Bethel Daily Briefing: Weekend of Friday, Oct. 21

Today is Friday, October 21, the 294th day of the year. In the United States and Mexico, today is the International Day of the Nacho.

Weekend Weather

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind between 8 and 11 mph. 
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind between 3 and 6 mph. 
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 8 mph.
• Saturday Night: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 8 mph.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. 
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. 

Municipal Meetings

• The scheduled Library Board of Directors Development Committee has been canceled for tonight.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Need to Register to Vote: The  on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for voter registration and enrollment changes. The deadline to register to vote by mail is October 25 and in person by November 1. Absentee ballots are available in the town clerks office between 8:30 and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call the registrar’s office at 203 794-8516.
• Halloween Deals: Still looking for Halloween decor? Get 30 percent off all Halloween merchandise at . Stop in and receive a free gift just for visiting.
• Today's Flu Clinics: The Bethel Visiting Nurses Association will be holding two  in Bethel today; at English Apothecary, located at 140 Greenwood Ave., from 9-11 a.m. and Union Savings Bank, located at 79 Stony Hill Road, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tomorrow the VNA will also hold a clinic at the first .
• 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 in History

• 1774: The first display of the word "liberty" on a flag is raised by colonists in Taunton, Mass. in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.
• 1824: Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement.
• 1921: President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting president against lynching in the deep south.
• 1959: In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.
• 2003: Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and is subsequently used in documenting its discovery in the solar system.

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