🌱 Ready to rediscover Penwood’s best overlook right from Bloomfield?

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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to rediscover Penwood's best overlook right from Bloomfield?
• Bloomfield family helps honor a young mother lost in Route 2 crash

Also on today's calendar: America at 250 for Educators and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 49.
• Saturday: Turning cloudy; not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hiking the Connecticut portion of the New England National Scenic Trail (ctpost.com) — Penwood State Park's Bloomfield entrance on Simsbury Road offers local hikers big views of Hartford, Simsbury, and Avon, plus Lake Louise and a nearby waterfall. The guide also spotlights several other scenic stops along the New England National Scenic Trail, from Guilford's Bluff Head to West Suffield Mountain, with parking tips and trail highlights at each spot.
   

• Manchester woman killed in East Hartford motorcycle crash remembered as 'beautiful soul' (ctpost.com) — A Bloomfield cousin is among family members mourning 21-year-old Alicea Martinez-Navaez, who died in a motorcycle crash on Route 2 in East Hartford. Relatives remember the Manchester resident as a loving mother and joyful presence, and have launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs and support her young son as the state police investigation continues.
   

📸 Around Bloomfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Power and Faith Ministries Church of God Friends and Family Day →
  339 Blue Hills Ave, Hartford
  11:00 am
Friday September 25
• Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam →
  The Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Simsbury High School Class of 1975 Reunion →
  At The Rooftop, 220 Albany Turnpike, Canton
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• Moon Presentation by the Astronomical Society →
  1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  5:00 pm
• Moon Presentation by the Astronomical Society (Prosser) →
  1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  5:00 pm
• Auto Loans and Auto Loan Refinancing (Prosser) →
  1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  6:30 pm
• Auto Loans and Auto Loan Refinancing →
  1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• ChatGPT for Beginners Workshop →
  1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Toast To Teal: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Gala →
  Good Vibes Event, 31 Tobey Road, Bloomfield
Friday September 25
• 2026 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Back East Brewing Co. →
  Back East Brewery & Kitchen, 1296 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield
  5:00 pm
• Jolly Beggars a Free Concert →
  Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 59 Tariffville Rd, Bloomfield
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KFC posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Bloomfield. Apply here.
• Data-Mail, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor - PM Shift Available in Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

• Windsor School Needs New Roof (patch.com)
• Powdermen Spirits brings tasting room, custom whiskey program to Windsor (newstimes.com)
• SS&C Selected to Support Principal Retirement Income Offering (marketscreener.com)

Simsbury

• Simsbury Event Aims To Cut Through Political Divisions (patch.com)

West Hartford

• Students From West Hartford Named Semifinalists For Major Academic Honor (patch.com)

Ok Bloomfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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