🌱 Patch AM: Sewer Backups Prompt Plea At Ellington Housing Complex

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In today's newsletter:

• Sewage backups at Ellington's Snipsic Village spur urgent repair push

Also on today's calendar: Double Dog Days and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
• Monday: Some rain in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sewer Backups Prompt Plea At Ellington Housing Complex (patch.com) — Residents of Snipsic Village in Ellington are dealing with recurring sewer backups that send sewage into toilets and showers, prompting the Housing Authority to seek town funding for engineering repairs. Officials are pursuing grants and local support to inspect and overhaul the aging system, while also planning to replace eight water heaters to meet new safety requirements. The outcome of the town's funding decision will directly affect this 42‑unit Ellington complex for older adults and people with disabilities.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellington

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Double Dog Days →
  Tolland Green, Tolland
  10:00 am
• Cvc Benefit Concert →
  Market Park, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  11:00 am

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Other local events

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
• Sunday Worship →
  Ellington Congregational Church, 72 Main Street, Ellington
  10:00 am
• Rock This Town! Community Voice Channel Fundraising Concert →
  Ellington Market Park, Ellington
  11:00 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
• Pumpkin & Squash Harvest Day at the Ellington Farmers Market →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
• Friends of the Somers Library Fall Used Book Sale →
  Somers Public Library, 2 Vision Blvd, Somers
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Week 5 high school football: Cheshire-Hand face off in battle of state finalists (courant.com)
• State police: Bomb making materials found at CT home during domestic violence investigation (courant.com)

Tolland

• Connecticut-Based European-Style Bakery and Cafe Expanding Into Vernon (patch.com)
• Overnight Route 31 paving planned for this weekend in Vernon (fox61.com)

Vernon

• Vernon American Legion Hostiung Halloween Events for Community (patch.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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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