Civil War Museum Reopens, Fall Festival + Housing Prices Rise

Hey, Ellington and Somers readers. Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Areas of morning fog. High: 69 Low: 50.

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

1. New England Civil War Museum In Vernon Reopens With New Journey (Vernon Patch)
2. Puppy Pride Benefit For Enfield Dog Park Returning Saturday (Enfield Patch)
3. Bushnell Theater launches digital performances on show nights (WTNH.com)
4. Ellington-Somers Area Housing Market: Prices Continue To Rise (Local Data)
5. Somers Scarecrow Festival Returns, Bigger And Better (Ellington-Somers Patch)
6. CT Trolley Museum Hosts History-Inspired Pumpkin Patch Rides (NBC Connecticut)
7. Fall Festival at the Nellie McKnight Museum (ellingtonhistsoc.org)
8. Election 2021: Angela Moser For Ellington Board Of Education (Ellington-Somers Patch)
9. Ellington, Somers Obituaries: Recent Passings (Ellington-Somers Patch)
10. Flu Clinic Scheduled In Somers (somersct.gov)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Ellington co-op girls swimming vs. St. Paul (at Windsor Locks HS), 5 p.m.

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• The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT): "Thanks again to all of our supporters!!" (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 chairman of the prestigious Gold Key Dinner 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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