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Hey hey Vernon! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Vernon woman charged with DUI after incident involving child in car
  • Where can Vernon families find the best pumpkins this fall?
  • How a Vernon medical supply shop owner admitted to $1.3M fraud

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 44.
  • Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vernon Woman Charged With DUI In South Windsor (patch.com) — Residents in Vernon may be interested to know that a 36-year-old woman from town was charged with DUI and risk of injury to a child after South Windsor police responded to reports of her stumbling while loading a child into a car. Officers say she failed field sobriety tests before being released on bond, with a court appearance set later this month.
   

• Where Vernon Residents Can Get Pumpkins This Fall In Tolland County (patch.com) — If you're in Vernon and hunting for the perfect pumpkin, this guide rounds up nearby Tolland County farms and stands where you can pick your own or grab ready-to-go gourds. It also shares practical tips for choosing, carving, and lighting jack-o'-lanterns so your porch display holds up through Halloween.
   

• Former Vernon business owner pleads guilty in $1.3M healthcare fraud case (hartfordbusiness.com subscription) — A former owner of a Vernon post-mastectomy supply shop has admitted to a healthcare fraud scheme involving nearly $1.3 million in bogus insurance claims for custom breast prostheses never provided to customers. Federal prosecutors say the business, which served local patients, billed Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent products. The owner faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing in December.
   

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Tolland

  • Where Tolland Residents Can Get Pumpkins This Fall In Tolland County (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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