Man Charged In Salon Crash + Drone Maker Layoffs: Hartford News

Welcome back, Hartford. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Wednesday, Oct. 6.

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 71 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Greater Hartford today:

1. Hartford man faces charges after driving into Wallingford salon: A Hartford man has been charged with driving under the influence after he hit a building and two telephone poles Friday night. (Meriden Record-Journal)
2. Layoffs at downtown Hartford drone maker a symptom of troubles faced by Connecticut manufacturers in the pandemic: Aquiline Drones has laid off nearly half of its workforce in the city. (Hartford Courant)
3. Hartford Police Say Officers Having Body Cams Is Good for Everybody: All Hartford police officers are now required to wear body cameras. (NBC Connecticut)
4. TheaterWorks Hartford Announces 2021–2022 Season (Broadway World)
5. East Hartford launches project to close the community's digital divide (FOX 61)

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Today in Greater Hartford:

• Clay Hand Building Class - Greater Hartford Arts Council (9:00 AM)
• October Synchronicity - Greater Hartford Arts Council (10:00 AM)
• Highlights Tour - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (11:30 AM)
• Leaders On Board Orientation - Leadership Greater Hartford (12:00 PM)
• Lunch Break with The Village! The Power of Sports and Therapeutic Care (12:00 PM)
• Special Theme Tour: By Her Hand - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (1:00 PM)
• Special Theme Tour: Women Artists in Focus (2:30 PM)
• FR G SOC Hall @ Wethersfield - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• FR G VB Hall v. Maloney - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• JV G VB Hall v. Maloney - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• V G VB Hall v. Maloney - Hall High School Sports (5:00 PM)
• V FH Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (5:00 PM)
• JV FH Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (6:30 PM)
• Curriculum Night - Virtual - Hall High School (7:00 PM)
• Two Jews Walk Into a War... - Greater Hartford Arts Council (7:00 PM)

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