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First, today's weather:
Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 67.
Here are the top stories in West Hartford today:
- Notable West Hartford Home Hits The Market (West Hartford Patch)
- West Hartford-Area Unemployment Rate Increased In July: Feds (West Hartford Patch)
- Police ID Hartford County Supermarket Parking Lot Where Woman Was Abducted (Northern Highlands Daily Voice)
- Hartford Hospital Auxiliary Benefit Golf Tournament held on Monday to raise funds for the hospital (WTNH.com)
- No Foul Play Suspected After Body Found in Bushnell Park: Police (NBC Connecticut)
- New movie, written by and starring Elle Conard, filming in West Hartford (Hartford Courant)
- COVID-19: Infection Rate Near 2 Percent; Hospitalizations Down In CT; New Breakdown Of Cases (Brookfield Daily Voice)
- Three West Hartford Officers Among Graduates of Connecticut Institute for Youth and Police Relations (http://www.we-ha.com)
- Bright Spot: Northwest Catholic High School celebrates 60 years (WFSB)
- GOP prevails in New Britain clash over mandatory masks in city buildings (Hartford Courant)
- After 200 ATVs and other vehicles flood local roads Sunday, West Hartford police look to stop disruptive meetups (Hartford Courant)
- ATVs and Other Vehicles Race Through West Hartford Sunday Night (http://www.we-ha.com)
- West Hartford photographer documents local frontline workers | News (West Hartford News)
- 'The Front Line Project': West Hartford Photographer Explores Reality of Front Line Workers During Pandemic (http://www.we-ha.com)
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Today in West Hartford:
- Gym B: School Photo Day - Hall High School (7:30 AM)
- Picture Day - Bugbee Elementary School (9:00 AM)
- Preschool STEAM Storytime (NWL) - West Hartford Public Library (10:30 AM)
- Fiber Arts Book Club (Virtual) - West Hartford Public Library (1:00 PM)
- JV B GLF Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (3:00 PM)
- V B GLF Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (3:00 PM)
- FR G SOC Hall @ Farmington - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
- FR B SOC Hall v. Farmington - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)
- Grade 1 Tour - Norfeldt Elementary School (4:40 PM)
- PTO Fall Family Picnic - Norfeldt Elementary School (5:00 PM)
- Mayor's Youth Council - West Hartford Public Library (6:00 PM)
West Hartford Patch Notebook
- Town of West Hartford Police Department: "The West Hartford Police Department recognizes Sept 12 as National Police Women's Day. We thank the women that have served our town over the years and recognize those currently serving and protecting. These are just a few of our officers..." (Facebook)
- West Hartford Public Library: "Tomorrow, 9/14, is the last day to submit photos to the library for the photography competition! Make sure you get them in in time...and, good luck! https://bit.ly/2TdT07R" (Facebook)
- West Hartford Community Interactive: "Anyone passionate about or looking to become interested in art be sure to mark your calendars so you won't miss this great event; September 25 and 26 West Hartford Art League will hold their 2021 Fine Art Festival at their location of 37..." (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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