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🌱 Patch AM: Here Are The Cheapest, Most Expensive Places To Get Gas In Vernon

Spotted on the Vernon calendar: St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo

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Greetings Vernon! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See which Vernon gas stations are cheapest this week
  • Task force probe leads to Vernon drug arrest and child-risk charge
  • Vernon coach charged after Tolland crash: what police allege happened.

Also on today's calendar: St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 72, low: 42.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Here Are The Cheapest, Most Expensive Places To Get Gas In Vernon (patch.com) — Drivers in Vernon are paying slightly less than the Connecticut average for regular gas this week, with eight local stations reporting prices around $4.36 per gallon. A detailed list of addresses and current prices shows where residents can find the cheapest fill-up in town and how those costs compare with state, regional, and national averages.
   

2. Vernon Woman Arrested After Task Force Narcotics Investigation: Police (patch.com) — A Vernon woman was arrested after a task force investigation led police to seize small amounts of suspected crack cocaine, crystal meth, and drug paraphernalia from her home. Vernon officers, working with the East Central Narcotics Task Force, charged her with drug offenses and risk of injury to a child, and she's due in Rockville Superior Court this month.
   

3. UConn assistant football coach facing charges after Tolland crash (wtnh.com) — A UConn assistant football coach who lives in Vernon has been charged in connection with an August crash in Tolland, including allegations of evading responsibility and refusing a sobriety test. He turned himself in to state police, posted bond, and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court next week, drawing regional attention that includes Vernon residents.
   

4. Pennsylvania woman's health care fraud scam caused CT Medicaid to lose $1.3 million (fox61.com) — A former Connecticut resident has admitted in federal court to a health care fraud scheme tied to her company, Women's Health Resources, which once operated in Vernon. Prosecutors say she submitted false claims for post-mastectomy products, causing over $1.29 million in losses to Medicaid and other insurers, and she now faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing in December.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I just had Fernando and his partner from Pomito Junk Removal pick a good amount of landscaping trash.
    Fernando gave me the best price, was very responsive and cleaned up the area nicely. I will call Pomitos again. (Nextdoor Northeast/Rockville)
  • Boot Barn posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Manchester. Apply here.
  • Brinker International posted a job opening for Server - Buckland Street Chili's in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon here.

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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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