New Field, Cop Adventures, Local Virus Stats: Vernon Daily

Welcome back, Vernon. Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on around Vernon today.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Vernon:

1. Catalytic Converters Taken From Several Vernon School Buses (Vernon Patch)
2. Vernon Cops Save Man In Broken Wheelchair, Then Discover Warrants (Vernon Patch)
3. Truck Fire Backs Up Traffic for 10-Plus Hours In Tolland, Vernon (Tolland Patch)
4. Hartford oncologist talks in-depth on Sickle Cell Disease (WTNH.com)
5. Sun Life US moves Connecticut office to downtown Hartford (Law.com)
6. Vernon Coronavirus Infection Rate Rising (Vernon Patch)
7. Third human case of West Nile virus detected in Connecticut (WFSB)
8. Twice-Convicted Sex Offender Facing Compliance Charges In Vernon (Vernon Patch)
9. Deep Dive: New Haven, Hartford counties see unemployment figures above national average (News 12 New Jersey)
10. Gallery: Sgt. Brian Mohl honored in Hartford (Waterbury Republican American)
11. NWS confirms EF-0 tornado touched down in Coventry (WFSB)
12. Once part of donor fundraising strategy, UConn Foundation sells house in Hartford’s West End (Hartford Courant)
13. Hartford man arrested after breaking into Citgo gas station, stealing, leading Meriden PD on chase (WTNH.com)

Today in Vernon:

• Fall Open House!! (9:00 AM)

Vernon Patch Notebook

• Town of Vernon Fire Department: "It is with profound sadness to announce the passing of Retired Engineer, Life and Charter Member, Richard "Dick" Bowman (ET-541 - Fitton Hose Company). Dick served with the Vernon Fire District, Rockville Fire Department, and Town of Ver..." (Facebook)
• Strong Family Farm: "Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for our Annual 5K Chicken Run! We had 179 participants - and it was so great to see you all! Special congratulations to our top overall runners, Mike and Elizabeth, making great time!" (Facebook)
• Rockville High School Marching Ram Band: "Thank You to everyone who came out last night to see us for the first time together in almost 2 weeks, for our FIRST TIME on the new turf field!!! We are so grateful to have such a great support system and are so excited about the year t..." (Facebook)
• Vernon Youth Football and Cheerleading: "ITS VIPER PRIDE FRIDAY!SHOW US YOUR PICTURES AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL PLAYERS AND CHEERLEADERS THIS WEEKEND IN NEW HARTFORD!" (Facebook)
• Vernon Public Schools: "Town of Vernon, Vernon Public Schools Celebrate Opening of New Track and Turf Field at Rockville High School ahead of Girls Soccer Game Vernon, Connecticut – The Town of Vernon and the Vernon Public Schools will celebrate the completion ..." (Facebook)
• AFT Connecticut: "Oh what a night! Thanks for joining us to honor our #union movement, support the Connecticut AFL-CIO's John J. Driscoll United Labor Agency and celebrate #NoGoatsNoGlory. #CommunityChampions AFT - American Federation of Teachers AFT Teac..." (Facebook)
• AFT Connecticut: "Today #TechCollegeTeachers, Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges, SEIU L1973 and Council 4 AFSCME members braved the elements to rally for fair #union contracts that respect #CTStateWorkers' contributions to students’ #HigherEd lea..." (Facebook)
• AFT Connecticut: "Yesterday #union activists and safety advocates called on the Office of Governor Ned Lamont to step up for the frontline workers facing the #Coronavirus; the need for #PandemicHazardPay is real! #COVID19 #WorkersforJustice AFT - American..." (Facebook)
• Vernon Public Schools: "Board of Education Meeting Agendas for Monday, 9/13/21:" (Facebook)
• Center Road School PTO: "🍨CRS PTO Annual Ice Cream Social is here! 🗓Thursday, 9/23 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm 🚗This year will be a "Drive Thru or Stay for a Few" event. ✅Use this link to rsvp to make sure we have enough ice cream. https://tinyurl.com/CRSfamily *Ice ..." (Facebook)

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— Chris Dehnel

About me: Email: chris.dehnel@patch.com Bio: I am a founding editor at Patch and back for Round 2 of the online news journey. in addition to Vernon, which is my original site, I am managing the Tolland, Manchester, Farmington, West Hartford and Southington sites in addition to UConn news. I have covered sports, news, business and snow sports in my 35-plus years as a journalist.

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