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No Go On Cannabis Sales, 9/11 Remembrances and New BOE Member

Take a look back at the past week in Enfield and catch up on any headlines you may have missed.

Take a look back at the top Enfield headlines from this week.
Take a look back at the top Enfield headlines from this week. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

Hey, Enfield. It's Sunday, and now's a good time to take a look back at the week's top headlines and catch up on any you missed.


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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 83 Low: 67.


Here are the top stories this past week in Enfield:

  1. Cannabis Establishments Banned In Enfield Per Town Council Vote (Enfield Patch)
  2. 9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony In Enfield [PHOTOS] (Enfield Patch)
  3. Amanda Pickett Appointed To Enfield Board Of Education (Enfield Patch)
  4. Doctor From Enfield Recounts Treating 9/11 Pentagon Victims (Enfield Patch)
  5. Tribute To CT 9/11 Victims On Display At Enfield Town Hall (Enfield Patch)
  6. Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Most Recent Enfield Property Sales (Enfield Patch)
  7. Off The Menu: Big E cooking up fair favorites (MassLive.com)
  8. The Big E 2021: Are masks required? Eastern States Exposition shares COVID safety protocols (MassLive.com)
  9. Enfield Arrest Log: Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 (Enfield Patch)
  10. Upcoming Red Cross Blood Drives In Enfield Area (Local News)
  11. Enfield Obituaries: Recent Passings (Enfield Patch)
  12. Claudia Cupe Recognized as McLaughlin Fellow in Leadership (Enfield Patch)

Today in Enfield:

  • Wallop School Museum Open House (2:00 PM)

Enfield Patch Notebook

  • Enfield Police Department: "Good Morning Enfield! Today is our first day of school for our newest School Resource Officers, Ragion and Baldini. 📚✏️📓 Here is SRO Baldini's first day of school pic 😁 #oneteamenfield" (Facebook)
  • Enfield Police Department: "Hello Enfield, we'd like to introduce you to the four newest Enfield Police Officers! (L to R) Officer Todd Therian (465), Officer Nicholas Miller (466), Officer Braulio Heredia (468) and Officer Michael McHugh (467) were sworn in today ..." (Facebook)
  • Enfield Town Manager: "Join us this Saturday, September 11th, at noon for the Grand Opening of the new splash pad at Parkman School, located at 165 Weymouth Road. Bring your towel! Free Ice Cream 1:00 – 2:00!" (Facebook)
  • Town of Enfield Child Development Center: "Our staff and rooms are ready for an amazing 2021/2022 school year!!!! We will see you tomorrow!!!" (Facebook)
  • Enfield Town Manager: "Parkman School splash pad now open!" (Facebook)
  • Afscme Local 391: "In honor of our brother from Willard Cybulski CI" (Facebook)
  • Enfield Town Manager: "The kids are loving it!!  Parkman school, Weymouth Road" (Facebook)
  • Enfield Town Manager: "Opening of the splash pad on Weymouth Road" (Facebook)
  • Shaker Pines Fire Department: "20 years later we still remember. Never Forget!" (Facebook)
  • North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce: "A few of our chamber members will be on the green in Suffield today!! Make the most of this beautiful day and get outside! Stop by to visit our members at Affordable Design and Decor on the Suffield green and support local business ❤️" (Facebook)
  • Enfield Recreation Department: "Today we honor and remember ❤️🤍💙" (Facebook)

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Tim Jensen

E-mail: tim.jensen@patch.com
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 children: Alex, a student at Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who is in a doctorate program at Springfield College.

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