Tag Sale Deadline Nearing + High School Scoreboard

Welcome back, Ellington and Somers. It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in town.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 68.

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Here are the top stories today in Ellington-Somers:

1. Dump truck crash closes part of Route 140 in East Windsor (WFSB)
2. Wednesday's High School Scoreboard: Hartford and Tolland Counties (South Windsor Patch)
3. Somers town-wide tag sale deadline approaching (somersct.gov)
4. Mosquitos Carrying West Nile Virus Found in Hartford (NBC Connecticut)
5. Hartford HealthCare Reopens a Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site (NBC Connecticut)
6. Scarecrow Contest Returning To Ellington Town Green (Ellington-Somers Patch)
7. How The Big E is enforcing the indoor mask mandate (WWLP.com)
8. For 66 years, Bob Steele was the voice of Connecticut radio. His biographer seeks to keep his memory alive (Hartford Courant)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Back to School Night (VIRTUAL) - Somers High School (12:00 AM)
• Ellington Historical Society Online Themed Art Auction (9:00 AM)
• MEETING: Abbott Place Homeowners Association (5:00 PM)
• EMS-Open House - Ellington School District (6:00 PM)

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Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• Somers Congregational United Church of Christ: "Today is the Autumnal Equinox or the First Day of Fall. What are your favorite things about fall in CT?" (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "See what's new this week at the Hall Memorial Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are one new bestseller, five new movies, 11 new children's books, and 13 other new books, including three that are availabl..." (Facebook)
• Somers, CT Booster Club We Are Spartans: "Today is the final day to sign up for the Somers Booster Club Golf Tournament! Come on out for some fun and help support your Somers Athletes!!" (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "This Saturday 9/25 at 3pm! Facebook Live" (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 Gold Key Dinner chairman 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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