Bethel Daily Briefing: Tuesday, Oct. 4

Today is Tuesday, October 4, the 277th day of the year.

Today's Weather

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind between 6 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Municipal Meetings

• Tonight is the first regular meeting of the month for Bethel's Board of Selectmen. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center in Meeting Room A. (agenda)

Events, Reminders, Notices

• 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.
• Flu Shots: The Bethel Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) will be holding at the Newtown Senior Center at 14 Riverside Road in Newtown from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and at the John Read School at 486 Redding Road in Redding from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
• Wanted: The Bethel Senior Center is looking for a tap dance teacher. Please call the Center at 203-798-3048 if you are interested in the position.

Today in History

• 1777: The Battle of Germantown occurs. Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under Sir William Howe.
  
• 1943: The U.S. captures the Solomon Islands in World War II.
• 1965: Becoming the first Pope ever to visit the United States and the Western Hemisphere, Pope Paul VI arrives in New York.
• 1997: The second largest cash robbery in US history occurs in North Carolina. An FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95 percent of the $17.3 million taken.
• 2006: Dow closes above 11,800 for the first time

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