College Scholarships + Family Mourns Slain Father: Hartford News

Welcome back, Hartford. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Oct. 30.

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First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 62 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Greater Hartford:

1. Hartford providing a $1 million grant to support college scholarships for local students: Hartford Promise will help students in public schools. (WTNH.com)
2. Hartford Family Mourns Murdered Father: The family arrived at court pushing for change and justice. (NBC Connecticut)
3. Eager to get back to work, Hilton Hartford workers call on hotel to reinstate daily cleanings (Hartford Courant)
4. Residents of Hartford's North End wrestle with storms, flooding, sewage backups -- and questions of racial equity (Hartford Courant)
5. East Hartford PD promotes deputy chief, lieutenants (Journal Inquirer)
6. East Hartford will install new cameras, parking ban indicators (Journal Inquirer)

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Today in Greater Hartford:

• Confirmed - Gym A, Cafeteria, E131 - CTEEA VEX Robotics Event - Michael Wilksoz (7:00 AM)
• TBD: Gym A, Cafeteria, E131 - CTEEA VEX Robotics Event - Michael Wilksoz (7:00 AM)
• FR FH Hall v. Avon, Conard, Glastonbury, Wethersfield (9:00 AM)
• JV FB Hall @ Glastonbury - Hall High School Sports (9:00 AM)
• V B XC Hall @ CIAC Boys Cross Country Class LL Championship (1:00 PM)
• V G XC Hall @ CIAC Girls Cross Country Class LL Championship (1:30 PM)
• AUD - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - S. Bazzano, B. Boles (2:00 PM)
• End Environmental Racism: A Climate Emergency Rally (2:00 PM)
• AUD - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee- S. Bazzano, B. Boles (7:00 PM)
• The Myth and The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe (7:00 PM)
• Hartford Wolf Pack vs Charlotte Checkers (7:00 PM)
• COMEDY NIGHT at Playhouse on Park - Greater Hartford Arts Council (8:00 PM)

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