Nursing Home Fined + Plenty Of Local Sports Action Friday

Happy Friday, people of Ellington and Somers. Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 65 Low: 44.

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

1. Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Latest Ellington Home Sales (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Ellington Ranks Highly In Latest Boys Soccer Poll (Ledyard Patch)
3. East Windsor Nursing Home Fined Following Attempted Sex Assault (Windsor Locks-East Windsor Patch)
4. Hundreds of Hartford HealthCare employees risk termination as health system reaches COVID-19 vaccination deadline (Hartford Courant)
5. MGM Springfield continue its job search for new team members (WESTERNMASSNEWS.com)
6. Several new laws go into effect on Oct. 1 (WTNH.com)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Ellington girls soccer vs. Stafford, 4 p.m.
• Ellington co-op girls swimming at Suffield, 4 p.m.
• Somers boys soccer vs. Granby, 4 p.m.
• Ellington boys soccer at Stafford, 4:45 p.m.
• Somers field hockey at Suffield, 6 p.m.
• Ellington football vs. Windsor Locks co-op, 6:30 p.m.
• Stafford/Somers/East Windsor football vs. Coginchaug co-op, 6:30 p.m.
• Somers girls soccer at Granby, 7 p.m.

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Ellington Animal Control: "FOR ADOPTION: This handsome boy is just about a year old. He is friendly but a little shy. He has been advertised but not claimed. We think he was dumped along with his brother. He is available for adoption on October 1st. His adoption f..." (Facebook)
• Friends of Hall Memorial Library Ellington CT: "One of our members, Cathy Maleski, keeps our planter current for each season. We think it is beautiful and hope you agree." (Facebook)
• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "This Sunday is a busy one at SCUCC! We will be celebrating World Communion Sunday, collecting the UCC Neighbors in Need (NIN) National Offering, and hearing about the call story of Moses from Exodus. You are invited to worship in-person ..." (Facebook)
• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "This Sunday UCC churches around the country will be taking up the Neighbors in Need National Offering (NIN). In 2021 NIN is focused on the "Unfailing Love" that allows funds to be designated for serving the homeless, immigrant communitie..." (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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