Local Unemployment Rate Improving, Soccer Rankings + Flu Clinic

Happy Thursday, neighbors. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in and around Ellington and Somers.

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First, today's weather:

Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny. High: 76 Low: 56.

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

1. Unemployment Rate Improves In August In Ellington-Somers Area: Feds (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Ellington stays in top 10 of latest boys soccer poll (Ledyard Patch)
3. Election 2021: Steven Viens Running For Ellington Board Of Education (Ellington-Somers Patch)
4. Wednesday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Ellington-Somers Patch)
5. New data shows a railway between Springfield, Hartford, Boston could bring thousands of jobs to the region (WTNH.com)
6. Recent Obituaries From Ellington And Somers (Ellington-Somers Patch)
7. Hartford Healthcare moving headquarters to downtown Hartford (WTNH.com)
8. Somers Scarecrow Festival Returns, Bigger And Better (Ellington-Somers Patch)
9. Fall Festival at the Nellie McKnight Museum (ellingtonhistsoc.org)
10. Flu Clinic Scheduled In Somers (somersct.gov)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Fabulous Farmhouse Finds Online Auction (6:00 AM)
• Harvest Card Felting Craft With Angelina Fleury (6:00 PM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Ellington Animal Control: "The kitten that was stuck in the storm drain was adopted!! Happy life little one!" (Facebook)
• Ellington Roadrunners: "Thank you to Ellington Nutrition Stop for being a sponsor of the Roadrunners! We appreciate your support! Stop in and say hi at their location at 175 West Road!" (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "See what's new this week at the Hall Memorial Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are five new bestsellers, nine new movies, eight new children's books, and 17 other new books, including three that are ava..." (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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