Bethel Daily Briefing: Weekend of Friday, Dec. 2

Today is Friday, December 2, 2011, the 336th day of the year. Including today, there are 23 more shopping days until Christmas. 

Weekend Weather

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west between 4 and 7 mph. 
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light north wind. 
  
  
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. 

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. 
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. 

Municipal Meetings

• There are no municipal meetings in Bethel tonight.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Election Audit: As mandated by the Secretary of State, the audit of the Municipal Election that took place on November 8, 2011 will take place today at the Stony Hill Fire Dept. As prescribed by State Statue, a hand count of ballots will take place at 9:30 am. The event is open to the public. 
• Debris Pick-Up: Debris pick-up has been moving fast in Bethel and the schedule has been pushed up a week. Today, pick-up will be in all roads east of Rt. 58, Redding Town Line up to Plumtrees Road, until Saturday, Dec. 3. Starting on Sunday, pick-up will begin in all roads north of Plumtrees between Walnut Hill Rd./Payne Rd., Newtown Town Line and North of Rt. 6. For the complete new schedule, . 
• Weekend Events: There is a lot going on in Bethel this weekend including a craft festival, diabetes expo and breakfast with Santa just to name a few. .
• Gift Cards: Bethel's Department of Social Services needs gift cards for teenagers this Christmas. The department says teenagers from low income families in Bethel are often forgotten about during the holiday season. For more information, contact Social Services Director Katheleen Gillen at gillenk@betheltownhall.org or 203-794-8536.

Today in History

• 1763: The Touro Synagogue is dedicated in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what became the United States.
• 1804:  At Notre Dame Catherdral in Paris, Napolean Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in a thousand years.
• 1939: New York's La Guardia Airport opens. 
• 1976: Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado.
• 2001: Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 
  

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