Manchester Digest: The Week In Review

Good day, people of Manchester. Chris Dehnel here with the Saturday issue of the Manchester Digest.

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First, the weather: Clear throughout the day Friday into Saturday. High: 78 Low: 58. Some showers possible Sunday.

Here are the top stories today in Manchester:

1. Elisabeth Healy Obituary (1920 - 2021) - Manchester, CT - Hartford Courant (Legacy.com)
2. Flood Waters Invade Manchester's Charter Oak Park — Again (Manchester Patch)
3. Manchester Little League World Series Event Rescheduled (Manchester Patch)
4. Henri Cleanup Also Prepped Manchester For Ida (Manchester Patch)
5. Kilo Of Fentanyl Seized In Manchester Turns Into 3-Year Sentence (Manchester Patch)
6. Options Being Explored For Road In Manchester Wrecked By Henri (Manchester Patch)
7. Manchester Education Association Social Eases Nerves for New Teachers (Connecticut Education Association)

Today in Manchester:

• V G VB Manchester @ Avon (Scrim.) - Manchester High School Sports (9:00 AM)

Manchester Patch Notebook

• Manchester Police Department: "The men and women of the Manchester Police Department express our deepest condolences to the Connecticut State Police as they navigate the line of duty loss they suffered today. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and ..." (Facebook)
• Manchester, CT Animal Control: "9/3/21 impounded Know the owner?? PLEASE call the office directly. 860-645-5516 Please understand that our office hours are limited, this pet is safe. It may take us time to get back to you- just be sure to leave a number that has voicem..." (Facebook)
• Manchester Fire Department 8th District: "Thoughts and prayers to the Connecticut State Police today on the loss of one of their own in the Line of Duty." (Facebook)
• Manchester Citadel (CT) Salvation Army: "There has been a wonderful (historical) addition to the lobby this week. Don’t miss it!!" (Facebook)
• Manchester Historical Society: "1967, Ali came to WINF. Photo by Ken Burkamp." (Facebook)
• Manchester Historical Society: "Postcard, 2nd Congregational Church, 385 North Main Street. See Ed Koski's memoir about the North End:http://www.manchesterhistory.org/reprints/MHS3_OldNorthEnd_Koski" (Facebook)
• Martin Elementary School - PTA: "Back to school teacher breakfast was a hit this morning!!! It was so nice to say hello and reconnect with all the amazing members of the Martin team!! We appreciate all of you!!!" (Facebook)
• Manchester Historical Society: "Miss Elisabeth Bennet's experience at the 1913 school fire:

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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. I am a youth lacrosse coach in Vernon and the program accepts Manchester players.

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