Halloween Stroll, Larceny Arrests: West Hartford Daily

Good morning, West Hartford. It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in West Hartford.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 77 Low: 57.

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Here are the top stories today in West Hartford:

1. 2021 Version Of 'Halloween Stroll' On Tap In West Hartford (West Hartford Patch)
2. 2 Charged, More To Come In West Hartford Coastal Tool Robbery (West Hartford Patch)
3. With a new name and fresh logo, the Hartford Seminary is now the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (Hartford Courant)
4. Latino Endowment Fund, Hispanic Federation and SAMA Launch "PROGRESSO" Program to Assist Latino-Owned Small Businesses (hfpg.org)
5. State prepares to vaccinate children ages 5 and up (WFSB)
6. New Britain man found with drugs, cash after traffic stop (WFSB)
7. Heart transplant doctor shares important milestone at Hartford Hospital (WTNH.com)
8. Enter To Win a $100 Westfarms Voucher: Mall-o-Ween Instagram Sweepstakes Official Rules (NBC Connecticut)
9. Federal officials talk with Frontline Recovery advocates on efforts to combat drug addiction in Hartford (WTNH.com)
10. The Bushell is staging Jimmy Buffett's 'Escape to Margaritaville' (Middletown Press)
11. West Hartford reviving substance abuse and mental health prevention coalition (West Hartford News)
12. West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District: National Take-Back Day (Press Release Desk)
13. Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition (Hartford Courant)
14. City of New Britain breaks ground on new health department facility (WFSB)
15. West Hartford Patch Letter: A CT Party Promotes School Safety (West Hartford Patch)

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Today in West Hartford:

• Minority Business Network (WHCC Committee) (9:00 AM)
• V B GLF Hall @ CCC Boys' Golf Tournament (10:00 AM)
• Webinar: Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft (12:00 PM)
• FR B SOC Hall @ Southington - Hall High School Sports (3:00 PM)
• FR FB Hall @ Platt - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
• Spooktacular Soiree - West Hartford Chamber of Commerce (5:30 PM)
• WH Fiction Writers (NWL) - West Hartford Public Library (7:00 PM)

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West Hartford Patch Notebook

• West Hartford Community Interactive: "Live tonight: We-Ha.com Roundtable - 5:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 5/Frontier channel 6098 and YouTube channel whctv5
  " (Facebook)
• West Hartford Public Library: ""There is so much diversity in the world and thanks to books, we can experience and know about a lot of things that we may not otherwise."" (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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