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🌱 Patch AM: Manchester High School Flag Football Star Nominated For Heart Of A Giant Award

Happening soon: Fall Fest on the Manchester Patch calendar

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Greetings Manchester! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manchester star athlete needs your vote for major regional award
  • Hundreds of stored rugs could soon help Manchester households in need
  • What Manchester police are saying about the Wetherell Street shooting

Also on today's calendar: Fall Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 62, low: 54.
  • Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Manchester High School Flag Football Star Nominated For Heart Of A Giant Award (patch.com) — Manchester residents can rally behind Manchester High School's Iyanna Sheets, a two-time state champion who helped launch the school's girls flag football program and lead it to back-to-back titles. She's now up for the 2026 Heart of a Giant Award, with public voting open through Oct. 25 and potential grant money on the line for the school's football program.
   

2. Manchester Project Aims To Get Rugs To Those Who Need Them (patch.com) — A Manchester storage space full of about 300 unused area rugs is being turned into an opportunity to help local households that need them. Organizer Faysal Koten is working with Connecticut organizations and a GoFundMe campaign to cover storage, transport, and distribution so the rugs can find new homes in the community.
   

3. Manchester police search for suspect after man shot on Wetherell Street (fox61.com) — Manchester police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting on Wetherell Street where a 39-year-old local man was shot in the leg but is expected to recover. The suspected shooter fled before officers arrived and remains at large. Anyone who saw or heard anything is urged to call Manchester police as the investigation continues.
   

4. Southington pulls away in second half to beat Manchester (wfsb.com) — Manchester High's Red Hawks fell 29-6 to undefeated Southington after keeping the first half close, trailing just 9-0 at the break. A key fourth-down stop early in the third quarter swung momentum, leading to another Southington touchdown. The loss is a setback for Manchester, while Southington stays perfect on the season.
   

5. TikTok love note, DNA helped link Enfield man to $10K Motel 6 robbery, warrant says (nhregister.com) — Police investigating a $10,000 armed robbery at a Wethersfield Motel 6 say a stolen Hyundai Elantra used in the crime was later captured on camera driving through Manchester near Cemetery Road and Spencer Street. Investigators linked an Enfield man to the case using TikTok activity, surveillance footage, DNA, and the car's movements, while a second suspect remains at large.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Community Project Grant Funding Deadline Nears for Manchester Community Fund —Tom Breen Read on Patch
  • Powell: If teachers feel underpaid, so what? Many other people do too —Chris Powell Read on Patch
  • Anyone know whose cat this is?
    We have been seeing this cat on our back porch a few times a week. Wondering if this is someone's cat?? (Nextdoor Autumn MiddleTpk Highland)
  • Connecticare informed me they are stepping out medicare Advantage plans.
    now I wonder how many more are following suit as as I now have to search for a new plan for 2027. (Nextdoor East Side)
  • Community College System of New Hampshire posted a job opening for Custodian - 3rd Shift in Manchester. Apply here.
  • R.R. Donnelley posted a job opening for Manager - Customer Service in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

Ok Manchester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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