Community Corner
🌱 How Rockville General’s sale helped reshape Connecticut’s hospital ownership rules.
Coming up: Finex Credit Union to Host Free Public Shred Day in Vernon on September 19 on the Rockville Patch calendar
Good day Rockville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Rockville General's sale helped reshape Connecticut's hospital ownership rules.
Also on today's calendar: Finex Credit Union to Host Free Public Shred Day in Vernon on September 19 and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
- Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Terminated: St. Francis fires neurosurgery tech waiting for lung transplant (insideinvestigator.org) — Rockville residents are indirectly affected as Rockville General Hospital's 2016 sale to Prospect Medical helped spur a new Connecticut law limiting private equity control of hospitals. The story centers on a Hartford surgical tech fired while awaiting a lung transplant, then broadens to show how financial pressures and ownership changes at hospitals statewide can influence staffing, care quality, and patient access. 
📸 Around Rockville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockville
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★ Featured events ★
- Finex Credit Union to Host Free Public Shred Day in Vernon on September 19 →
Finex Credit Union, 60 Hyde Ave, Vernon
9:00 am - Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam →
The Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- 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
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
📣 Rockville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Panthers - Storrs Adventure Camp Trip
Ellington Middle School Ellington, CT 06029
6:30 am - Jaguars - Storrs Adventure Camp
Ellington Middle School Ellington, CT 06029
6:30 am - Tataki Zome-The Art of Flower Pounding Workshop
Arts of Tolland, 22 Tolland Grn, Tolland
6:00 pm - TMS - Open House
TMS
6:15 pm - Art Exhibit: Anatomy of Obscurity by David Grable
Arts of Tolland, 22 Tolland Grn, Tolland
6:00 pm - Tolland High School Open House
THS Entire Building
6:30 pm - Cruisin' @ CT Golf Land 2026 →
CT Golf Land, 95 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
5:00 pm - Guilford at Rockville →
70 Loveland Hill Rd, Vernon
6:30 pm - Autumn Equinox Sound Meditation (AKC) →
Ellington CT
7:00 pm - Autumn Equinox Sound Meditation →
Ellington CT
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🪧 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
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in East Windsor. Apply here.
- Whole Foods posted a job opening for Store Receiver - Full Time in South Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vernon
- Vernon Pet Pantry Says Dog Food Supply Could Run Out In Just Days, Calls Donations 'Urgent' (patch.com)
- Restaurant known for 'bold flavors' to open first CT location. It's part of an East Coast expansion. (courant.com)
Tolland
- Pedestrian Hurt As Car Runs Into Farm Store In Tolland: State Police (patch.com)
Ok Rockville! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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