It's Wednesday, November 30, the 334th day of the year and Cities for Life Day.

Today's Top Headlines

State Officials Express Concern with Gurski Upkeep

Bobcat Midgets Move On to Pop Warner Nationals in Florida

Governor to Preside Over Swearing In Ceremony Friday

Today's Weather

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind between 8 and 13 mph. 

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. 

Events & Reminders

• Stop by Five Guys Burgers and Fries tonight between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and 15 percent of your purchase will go to help Brookfield's Pop Warner Midgets in their quest for the national title in Florida. Click here for more details.
• Brookfield Library, McCaffrey Realty and E.nopi of Brookfield are hosting a toy drive to benefit Dream Come True of Western Connecticut. Drop off an unwrapped toy for a chronically ill child (age four through 12) at any of the three locations by Friday, December 2. Find more information through this link.
• Grab some friends and join in Wednesday night's Open Volleyball league at Whisconier Middle School (WMS). For ages 18 and over; $5 nightly at the door or $60 for a season pass. Follow this link for more details.

Today in History

• 1783: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
• 1786: Grand Duke of Tuscany Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine promulgate a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. Consequently, November 30 is commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day.
• 1954: In Sylacauga, Ala., the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space.
• 1982: Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, is released.
• 2004: Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, of Salt Lake City, finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700, television's biggest game show winnings.

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