English Tea Room Debuts + Recent Home Sales

Happy Tuesday, residents of Ellington and Somers. Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain until evening. High: 69 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Ellington-Somers today:

1. Long-Awaited Old Mill English Tea Room Set To Open In Somers (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Most Recent Somers Home Sales (Ellington-Somers Patch)
3. Monday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Ellington-Somers Patch)
4. Vernon Police Look For Person Who Crashed Into Walgreens, Struck Pedestrian (NBC Connecticut)
5. Best Big E food 2021: Deep Fried Tacos deliver on taste, presentation and value (MassLive.com)
6. Hartford's Blind Pig Pizza, owned by Big E vendor Bear's Smokehouse, announces abrupt closure next week (MassLive.com)
7. New Job Listings In The Ellington-Somers Area (Job News)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Free Covid-19 Clinic (11:00 AM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Ellington Roadrunners: "Come on down today at Robert Tedford Park from 9-3 & pick your mums from Roadrunners football/cheer!!" (Facebook)
• Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps: "Always a pleasure working alongside LIFE STAR! Our patient fell 15 feet from a tree stand, located about 150 to 175 feet into the woods. The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT) and Town of Vernon Fire Department assisted with chains..." (Facebook)
• Somers, CT Booster Club We Are Spartans: "We would like to thank everyone who participated in our golf tournament on Sunday🏌️🏌️‍♀️and to Cedar Knob for hosting. We had the best weather, it was a perfect day! Thanks to all who donated their time and raffle donations, the raffle..." (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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