Scarecrow Festival Approaching + Last Call For Gold Key Tickets

Good morning, neighbors, and welcome to the latest edition of the Ellington-Somers Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Fog in the morning; sunshine. High: 73 Low: 54.

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Here are the top stories today in Ellington-Somers:

1. Somers Scarecrow Festival Returns, Bigger And Better (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Ellington moves back into second place in latest boys soccer rankings (Middletown Patch)
3. 3 Residents of Ellington-Somers to be Honored at Prestigious Gold Key Dinner (Across Connecticut Patch)
4. Thursday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (Ellington-Somers Patch)
5. Fall Festival at the Nellie McKnight Museum (ellingtonhistsoc.org)
6. Flu Clinic Scheduled In Somers (somersct.gov)
7. Negligent Homicide Charge Levied In Fatal Willington Child Crash (Stafford-Willington Patch)
8. Deadline approaching for Hartford Healthcare workers to get their COVID-19 vaccines (WTNH.com)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Estate Sale/Tag Sale (9:00 AM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Hall Memorial Library: "See what's new this week at the Hall Memorial Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are 11 new bestsellers, two new audiobooks, 15 new children's books, and 174 other new books, including 186 that are availa..." (Facebook)
• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "Every week the Global Ministries Board of the UCC picks a specific area to pray for. This week we are asked to pray for the people of Israel/Palestine. Click on the link to learn about the work the GM team is doing there and how you can ..." (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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Ellington-Somers Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at tim.jensen@patch.com.