🌱 Patch AM: Rockville High School Girls Lacrosse Coach, NCCC Girls Programs Again Team Up On A Trek To Fight Hunger

Morning Vernon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Rockville coach's 50-mile ride turns lacrosse pride into local meals
• Vernon man seriously hurt in Route 6 head-on crash

Also on today's calendar: Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.
• Monday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rockville High School Girls Lacrosse Coach, NCCC Girls Programs Again Team Up On A Trek To Fight Hunger (patch.com) — Vernon residents can cheer on Rockville High girls lacrosse coach Charlie Chatterton, who completed a 50-mile charity ride ending at the Rockville High stadium to fight hunger. Supported by his wife Carol and other NCCC girls programs, the effort raised over $1,100 and several bags of food, with additional donations still being accepted through the Rockville athletic department.
   

• Driver Airlifted To Hospital After Route 6 Head-On Crash Between SUV, Dump Truck (patch.com) — A 64-year-old Vernon resident suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Hartford Hospital after his SUV collided head-on with a dump truck on Route 6 in Andover Thursday afternoon. State police say he was driving back toward Vernon when his vehicle veered into the truck's path, closing the highway for several hours.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer →
  Tolland Green, Tolland
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Storytelling Mondays: Tales at the Wood →
  Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• Food Preservation →
  Tolland County Agricultural Center, 24 Hyde Ave, Vernon
  10:00 am
• Valley Falls Heritage Center and Museum Open Today →
  345 Valley Falls Rd, Vernon
  1:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Vernon Rockville Lions Club →
  52 Union St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• RHS- Open House
  Rockville High School Library
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Family Crafternoon →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  4:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Playdate @ the Library →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:30 am
Thursday September 3
• Process Art Play →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:00 am
• Process Art Play →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:00 am
• Friends of Rockville Public Library Meeting →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  12:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Playdate @ the Library →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• An open house event at the Strong Family Farm featuring Wayne's Wings & Things Food Truck, crafts, story times, backyard chicken raising lectures, scavenger hunt and more, with a farm stand of only CTGrown produce and products.
  Free and open to all - 274 West Street in Vernon. Big Yellow Barn! (Nextdoor Vernon)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
  FOUND on August 21, 2026 in Hartford, CT 06112 near Garden street and capen street Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Elmspark)

• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Meat Clerk Part Time in Manchester. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Murder charge for Connecticut man accused of breaking into estranged wife's home (newsnationnow.com)

Ellington

• Former Ellington First Selectman Returns To Town Board (patch.com)
• Marcello Rufrano Back To Victory Lane In SK Modified At Stafford Speedway (racedayct.com)

Tolland

• Manchester woman, 29, one of two killed in Conn. SUV crash into dump truck (unionleader.com)
• Local Event: Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer (patch.com)

Ok Vernon! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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