🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Ellington And Somers

Hello Ellington! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Find your perfect Ellington pumpkin and plan a fall farm outing
• Ellington considers a yearlong pause on new data center projects
• Ellington crews rushed to help at this nearby condo fire

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
• Sunday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Ellington And Somers (patch.com) — Families in Ellington have a convenient option for pumpkin picking and fall fun at Johnny Appleseed's Farm on Schoolhouse Road, which offers pumpkins, a corn maze, and wagon rides. The guide also points residents to nearby Somers and South Windsor farms, and shares practical tips for safely carving and displaying jack-o'-lanterns at home.
   

• Why Ellington May Pause Data Center Development (patch.com) — Ellington officials are advancing a one-year pause on data center development so they can study how these massive facilities might affect farmland, energy use, and local resources. The proposed moratorium, expected to take effect around Nov. 1, would give the town time to review other communities' rules and craft permanent regulations before any large projects are proposed.
   

• Crews battle condo fire in East Windsor, no injuries reported (wfsb.com) — Ellington firefighters were among several mutual aid crews called to help knock down a condo fire in East Windsor's Broad Brook section Wednesday afternoon. The blaze heavily damaged one unit and filled three with smoke, but was quickly controlled, no injuries were reported, and investigators are still working to determine the cause.
   

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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

Saturday October 10
• Fall Foliage Walk/Bike →
  Meet Behind Loom City Cycles, 520 Hartford Turnpike, Ellington
  9:00 am
• 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
• Sunday Worship →
  Ellington Congregational Church, 72 Main Street, Ellington
  10:00 am
• 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
Thursday October 15
• Upcoming Veteran Events In Ellington →
  Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
  10:30 am
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

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Vernon Weekend Guide: A Murder Mystery Dinner, A Spooky Puppet Show And A Church Fall Fest (patch.com)
• Week 5 high school football: Cheshire-Hand face off in battle of state finalists (courant.com)
• Mansfield man accused of making explosives in his garage after state police bomb squad investigation (wtnh.com)

Tolland

• Where Vernon Residents Can Get Pumpkins This Fall In Tolland County (patch.com)
• Overnight Route 31 paving planned for this weekend in Vernon (fox61.com)
• On A Chilly Vernon Day, Nothing Hits Like The Matzo Ball Soup At This Old School Deli (newsbreak.com)

Vernon

• Vernon Woman Charged With DUI In South Windsor (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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