Daily Five: No Brush Pick Up Following Storm

1. What's the Weather? A slight chance of showers after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

2. Power Update By midnight Thursday 180,00 homes and businesses throughout Connecticut were still without electricity as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to Connecticut Light and Power's outage map.

In Durham and Middlefield, CL&P crews managed to restore power to all of the homes affected by the storm within 72 hours.

On Thursday, about 150 customers in Durham temporarily lost power when crews were forced to make a repair. At this time no other work is planned.

3. No Brush Pick-Up Hurricane Sandy left behind plenty of storm debris but residents looking to get rid of brush are encouraged to bring it to the Transfer Station. There will be no muncipal brush pick-up and brush drop-off is free for residents with a sticker.

Contractors who bring brush to the site will be charged a fee.

4. First Friday Movie Night Parents can drop off their kids and have a few hours to enjoy kid free!

Where: Middlfield Community Center

When: 6:30 p.m.

What: Vampire Dog

More: Pizza and drinks will be served. The event is FREE and sponsored by the Middlefield Park and Recreation Department. 

You must register ahead of time by emailing to: middlefieldpr@aol.com

5. Ladies Night Out The Durham Cooperative Nursery School is hosting Ladies Night Out at Core Club tonight from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The event features vendors Stella-dot, 31 gifts, Partylite, PureYogi and Bite Me Desserts and raffles, including a 3-month membership to Core Club.

A percentage of all sales will benefit the school.