🌱 Patch AM: Former Ellington Assistant Fire Chief Dies At 85

Morning Ellington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Ellington honors longtime volunteer assistant fire chief Daniel Connors
• Ellington resident's quick supermarket stop turns into $100,000 lottery win
• How an Ellington Civil War veteran helped close a regiment's final chapter

Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
• Sunday: Some sun with a stray shower, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Ellington Assistant Fire Chief Dies At 85 (patch.com) — Ellington residents are remembering Daniel Connors, a life member and former assistant chief of the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, who has died at age 85. Connors served the department in multiple leadership roles during the 1970s and is survived by four daughters, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
   

• $100K lottery payday lands at Vernon supermarket (shorenewsnetwork.com) — An Ellington resident just claimed a $100,000 prize from a Connecticut Lottery scratch ticket bought at the Super Stop & Shop in nearby Vernon. The winner, listed as being from Ellington, scored the six-figure CA$HWORD 2nd Edition payout on Monday, adding another big local win to the state's recent lottery streak.
   

• Eagle Archives, Aug. 28, 1930: Last meeting of 49th Regiment held today with three attending (berkshireeagle.com) — A Civil War veteran from Ellington, E.L. Loveland, was one of just three aging soldiers who attended the 63rd and final reunion of the 49th Massachusetts Regiment back in 1930. The gathering marked the end of their annual meetings, with records preserved for history and remaining funds dedicated to helping other old soldiers.
   

📸 Around Ellington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Tolland Green Farmer's Market Art Market →
  Tolland Green, Tolland
  10:00 am
Friday September 11
• $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Somers Veterans Coffeehouse Welcomes Capt. John M. Chan, USAF (Ret.) →
  Somers Department of Veterans Affairs, 600 Main St, Somers
  8:30 am
• Meet Your Community Organizations at the Ellington Farmers Market →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
• Ye Olde Blacksmith Shoppe →
  Maple Street & Pinney Road, Somers
  9:30 am
• Pony Days of Summer →
  Ellington CT
  12:00 pm
• Summer Sunset Vendor Fair →
  Four Town Fair Grounds, 56 Egypt Rd, Somers
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Somers Women's Club Meeting →
  Somers Congregational Church Foundation Room, 599 Main St, Somers
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Salsa Saturday →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Block Party →
  Old School Harley-Davidson, 398 Somers Rd, Ellington
  11:00 am
• Ice Cream Social →
  Congregational Green, 22 Maple St, Somers
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Community Health Resources posted a job opening for Residential Counselor: Willow House- Part Time- 7086 in Enfield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• CT woman faces over a year in prison. It's after her third operating under the influence conviction (courant.com)
• Obituaries-August 27, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com)

Tolland

• Tolland Fire Department To Host Open House (patch.com)

Vernon

• New cameras in Vernon target drivers that unlawfully pass stopped school buses (fox61.com)
• CT man faces state and federal charges. It's not his first time in the criminal just system. (courant.com)

Ok Ellington! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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