South Windsor Digest: The Week In Review

Here's everything you need to know about what happened in South Windsor and the area in the past seven days.

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First, your weekend weather:

• Saturday: Clear throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 59.
• Sunday: Possible light rain in the evening and overnight. High: 75 Low: 64.

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Here are the top stories in South Windsor this week:

1. South Windsor Resident Among 100 New Connecticut State Troopers (South Windsor Patch)
2. Child Pornography-Related Charges Filed Against South Windsor Man (South Windsor Patch)
3. Who's Coming, Who's Going: The Latest South Windsor Home Sales (South Windsor Patch)
4. Picture South Windsor - Then And Now (South Windsor Patch)
5. South Windsor Arrest Log: Aug. 24-30 (South Windsor Patch)
6. South Windsor Obituaries: Recent Passings (South Windsor Patch)
7. South Windsor Area Pets Waiting To Be Adopted: Meet Oden, Parsnip, Penguin & More (Pet News)
8. Best South Windsor Area Pumpkin Patches (South Windsor Patch)

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South Windsor Patch Notebook

• South Windsor Police Department: "Please welcome our newest Officer, Chris Myska # 215. Officer Myska joins us from the Ambulance Service of Manchester, where he was a paramedic and a tactical medic for our regional tactical team, CREST. Officer Myska is also an Air Forc..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor Police Department: "Please join us in congratulating Lt. Rick Watrous on his retirement! Lieutenant Watrous is a native of New London, CT. He graduated from Ledyard High School in 1988. Lt. Watrous worked on several commercial fishing boats in New London Co..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor FIRE Department: "As you all know, this year is twenty (20) years since the attack of September 11th. Thanks to the efforts of Eric Hofmann (BSA Eagle Scout Project), the Hofmann Family, and the SWFD, we have an incredible memorial for all to reflect. Wit..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor Senior Center: "The South Windsor Senior Center is proud to continue as a designated Community Focal Point for Aging Services by the North Central Area Agency on Aging, Inc. (NCAAA). This designation means that we are committed to be a visible, recogniz..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor Chamber: " Grand Re-Opening of OtherDesigns! Come celebrate with us on Thursday, September 9th from 4-8pm! Food, Drinks, Friends along with Original Vintage Posters Display! RSVP Required! RSVP at https://www.southwindsorchamber.co..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor, CT - Government Page: "Town Offices will be closed Monday 9/6/21 in observance of Labor Day and will reopen Tuesday 9/7/21." (Facebook)
• South Windsor Youth & Family Services: "South Windsor High School students!!! Do you have a passion for volunteer work and want to participate in community service opportunities? If you said yes, please consider joining us for our first Youth Council meeting of the new school ..." (Facebook)
• South Windsor Youth & Family Services: "Sharing this event that the South Windsor Human Relations Commission has organized for next Saturday, September 11th." (Facebook)

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That's it for today. See you all next week for another update. If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Tim Jensen

E-mail: tim.jensen@patch.com
Tim Jensen is in his fourth decade of reporting news and sports in north central Connecticut. He currently oversees four Patch sites: Enfield, Windsor Locks-East Windsor, South Windsor and Ellington-Somers, and is also the Connecticut sports editor. He is president of the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance, serving as Gold Key Dinner chairman since 2015. He is commissioner of Blitzkrieg! Pro, an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Enfield. Tim has two children: Alex, a student at Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who attends Springfield College.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming South Windsor Digest? I'm all ears. You can contact me at tim.jensen@patch.com.