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High-Ranking Soccer Team, Home Sales: Ellington-Somers Daily
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Happy Wednesday, people of Ellington and Somers. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in your towns today.
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First, today's weather:
Possible light rain overnight. High: 83 Low: 65.
Here are the top stories today in Ellington-Somers:
- Ellington 2nd, Somers Gets Votes In Boys Soccer Poll (West Hartford Patch)
- Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Latest Ellington Home Sales (Ellington-Somers Patch)
- Tuesday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Enfield Patch)
- Getting Answers: Local officials preparing for Big E traffic (WESTERNMASSNEWS.com)
- Gov. Lamont to seek extension of emergency powers (WTNH.com)
- Abduction, Assault of Woman in Marlborough Appears Random: State Police (NBC Connecticut)
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Today in Ellington-Somers:
- Teen & Parent Paint Night! - Somers Public Library (5:00 PM)
- HML Book Discussion - Hall Memorial Library (7:00 PM)
Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook
- Somers Fire Department: "Earlier today, Station 46 got toned out for a fire. Squad 146, Service 146, and A746 responded. This turned out to be a car fire, which crews quickly put out. Crews used our newer hydraulic spreaders to open the trunk of the car and put ..." (Facebook)
- Center School PTO: "Welcome Back Parents! Each year, your child's class needs one or more parents to volunteer as Room Parent(s). This is a wonderful way to stay connected to your child, to the activities in your child's classroom, to get to know other pare..." (Facebook)
- Hall Memorial Library: "There is still time to sign up! This Thursday evening, 9/16, at 7pm!" (Facebook)
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- Enfield Old Town Hall Museum Special Evening Open House (September 15)
- Marie Herbst Memorial Award Ceremony (September 17)
- Bella's Bartok at the Opera House! (September 17)
- Third Fall Concert With Truckstop Troubadours (September 18)
- 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.
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