🌱 Patch AM: How a hidden cellphone was discovered in a Newington Target bathroom

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In today's newsletter:

• How a hidden cellphone was discovered in a Newington Target bathroom
• What we know about Friday night's police shooting on Webster Court

Also on today's calendar: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Worker at Newington Target store hid cellphone in bathroom to record staff, customers, police say (newstimes.com) — Shoppers and workers at the Newington Target are learning that police say a former employee secretly recorded people in the store's family bathroom over several days in March. Newington officers seized a cellphone hidden in a light fixture and later charged an 18-year-old New Britain man with multiple counts of voyeurism. Identified employees described feeling angry, frightened and more wary of public restrooms.
   

• Officers shot during exchange of gunfire in Newington (newportdispatch.com) — Two police officers were shot late Friday night after a vehicle chase ended on Webster Court in Newington, near the Rocky Hill line, and the suspect was killed. Both officers, from Hartford and Rocky Hill, were hospitalized in stable condition and one has already been released. The state Inspector General's Office is now leading the investigation into the Newington shooting scene.
   

📸 Around Newington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newington

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords →
  St Francis of Assisi Church, 10 Elm St, Middletown
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Department PL
  Newington High School Newington, CT 06111
  8:00 am
• Congregate Lunch Program →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
  11:50 am
• Walk With Me →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
  12:30 pm
• The State of Primary Care in the U.S →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar St, Newington
  1:00 pm
• Benefit Fundraiser Night Team Nana's Bananas Walk to End Alzheimer's →
  Ben & Jerry's, 5 1/2 S Main St, West Hartford
  6:00 pm
• Prime Time Monday: Baby Boomer Trivia →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar St, Newington
  6:30 pm
• Town Pools PBC →
  Newington, CT Calendar, 200 Garfield Street, Newington
  6:30 pm
• Aiken Open House
  Aiken School W Hartford, CT 06117
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• PTO Chalk Party
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Professional Development
  Griswold Elementary School 133 Heather Lane, Kensington, CT 06037
  8:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Counselors Available for Schedule Changes -Last appt. at 1:30pm
  New Britain High School New Britain, CT 06051
  8:00 am
• New Student / Parent Welcome
  Berlin High School 139 Patterson Way, Berlin, CT 06037
  6:00 pm
• Aiken Open House
  Aiken School W Hartford, CT 06117
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Newington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• Hundreds of New Britain students risk missing school due to lack of required vaccinations (fox61.com)
• New Britain Health Department holds vaccinations clinic for students days ahead of school year (fox61.com)
• BIRDCODE To Open New Crispy Chicken Location In Plainville; 7th In State (dailyvoice.com)

Wethersfield

• New Haven gets a new Japanese market with wagyu, fish from Japan and more (ctpost.com)

Rocky Hill

• 2 Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead After Exchange Of Gunfire: Police (patch.com)

Ok Newington! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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