Four Town Fair Returns + An Old Somers House

Good morning, people of Ellington and Somers. It's time for today's edition of the Ellington-Somers Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Overcast throughout the day. High: 69 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories today in Ellington-Somers:

1. Picture Somers - Then And Now (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Thursday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Ellington-Somers Patch)
3. Four Town Fair kicks off in Somers (FOX 61)
4. Big E's Connecticut building is full of state treasures (Danbury News Times)
5. Biggest Ellington-Somers Area Pumpkin Patches (Ellington-Somers Patch)
6. Connecticut prepares for booster shot roll out (WFSB)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Four Town Fair, 4-11 p.m.
• Somers girls soccer vs. Canton, 4:15 p.m.
• Ellington girls volleyball at HMTCA, 5:30 p.m.
• Ellington girls swimming vs. E.O. Smith/Tolland, 6 p.m.
• Stafford/Somers/East Windsor football at Granby/Canton, 630 p.m.

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT): "Giving is contagious. Thank you to all who came out in support of the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department this past weekend at our annual Carnival! We had some supplies left over and we were happy to donate them to the Cornerstone Soup K..." (Facebook)

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Events:

• Bella's Bartok at the Opera House! (September 17)
• Third Fall Concert With Truckstop Troubadours (September 18)
• Caregiver Job Fair (September 22)
• Annual Fall Sip & See (October 2)
• Oktoberfest at the Opera House! (October 9)
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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 children: Alex, a student at Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who is in a doctorate program at Springfield College.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Ellington-Somers Daily? Email me at tim.jensen@patch.com.