Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hartford police identify Newington man killed in shooting that wounded 4 others (ctpost.com) — A 32-year-old Newington man, Joseph Texidor, was killed in a Hartford shooting on Wethersfield Avenue that also wounded four others early Sunday. Hartford police say all surviving victims are now stable and are asking anyone with information to contact their tip line as Major Crimes detectives investigate.
• Cyclospora outbreak drives more shoppers to Connecticut farm stands (wfsb.com) — A Newington resident is among many shoppers turning to nearby farm stands after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to packaged lettuce sickened thousands. Farms in Rocky Hill and Berlin say they've nearly sold out of lettuce and are seeing customers buy more local produce overall, citing safety and support for local growers.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Does everyone know that if you have been arrested and have not been arrested since, as you have learned your lesson, you can go to the Board of Pardon's and apply to have your records erased? Plus I just saw this yesterday. This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost Tens of millions of Americans have criminal… (Nextdoor Indian Hill)
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🗞 Nearby News
New Britain
300 New Britain students at risk of missing first day of school amid new vaccine rules (nbcconnecticut.com)
Former Marine, Cop, Firefighter Travis Howze Talks Trauma Management at 'Post Traumatic Purpose' Sept. 12 (lawenforcementtoday.com)
Young CCSU football team faces target as two-time defending champion (wfsb.com)
Wethersfield
DEEP awards $5.1 million to help communities prepare for extreme weather (nbcconnecticut.com)
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