BOOK DRIVE TO BENEFIT ⏩ NEW LENDING LIBRARIES

Compass Property Inspections is hosting a summer book drive that will benefit New Milford Public Schools’ lending library initiative, which is starting this year.

Project Lead the Way, a team of Schaghticoke Middle School students, will create lending libraries that will be placed around town from June 1 to Aug. 20.

New or gently used book donations for grade levels K-8 can be donated in New Milford at The Home Depot, Bank Street Theater, The Children’s Movement Center, Dolrbill’s Bowling, Tasty Waves, Stop & Shop, Big Y and Royal Car Wash at 84 Park Lane.

Merlin Meyer-Mitchell / Contributed photo Twenty-three Scouts earned the Railroading Merit Badge at the Danbury Railway Museum over the weekend. They took a Metro-North train from Redding, where the Powahay-Scatacook STEM Camporee was being held. It had almost 500 campers from Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA.