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🌱 Patch AM: How you can support the wounded Rocky Hill officer’s recovery today

Coming up: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords on the Rocky Hill Patch calendar

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Good morning Rocky Hill! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How you can support the wounded Rocky Hill officer's recovery today
  • What Rocky Hill's town manager says about the dangerous Newington shootout
  • Rocky Hill nursing home was final stop for America's longest-serving inmate

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 one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fundraisers Launched For Hartford, Rocky Hill Officers Shot In Newington (patch.com) — A Rocky Hill police officer wounded in a Newington shootout now has a dedicated fundraiser, alongside a Hartford officer, to help with medical and recovery costs. The incident began with a Hartford investigation, ended in gunfire on Webster Court, and is now under review by the state Inspector General. Both officers are recovering and donations have already topped tens of thousands of dollars.
   

• Officers recovering after Newington shootout with wanted suspect (wfsb.com) — Rocky Hill residents are learning more about the pursuit and shootout that left Officer Jon Escobar wounded after joining Hartford police in chasing a wanted suspect into Newington. The suspect was killed, two officers were shot but are recovering, and town leaders are emphasizing the daily risks local officers face. Fundraisers for both injured officers have already surpassed $10,000 each.
   

• Oldest US inmate dies at 101 years old after being spared execution 8 times: report (ground.news) — Rocky Hill quietly figures into national headlines as the town where 101-year-old Francis Clifford Smith, believed to be the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, spent his final days at a secured nursing facility. After 76 years behind bars and multiple postponed executions, he died in his sleep in June, closing a long-debated chapter in American criminal justice.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • PTO Chalk Party
    Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
    8:30 am
  • Chair Aerobics →
    Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
    9:00 am
  • Congregate Lunch Program →
    Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
    11:50 am
  • Telephone BINGO →
    Newington, CT Calendar
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Rocky Hill. Apply here.
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Rocky Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Berlin Police Urge Drivers To Use Caution As Students Return To School (patch.com)

Ok Rocky Hill! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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