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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 5 Things To Know In Hartford: Affordable Housing Tax Deal, Dog Limits, Hospital Rezoning And More (patch.com) — Hartford residents face a busy week at City Hall, with council members weighing a 15-year tax deal for 64 affordable Parkville apartments, new tenant relocation protections, and a cap on dogs per home. The Planning and Zoning Commission will also review Hartford Hospital's rezoning requests near Washington Street, while the city considers major health and violence-prevention grants that could impact families across Hartford.
2. CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Hartford woman seeks answers after car crashes into home, suspects flee (wfsb.com) — In Hartford, a woman is seeking answers after a car slammed into her home overnight Saturday, shattering stairs, shifting cement, and fracturing the foundation in damage estimated at more than $20,000. She's frustrated that, despite video showing the young men who fled the scene, she has yet to hear back from Hartford police about the investigation.
3. One dead, another in critical condition following CT crash (courant.com) — A serious single-car crash Sunday afternoon at Cornwall Street and Manchester Street in Hartford left one person dead and another in critical condition after their Audi hit a tree. Hartford police and fire crews extricated both occupants, and the Police Department's Crime Scene Division is now investigating the cause while withholding the victims' names pending notification.
4. Hartford teen's recovery sparks fundraiser, $1,000 reward for info on hit and run driver (nbcconnecticut.com) — A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured in a Sept. 29 hit-and-run at New Britain Avenue and Zion Street in Hartford, and police are still searching for the driver of a red Nissan Maxima. A family friend has launched a crowdfunding campaign and is personally offering a $1,000 reward for information, urging anyone with tips to contact Hartford police's anonymous tip line.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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