🌱 Patch AM: Will Simsbury keep its controversial Flock license plate cameras?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will Simsbury keep its controversial Flock license plate cameras?
• How Simsbury's top hoops recruit chose Vanderbilt over other power programs

Also on today's calendar: New World Trio "Autumn Reflections" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Some rain in the p.m.; cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 51 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 70, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Simsbury Residents Raise Privacy Concerns Over Flock Cameras; Selectmen Plan Further Discussion (patch.com) — Simsbury officials are weighing whether to keep Flock license plate reader cameras after residents packed a Sept. 28 meeting with privacy and civil liberties concerns. Police Chief Nicholas Boulter defended the system as an effective crime-fighting tool, while selectmen, including First Selectman Wendy Mackstutis, promised more discussion before making any decision that could affect how drivers are monitored around town.
   

• Simsbury's Declan Griffiths, top CT recruit, picks Vanderbilt (thehour.com) — A standout basketball talent from Simsbury, four-star wing Declan Griffiths, has committed to play at Vanderbilt, choosing the SEC school over several other major programs. The sharpshooting 6-foot-7 forward, ranked No. 1 in Connecticut, began his career at Avon Old Farms and will finish at St. Thomas More, extending Simsbury's growing reputation for producing elite hoops prospects.
   

📸 Around Simsbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Simsbury

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• New World Trio "Autumn Reflections" →
  Saint John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• 'Buy More, Save More' Savings Up to 25% All Month at Ethan Allen! →
  Ethan Allen, 135 Albany Turnpike, Canton
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Job Fair →
  36 Firetown Rd, Simsbury
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• 5k Walk And Expo With Team Dog Star →
  Trinity Health Stadium, 250 Huyshope Ave, Hartford
  9:00 am
• West Hartford's Sunday Farmers Market →
  50 S Main St, West Hartford
  10:00 am
• Disney's The Little Mermaid in Simsbury →
  Simsbury High School, 34 Farms Village Rd, Simsbury
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• On-Campus Open House at The Ethel Walker School →
  230 Bushy Hill Rd, Simsbury
  8:00 am
• VIRTUAL - Mystery Book Group: The Strangling on the Stage →
  Virtual
  12:00 pm
• Monday Discipleship Class →
  Simsbury CT
  4:30 pm
• Learn the Embroidery Machine with Brynn Brown →
  Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
  6:00 pm
• Wicked Strange New England with Jeff Belanger →
  Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Morning Knitting Group →
  Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury
  10:00 am

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• Q&A: Journey into The Odyssey with a Trinity College Classical Studies Professor (trincoll.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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