Bethel Daily Briefing: Tuesday, Oct. 18

Today is Tuesday, October 18, the 291st day of the year. 

Today's Weather

Tuesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph.  

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Municipal Meetings

• The Youth Commission will meet at 6:45 p.m. at the Pro-Access Teen Center (behind the municipal center) tonight (agenda).
• The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet in Conference Room D at the municipal center at 7 p.m. (agenda).
• The Board of Selectmen will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Meeting Room A at the Municipal Center (agenda).

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Computer Class: The Bethel Public Library is holding a "Mail Merge" computer class today from 2:15-3:30 p.m.
• Kindergarten Registration: The Bethel Public Schools is currently accepting pre-registration for students who will be entering kindergarten in August 2012. You can start the process by calling Sue White at 203-830-7355 any day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. You will be asked for basic contact information so that the Board of Education can provide you with paperwork prior to our formal registration in April. In early February you will receive a packet of paperwork to complete, as well as your child’s school assignment.
• Today's Flu Shots: Bethel's Visiting Nurses Association will hold  at St. Thomas Church, located at 95 Greenwood Ave. in Bethel, from 11:15 a.m.- 1 p.m.; the Newtown Senior Center, located at 14 Riverside Road, from 9 a.m.-12p.m.; and the Brookfield YMCA, located at 2 Huckleberry Road, from 4:30-7 p.m.

Today in History

• 1648: Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization. 
• 1867: The US takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. The day is celebrated in the state as Alaska Day. 
• 1898: The US takes possession of Puerto Rico.
• 1922: The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation), or BBC, is founded. 
• 1954: Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.

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