Threats At School + Sports Betting

Welcome back, Hartford. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Sept. 18.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories in Greater Hartford today:

1. Extra Security Officers at Weaver High School After Social Media Threat: Additional security officers were dispatched to the school following the threat. (NBC Connecticut)
2. Hartford residents use scooters to celebrate National Park(ing) Day: People were taking over parking spaces to celebrate, including those behind city hall. (WTNH.com)
3. Sports betting could start at downtown Hartford's XL Center by early next year: Sports betting will arrive at an interim location at the downtown arena. The move follows the state's approval of sports gambling. (Hartford Courant)
4. Connecticut Foodshare is holding a mobile distribution at several locations in East Hartford from October through December (WTNH.com)
5. Amid spike in murders, Hartford sees decrease in other types of crime (Hartford Courant)
6. Bloomfield man gets 2½ years in East Hartford robbery (Journal Inquirer)
7. TheaterWorks Hartford Postpones Start of 2021 Season (Broadway World)

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Today in Greater Hartford:

• Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (12:00 AM)
• JV FB Hall v. Simsbury - Hall High School Sports (9:30 AM)
• Simsbury Open Studios - Greater Hartford Arts Council (10:00 AM)
• Family Exhibit Tour: Dressing Up the Past (10:00 AM)
• Connecticut's Kid Governor Library Tour - Otis Public Library, Norwich (10:00 AM)
• Walk Against Hunger (10:00 AM)
• MakeFest at the Connecticut Science Center (11:00 AM)
• CCAR Recovery Fest 2021 - Hartford Recovery Community Center (11:00 AM)
• Hartford Golf Day 2021 - Keney Golf Course (1:00 PM)
• The Joy of Photographing Everyday Objects (1:00 PM)
• White Sails, Black Hands: The African American Experience on CT Waters (1:00 PM)
• Connecticut's Kid Governor Library Circuit - Milford Public Library (Virtual) (1:00 PM)
• Curator Talk: Goya, Posada, Chagoya - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (1:00 PM)
• Connecticut's Kid Governor Library Circuit - Bridgeport Public Library (Virtual) (2:30 PM)
• An Evening with Billy Collins at the American Mural Project (5:00 PM)

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— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor. He has previously worked for publications such as The New Haven Register and The Iowa City Press-Citizen.

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