🌱 Rockville court hands down sentence in serious Coventry OUI crash
Rockville, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Rockville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Rockville court hands down sentence in serious Coventry OUI crash
Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Willington woman who crashed into Coventry house sentenced for third OUI conviction (fox61.com) — A recent sentencing at Rockville Superior Court has put a Willington woman behind bars for a third OUI conviction tied to a 2024 crash into an occupied Coventry home. She received a three-year sentence, suspended after 16 months in prison, followed by three years of probation, following a jury’s May guilty verdict and a multi-agency investigation. 
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★ Featured events ★
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FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum →
75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
9:00 am -
Storytelling Mondays: Tales at the Wood →
Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
11:00 am
Saturday August 29
Monday September 14
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Other local events
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Process Art Play →
Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
10:00 am -
Solo Agers Coffee Social in Tolland Sept 9th →
Sage Insurance Solutions, LLC, 129 Tolland Stage Rd, Tolland
2:30 pm -
$4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
6:30 pm -
Lil' Bookworms Storytime →
Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
10:30 am -
Guilford Varsity Football @ Rockville →
Rockville High School, 70 Loveland Hill Rd, Vernon
6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mahjongg →
Coventry, CT Calendar Coventry, CT 06238
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FREE Workout Video- Strength and Conditioning →
Coventry, CT Calendar Coventry, CT 06238
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Sewing →
Coventry, CT Calendar Coventry, CT 06238
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Hall Girls Varsity Soccer @ South Windsor →
South Windsor High School, 161 Nevers Rd, South Windsor
3:45 pm -
Thursday Night Thunder →
Joanna's Restaurant, 145 Main St, Somers
5:00 pm -
PTO Ice Cream Social (8/28 is the rain date)
Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
6:00 pm -
Economic Development Commission meeting →
Coventry, CT Calendar, 1712 Main Street, Coventry
6:30 pm
Thursday August 27
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Rockville High School- Class of 1976 – 50th Reunion Gala Dinner
Date & Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM – 11:00 PMLocation: Georgina's Banquet Facility, Bolton, CT.... (More info)
💬 Chatter
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- Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. posted a job opening for Dockworker in Tolland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vernon
- New cameras in Vernon target drivers that unlawfully pass stopped school buses (fox61.com)
- Vernon School Resource Officer Riding In Style For 2026-27 (patch.com)
Ellington
- Labor Day In Ellington: What's Open, What's Closed (patch.com)
- Pickleball In Ellington: What To Know Before You Hit The Court (patch.com)
Tolland
- Tolland Schedules Free Metal, Bulky Waste Pickup for October (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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