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🌱 Father charged after toddler’s death in East Windsor vehicle incident
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In today's newsletter:
- Father charged after toddler's death in East Windsor vehicle incident
- How an East Windsor tragedy is reshaping hot-car safety in Connecticut
Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
- Saturday: Rather cloudy, showers around, with a high of 71 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Father Charged After 1-Year-Old Son Dies In East Windsor: Police (patch.com) — East Windsor police say a 1-year-old boy died after being left alone in a vehicle on Saturday, and the child's father has been charged with risk of injury to a minor. The boy was found unresponsive on Rockville Road in Broad Brook and later pronounced dead at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, with investigators still awaiting full medical findings and considering additional charges. 
• East Windsor case renews focus on hot car dangers in Connecticut (nbcconnecticut.com) — A recent hot-car death involving a one-year-old in East Windsor is renewing attention on how quickly vehicles can become deadly, even in moderate temperatures. The story highlights past Connecticut cases, a Ridgefield mother's advocacy for rear-seat alert technology, and practical reminders for parents to never leave children unattended in cars, even briefly.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Windsor
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8:00 pm
Friday September 11
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- FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum →
75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
9:00 am - ForJoury - Tribute To Foreigner and Journey →
Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main St, Broad Brook
8:00 pm - ForJoury - Tribute To Foreigner & Journey →
Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main St, Broad Brook
8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board of Education Meeting
North Street School Windsor Locks, CT 06096
5:00 pm - Stained Glass Hummingbirds at CT Valley Brewing Company →
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company, 765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor
6:00 pm - All Over the Map - LIVE →
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company, 765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor
2:00 pm - ET PTO Back to School Picnic
Eli Terry Elementary School 569 Griffin Road, South Windsor, CT 06074
6:00 pm - Hall Girls Varsity Soccer @ South Windsor →
South Windsor High School, 161 Nevers Rd, South Windsor
3:45 pm - WWII Weekend at New England Air Museum →
New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Rd, Windsor Locks
9:00 am - The Score returns to CT Valley Brewing →
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company, 765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor
6:30 pm - BUILDING A LEGACY GALA →
Ramada by Wyndham Hartford North / Bradley Airport, 383 S Center St, Windsor Locks
6:30 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Windsor Locks
- Business Approved For Vacant Windsor Locks Site (patch.com)
- Connecticut father left sleeping 1-year-old in truck with AC on before child died, police say (thehour.com)
South Windsor
- Sen. Murphy Visits Flow Tech to Discuss Employee Ownership (high-profile.com)
- CT rescue fosters dogs from Middle East to assist nonprofit that helps U.S. troops who saved them (courant.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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