9/11 Memorials, Remembering 1973 Tornado: Manchester Daly

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in Manchester today:

1. The NWS Looks Back On 1973 Tornado In Manchester And Vernon (Manchester Patch)
2. Hidden Gems Of Hartford And Tolland Counties: 9/11 Memorials (Manchester Patch)
3. Survey Shows the Pandemic's Toll on Teachers (NBC Connecticut)
4. Big businesses in Connecticut have a big decision following Biden's vaccine mandate (FOX 61)
5. Citizen Survey Part Of Manchester General Manager Search Process (Manchester Patch)
6. Manchester Coronavirus Infection Rate Rising (Manchester Patch)
7. Blessed by adoption: Connecticut couple get three daughters in the hope of one (Hartford Courant)
8. Community News For The Manchester Edition (Hartford Courant)
9. Risk of West Nile Virus Continues Third Human Case Identified In The State (CT.gov)
10. Confusion over availability of SAmerican players in EPL (CT Post)
11. Bryant Adds Former UMBC Swimmer Garrett Wlochowski As Graduate Assistant Coach (SwimSwam)
12. Downtown Manchester Priming For Annual Scarecrow Contest (Manchester Patch)
13. Video: Back-to-School Authority: Manchester educators work to keep kids in the classroom (WFSB)
14. Manchester Lottery Vendor Sells Big Winner To Alabama Player (Manchester Patch)
15. Charter Oak Education Seeks Car Donations (Press Release Desk)
16. Bicycle Rider Seriously Hurt In Manchester Crash (Manchester Patch)

Today in Manchester:

• V G VB Manchester @ CIAC Early Season Tournament (8:00 AM)
• Hillstown Grange 2021 Agricultural fair (9:00 AM)
• JV FB Manchester @ Windsor - Manchester High School Sports (10:00 AM)
• V B SOC Manchester v. Haddam-Killingworth (Scrim.) (10:00 AM)

Manchester Patch Notebook

• Manchester Police Department: "Members of the Community Policing Unit along with a MACC volunteer handing out lunches this Labor Day." (Facebook)
• Manchester Recreation Division: "🐕 Special thanks to those who came out to support the Doggie Dunk at Globe Hollow. All of the registration fees will be donated to the Manchester Youth Commission! Thanks to MDOG for coming out and supporting as well. We can't wait to s..." (Facebook)
• Manchester Historical Society: "Laurel Park, "everything conducted in a manner to please the most refined taste." More about this former amusement park: http://www.manchesterhistory.org/reprints/MHS3_LaurelPark.html" (Facebook)
• Buckley Elementary School PTA: "Join us next Thursday 9/16 for our first meeting of the year! Information on location/how to access the meeting to follow." (Facebook)
• Manchester Recreation Division: "Don't miss out on Slime Night! Join the Charter Oak Park Ambassadors for an Autumn Slime Night at the park! #ManchesterCT #OurParks #CharterOakPark #Slime" (Facebook)
• Buckley Elementary School PTA: "Joining is easy and benefits the school! The PTA pays transportation costs for field trips, supplies prizes and awards for students, gifts for Teacher Appreciation and last year every student received a brand new book for Summer Reading!" (Facebook)

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— Chris Dehnel

About me: Email: chris.dehnel@patch.com Bio: I am a founding editor at Patch and back for Round 2 of the online news journey. in addition to Vernon, which is my original site, I am managing the Tolland, Manchester, Farmington, West Hartford and Southington sites in addition to UConn news. I have covered sports, news, business and snow sports in my 35-plus years as a journalist.

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