Bumper Cars In Garage, Dining Funds: West Hartford Daily

Hello, people of West Hartford. Chris Dehnel here with the Friday issue of the West Hartford Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Fog in the morning; some sun. High: 74 Low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in West Hartford:

1. Car Shoves Car Through Garage Wall In West Hartford (West Hartford Patch)
2. New England's No. 1 in Vaccination Rate! Plus Town-by-Town COVID Numbers in State, Now and Overall (Hartford HealthCare)
3. Federal funds could make outdoor dining more permanent in West Hartford (West Hartford News)
5. Health Headlines: Hartford Healthcare licensed genetic counselor talks breast cancer and cancer genetics (WTNH.com)
6. Police: 'Potentially unsafe tobacco barn' closes Simsbury road (New Haven Register)
7. Mural of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, other women leaders graces wall of women's support center in Hartford (Hartford Courant)
8. Hartford coffee shop also creates spaces for communities of color in capital city (WFSB)
9. Community News For The West Hartford Edition (Hartford Courant)
10. Hartford's historic former firehouse and city offices near Bushnell Park are being converted into apartments, and work could get started as soon as early next year (Hartford Courant)
11. Hartford prepares for Eversource Hartford Marathon (WFSB)

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Today in West Hartford:

• V G SOC Hall @ Wethersfield - Hall High School Sports (12:00 AM)
• Virtual AM Connections - West Hartford Chamber of Commerce (7:30 AM)
• Mother Goose on the Loose (NWL) - West Hartford Public Library (10:30 AM)
• New Yorker Magazine Discussion Group (Virtual) (11:00 AM)
• Ribbon Cutting - WeHa Brewing & Roasting (2:00 PM)
• V G SWIM Hall v. Conard, East Catholic, South Windsor (3:45 PM)
• JV B SOC Hall v. Bristol Eastern - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• V FH Hall @ Southington - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• FR B SOC Hall @ Canton - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• V B SOC Hall v. Bristol Eastern - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• JV G SOC Hall @ Wethersfield - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• FR G VB Hall v. Rockville - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)
• JV FH Hall @ Southington - Hall High School Sports (5:15 PM)

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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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