🌱 Patch AM: Teen Jogger Hit By Vehicle In Ellington

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• Teen jogger struck on Frog Hollow Road, suffers minor injuries

Also on today's calendar: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy with a stray shower, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
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📰 News we're reading

• Teen Jogger Hit By Vehicle In Ellington (patch.com) — Ellington residents are learning more about a Friday afternoon crash in which a 17-year-old jogger was hit by a Lexus on Frog Hollow Road near Crane Road. The teen, treated first by Ellington EMS and then taken to Connecticut Children's Medical Center, suffered apparently minor injuries, while the Ellington driver and two child passengers were unhurt. State police say witness statements indicate the jogger ran into the road without looking, and no charges were listed against the driver.
   

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Friday September 11
• $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Dementia Dialogue Book Event with John Scully! →
  123 West Rd, Ellington
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Other local events

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
• Health Fair at the Ellington Farmers Market →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
• 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
Sunday September 13
• Audition Call for Ellington Epitaphs-A Family Mystery →
  Ellington Historical Society, 70 Main St, Ellington
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Homeschool with horses →
  , Ellington
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• FREE DAV Benefits Seminar in Somers, CT →
  Somers Department of Veterans Affairs, 600 Main St, Somers
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• CT Veterans Affairs Stand Down 2026 Across Six State-Wide Locations →
  Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, 287 West St, Rocky Hill
  9:00 am
• ForJoury - Tribute To Foreigner & Journey →
  Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main St, Broad Brook
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Vernon

• Tractor-Trailer Driver 'Didn't See' Merging Small Car Before Vehicles Collided In Vernon: State Police (patch.com)
• Vernon PD Seeking Public's Help In Identifying Suspected Shoplifter Who Hit TJ Maxx For $500 Worth Of Stuff (patch.com)

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