🌱 Patch AM: Ammonia Leak Brings HazMat Team To Ellington

What's up Ellington! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Ammonia leak at Ellington facility prompts major hazmat response

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 72, low: 45.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ammonia Leak Brings HazMat Team To Ellington (patch.com) — An ammonia leak at the Peterson Farm/Country Pure facility on West Road in Ellington drew local emergency crews, regional responders, and UConn's hazmat team on Tuesday. Town officials reported the leak was contained and safely venting, stressing there was no risk to the public, though they did not immediately disclose the cause or whether anyone was injured.
   

📸 Around Ellington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellington

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Cvc Benefit Concert →
  Market Park, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Boy Scout Troop 96 TLC & Committee Meetings →
  Ellington Congregational Church, 72 Main Street, Ellington
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Open House at Ellington High School
  Ellington High School Ellington, CT 06029
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Go Green 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
Sunday October 11
• Revolutionary War and World War Two →
  Somers Historical Society Museum, 11 Battle St, Somers
  1:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Wildlife Out Your Window with Brad Timm →
  Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale →
  Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Friends of the Somers Library Fall Used Book Sale →
  Somers Public Library, 2 Vision Blvd, Somers
  9:00 am
• Pumpkin & Squash Harvest Day 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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fall Used Book Sale —J. Mandirola Read on Patch
• Don't Put Away Your Market Basket Yet: Ellington Farmers Market Continues Through October —Dianne Trueb Read on Patch

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leaders in Ellington. Apply here.
• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Ellington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tolland

• UConn assistant football coach facing charges after Tolland crash (wtnh.com)
• Vernon Woman Arrested After Task Force Narcotics Investigation: Police (patch.com)

Vernon

• Northern Connecticut Roundup: The Week's Top Local Stories (patch.com)

Somers

• Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees (reformer.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 do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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