Bethel Daily Briefing: Wednesday, Oct. 19

Today is Wednesday, October 19, the 292nd day of the year. 

Today's Weather

Wednesday: Rain, mainly after 7am. High near 60. East wind between 8 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 

Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly before 1 a.m. Low around 56. Northeast wind between 7 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 

Municipal Meetings

• There are no municipal meetings in Bethel tonight.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Candidate Forum: Tonight, the Bethel PTO and the Bethel Education Association will be co-sponsoring a non-partisan candidate forum for those running for the Board of Education. Seven positions will be on the ballot. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Bethel High with candidates representing the Democratic and Working Families Parties answering questions. At 7:45 p.m. candidates from the Republican, Independent and Connecticut Tea Parties will answer questions. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
• La Leche League Meeting: All pregnant and nursing mothers and their children are welcome to attend the regular La Leche Leauge of Northern Fairfield County at St. Thomas Church, located at 95 Greenwood Ave. Bethel, from 10-11 a.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 Clinics: Bethel's Visiting Nurses Association will hold  today at the Brookfield YMCA, located at 2 Huckleberry Road, from 6:30-9 a.m.; at the Redding Senior Center, located at 37 Lonetown Road, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; and at the Bethel Senior Center, located at 1 School Street, from 2-4 p.m.

Today in History

• 1781: At the Battle of Yorktown, representatives of the British General Cornwallis hand over his sword and formally surrend to George Washington and comte de Rochambeau. 
• 1864: During the Civil War and the Battle of Cedar Creek, the Union Army under Philip Sheridan destroys a Confederate Army under Jubal Early.
• 1973: President Nixon reject an Appeals Court decision that he turned over the Watergate tapes.
• 2003: Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
• 2005: Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.

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