Bethel Daily Briefing: Thursday, Oct. 6

Today is Thursday, October 6, the 279th day of the year.

Today's Weather

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming north between 7 and 10 mph. 

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph. 

Municipal Meetings

• The Board of Education will be holding its first meeting of the month at 7 p.m. in Conference Room E at the municipal center (agenda).
• The Energy Conservation Committee will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the municipal center (agenda). 
• The Bethel Volunteer Fire Department will be meeting at the firehouse at 8 p.m. (agenda).

Events, Reminders, Notices

• An Extra Long Weekend: A reminder to parents that Bethel Public Schools will be closed today and Friday for professional development days. Schools will also be closed Monday, Oct. 10 for Columbus Day.
• Today's Flu Shots: The Bethel Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) will be holding  at the Newtown Health department located at 3 Primrose St. in Newtown from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and at the Berry School in Bethel from 5-7 p.m.
• Save a Suit: The Bank of America on 31 Grassy Plain St. is holding a  all week, with the goal to raise 500 suits for graduating students who can't afford professional clothes to interview. Donate a business suit or any professional attire for men and women and receive a tax write-off, a discount on your Club 24 membership and a $20 gift card to Hutton's in Ridgefield.

Today in History

• 1683: William Penn brings 13 German immigrant families to the colony of Pennsylvania, making the first major immigration of German people to America.
• 1889: Thomas Edison shows his first motion picture.
• 1939: The last Polish army is defeated during World War II.
• 1987: Fiji becomes a republic. 
• 2007: Englishman Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.

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