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

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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.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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