CT Book Awards + FL Man Picked As Town Manager

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 77 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Greater Hartford today:

1. Hartford environmental advocates urging legislature to sign multi-state effort to combat climate change: Gov. Ned Lamont is pushing the legislature to adopt climate change action. (WTNH.com)
2. Connecticut Book Awards nominees announced; ceremony will be Oct. 22 in Hartford: The event will be on the opening day of the Connecticut Literary Festival and will be a hybrid virtual/in-person event. (Hartford Courant)
3. Bloomfield selects Florida man as new town manager after lengthy search: After a several-month process, the city selected Stanley D. Hawthorne for the position. (Hartford Courant)
4. Century-old brownstone laboratory on Hartford Hospital campus, once hailed as center for medical research, would be demolished to make way for hospital power generating plant (Hartford Courant)
5. East Hartford primary shifts Board of Ed candidates (Journal Inquirer)

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Today in Greater Hartford:

• Chair Yoga with Jen (12:30 PM)
• My Children Don't Want It, What Should I Do? (2:00 PM)
• Anime & Video Game Club (Wilson) - Windsor Public Library Wilson Branch (3:30 PM)
• FR FH Hall @ Enfield - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• V FH Hall @ Enfield - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• STEM Club - Windsor Public Library Kidspace Programs (4:00 PM)
• Conneticut's Kid Governor Library Circuit - Southington Public Library (4:30 PM)
• JV FH Hall @ Enfield - Hall High School Sports (5:15 PM)
• Auerfarm's Annual Honey Harvest (5:30 PM)
• Gee's Bend Quilts - Windsor Public Library Adult Events (7:00 PM)
• Virtual Fireside Chat with Dr. Rebecca Hall (7:00 PM)

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