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🌱 Patch AM: Multiple Towns Invited To Bicycle Safety Rodeo In Enfield This Weekend

Also, don’t miss Kids Bike Rodeo on the Enfield Patch calendar

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Wednesday May 13th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Free kids’ bike safety rodeo coming to Enfield Town Hall Saturday
  • What we know about the armed police chase that began in Enfield
  • What Enfield families should know about the children’s probate court shakeup

Also on today's calendar: Kids Bike Rodeo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cool with rain at times, temps: high: 61, low: 50.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple Towns Invited To Bicycle Safety Rodeo In Enfield This Weekend (patch.com) — Families in Enfield can bring their kids to a free bicycle safety rodeo this Saturday behind Enfield Town Hall, where police, firefighters, and Kiwanis volunteers will teach key riding and safety skills. Children from Enfield and nearby towns can try obstacle courses, get helmet fittings, decorate and wash bikes, and even enter a raffle for donated bicycles and helmets.    

• Trio Charged After Enfield Police Chase, Crash On Saturday: CSP (patch.com) — Enfield police and state troopers pursued a reportedly stolen car that fled town early Saturday, ending in a crash on I-91 and the arrest of three Massachusetts men. Officers recovered an AR-15-style rifle and ammunition, and the suspects now face multiple firearms and motor vehicle charges, while a fourth person who ran from the scene remains at large.    

• Judicial Succession (westfaironline.com) — Families in Enfield are served by the Hartford Regional Children’s Probate Court, which has just named East Hartford Judge Richard P. Gentile as its new administrative judge. Operating from East Hartford’s Community Center, the court connects guardians and caregivers with local services like social support, youth programs, and health referrals. Gentile says he aims to keep hearings child-focused, supportive, and less confrontational for all 30-plus towns in the district.    

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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