Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser + Shenipsit Lake Update

Happy Thursday, Ellington and Somers. Here's everything going on in and around the area today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 60 Low: 42.

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Here are the top stories today in and around Ellington-Somers:

1. Broad Brook Pizza Shop Owner Aiding Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Windsor Locks-East Windsor Patch)
2. Wednesday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Windsor Locks-East Windsor Patch)
3. Somers Obituaries: Recent Passings (Ellington-Somers Patch)
4. Shenipsit Lake Stream Flow Releases Are Years Ahead Of Schedule (Vernon Patch)
5. Court reverses conviction against Glastonbury businessman charged in sex trafficking ring (WFSB)
6. More than 200 COVID-19 vaccines given at The Big E (WWLP.com)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Ellington girls volleyball at Tolland, 6:30 p.m.

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Ellington Animal Control: "FOR ADOPTION: This handsome boy is just about a year old. He is friendly but a little shy. He has been advertised but not claimed. We think he was dumped along with his brother. He is available for adoption on October 1st. His adoption f..." (Facebook)
• Ellington Animal Control: "FOR ADOPTION: This handsome boy is just about a year old. He is a friendly, playful cat that loves to explore. He has been advertised but was not claimed. We believe he may have been dumped along with his brother. He is a available for a..." (Facebook)
• Ellington Roadrunners: "Thank you for your support! Please reach out to Missi with any questions. #ellingtonroadrunners #fundraising #supportlocal #localbusiness #ellington #eastwindsor" (Facebook)
• Center School PTO: "🍁 Lyman Orchard Pies and Butter Braid Pastry Fundraiser has officially kicked off!! 🥧 https://my.mcmfundraising.com/signup/EVTP" (Facebook)
• Ellington Recreation Department: "Girls Informal Friday Night Basketball will be held this Friday, Oct. 1st @ Robert Tedford Memorial Park @ 5pm." (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "See what's new this week at the Hall Memorial Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are 11 new bestsellers, two new audiobooks, four new children's books, and 58 other new books, including two that are avail..." (Facebook)

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— Tim Jensen

Tim Jensen is in his fourth decade of reporting news and sports in north central Connecticut. He currently oversees four Patch sites: Enfield, Windsor Locks-East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington-Somers, and is also the Connecticut sports editor. He is president of the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance, serving as Gold Key Dinner chairman since 2015. He is commissioner of Blitzkrieg! Pro, an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Enfield. Tim has two adult children: Alex, a student at Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who is in a doctorate program at Springfield College.

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