🌱 Why auditors say $600,000 in Blue Hills grant spending is unsupported

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In today's newsletter:

• Why auditors say $600,000 in Blue Hills grant spending is unsupported

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• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
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• Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Audit reveals more detail about Blue Hills Civic Association's use of CT funds (thehour.com) — State auditors have taken a closer look at how the Blue Hills Civic Association handled Connecticut grant money, finding serious documentation gaps and unsupported spending among some recipients. One consulting firm failed to provide any records for $600,000 in funding, and a prior audit also faulted state officials for not properly monitoring the Blue Hills nonprofit's activities and paperwork.
   

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Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Bloomfield School District Hybird Meeting
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Jason Aldean →
  The Meadows Music Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Bryson Tiller →
  The Meadows Music Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Economic Development Committee Meeting →
  West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Virtual
  8:00 am
• Trusts Explained: The What, Why and How of Using Trusts in Your Estate Plan (BPL Program @ Prosser 9/3/2026) →
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar, 1 Tunxis Ave, Bloomfield
  2:00 pm
• Youth Diversion Team Meeting →
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar Bloomfield, CT 06002-0337
  3:00 pm
• PTO Welcome Wagon Pizza Dinner for New Duffy Families
  Duffy Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06107
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Picnic
  Whiting Lane Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06119
  5:30 pm
• Ice Cream Social (rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  5:30 pm
• Bloomfield Housing Authority Meeting →
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar Bloomfield, CT 06002-0337
  6:00 pm
• PTO Welcome Back Ice Cream Social for ALL
  Duffy Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06107
  6:00 pm
• Fair Rent Commission Meeting →
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Prominent CT Animal Hospital Announces Closure (patch.com)
• Nalandabodhi Meditation Center Four Immeasurables or Limitless Love (thesuffieldobserver.com)

Hartford

• After six years, Carbone's set to reopen its doors in Hartford (nbcconnecticut.com)

Simsbury

• R&D Lab Among 17 New Businesses Registered In Simsbury In August (patch.com)

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