Monday: Brief afternoon showers, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New North Cemetery Tour Unearths Stories From West Hartford's Past (patch.com) — West Hartford residents can now explore North Cemetery with a new self-guided tour brochure created by Town Historian Mary Donohue as part of the America 250 commemoration. The guide highlights Revolutionary and Civil War veterans, early Black residents like James Pine and Mary Louise Lisbon, and pioneering publisher Kate E. Griswold, with digital and printed copies available locally.
• Streets in this CT town look different. Officials say nearly 100 projects have been completed (courant.com) — West Hartford has already completed 96 Vision Zero road safety projects this year, with more than 100 additional improvements underway or planned. From new raised crosswalks and refuge islands to 25 mph neighborhood limits and reflective gear giveaways, the town is aggressively targeting nighttime and winter crash risks while reporting no pedestrian fatalities so far this year.
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Hartford
Elevator Rescue Training means a lot of moving parts for West Hartford firefighters (fox61.com)
Hartford police investigating after overnight double shooting (wfsb.com)
West Hartford Neighborhood Works Toward Safer Streets with Bike Safety Event - We-Ha (we-ha.com)
Farmington
Danbury ended a 23-year playoff drought. Jake O'Keefe wants more (nhregister.com)
Rocky Hill
Motorcylist Killed In Crash In Rocky Hill: Police (patch.com)
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