 30, 2011, the 364th day of the year. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and Sunday is New Year's Day. 

Weekend Weather

  • Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind between 6 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
  • New Year's Eve Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. 
  • New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. 
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Municipal Meetings

  • There are no municipal meetings in Bethel today.

Events, Reminders, Notices

  • Offices Closed: The Bethel Public Library, post office and government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 2 in observance of New Year's Day.
  • Tree Pickup: You can still support the BHS NJROTC by having them pick-up and recycle your Christmas Tree. 
  • Christmas Vacation: A reminder that Bethel Public Schools will be closed for winter break all this week and Monday, Jan. 2. Classes with resume on Tuesday, Jan. 3. 

Today in History

  • 1853: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. 
  • 1835: A fire at the Iroquios Theater in Chicago kills 600, making it the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in U.S. history.
  • 1924: Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galaxies.  
  • 1936: The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike.
  • 1977: For the second time, Ted Bundy escapes from his cell in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  

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


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