Not-For-Profit Grants, Area Pumpkin Patches + Road Closures

Happy Friday, neighbors. Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things going on in and around Ellington and Somers.

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First, today's weather:

Periods of sun. High: 77 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Ellington-Somers today:

1. $20,100 Grants Awarded To Somers Not-For-Profits (Press Release Desk)
2. Thursday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Enfield Patch)
3. Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Most Recent Somers Home Sales (Ellington-Somers Patch)
4. Where To Find The Best Pumpkin Patches In Ellington and Somers (Ellington-Somers Patch)
5. Road closures announced ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Hartford (Torrington Register Citizen)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Fabulous Farmhouse Finds Online Auction (6:00 AM)
• Friends of the Somers Library Fall Used Book Sale (4:00 PM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "This Sunday-October 17th-is a busy one at SCUCC. We will welcome three new members to the church and take a look at 1 Samuel 3:1-21. Worship starts at 9:30 and you can also participate on our Somers Congregational UCC Youtube Channel. Ou..." (Facebook)
• Ellington Roadrunners: "Whose joining me for some purses & prizes bingo. $40 entry-10 games-3 chances per game to win!! Dec. 4th at 7pm on Zoom, grab your snacks & cocktail(s) & let's have some fun. Click the link below to purchase your bingo tickets! Spread th..." (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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