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🌱 How a wrong-way driver’s chase ended with a Harwinton crash
Harwinton, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Harwinton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a wrong-way driver’s chase ended with a Harwinton crash
Also on today's calendar: AFFINITY – A Tribute to Journey and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Clouds, then sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Plymouth police cruiser struck by driver who fled (bristolpress.com) — A police pursuit that began in Plymouth ended with the suspect crashing in Harwinton, where state police are now investigating that collision. Plymouth police say an officer suffered minor injuries when the fleeing driver hit a cruiser before escaping, and surrounding departments were alerted as the situation unfolded Monday evening. 
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★ Featured events ★
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AFFINITY – A Tribute to Journey →
Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St, Canton
8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
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Sound / The TRADESMEN at Main Stage - The Harwinton Fair →
Harwinton Fair Grounds, Harwinton
10:00 am -
Sound / The TRADESMEN @ Main Stage -The Harwinton Fair →
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Fall Storytimes (Tues.)
Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton
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Fall Storytimes (Thurs.)
Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton
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Afternoon Book Discussion →
Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Dr, Harwinton
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After School Dance 3rd-4th Grade →
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After School Dance 1st-2nd Grade →
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Dance 5th-8th Grade →
Community Hall, 14 South Rd, Harwinton
4:45 pm
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Women's Small Group →
First Congregational Church, 135 Main St, Thomaston
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Essentrics Drop In Option →
80 Doyle Road, Bantam
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BUILDING A FLOATING FRAME →
Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington
9:00 am -
Barkhamsted Upper 2 at New Hartford Upper 2 - Fall 2026 →
812 Steele Rd, New Hartford
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Thomaston
- Thomaston spent $150K fighting FOIAs from single resident, and keeps losing (insideinvestigator.org)
- Lee Girard Bradshaw (scdemocratonline.com)
Torrington
- CT Pizza Trail: Sasso's Coal Fired Pizza - Spectacular Apizza in Torrington — CT Bites (ctbites.com)
- How Is M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) Expanding Its S&P 500 Presence? (kalkinemedia.com)
- Biographies of Commission Members (ct.gov)
Avon
- Baseball Training Business Among 17 New Avon Businesses Registered In September (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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