🌱 Patch AM: With 1st CT Human West Nile Case Announced, How Has Mosquito Testing Gone In Mansfield?

Hey there, Mansfield! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Mansfield's mosquito tests show no West Nile, but risk remains

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Monday: A few afternoon showers, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• With 1st CT Human West Nile Case Announced, How Has Mosquito Testing Gone In Mansfield? (patch.com) — With Connecticut confirming its first human West Nile case of 2026, Mansfield's Fieldstone Drive mosquito testing site has collected 189 mosquitoes so far, with none testing positive. Local and state health officials still urge Mansfield residents to prevent mosquito bites and reduce standing water as West Nile activity peaks statewide into early fall.
   

📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mansfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert →
  Storrs Congregational Church,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  8:30 am
• Storrs Congregational Welcomes Back Students →
  Storrs Congregational Church UCC, 2 N Eagleville Rd, Mansfield
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Tai Chi DVD Session →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  9:30 am
• Folk Singing Group →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  1:00 pm
• Quilting Group →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  1:00 pm
• Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones Viewing →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  2:00 pm
• PTSD Support Group →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  2:00 pm
• Municipal Campus Master Plan Info Session & Discussion →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 4 South Eagleville RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Scrabble →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  10:00 am
Friday September 4
• Faculty Noon Recital →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  12:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Rise, Rebellion, Revolution! Ancient Rudimental Drumming and the Music of the Colonial Period in →
  Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC), 306 High St, Windham
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GardaWorld Corporation posted a job opening for Security Guard Unarmed in Mansfield Center. Apply here.
• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Mansfield Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Storrs

• Demystifying Downtown: Where to grab a bite (dailycampus.com)
• Introducing UConn's Class of 2030 (dailycampus.com)
• Five tips on how to excel at UConn (dailycampus.com)

Coventry

• 11 Connecticut Farmers Markets Where $15 Fills Your Tote With Local Produce (takingthekids.com)

Tolland

• Tolland Log Cabin Offers Rustic Retreat on More Than 4 Acres Along Brook (patch.com)

Ok Mansfield! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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