🌱 Patch AM: What Wethersfield drivers need to know about new speed camera tickets

What's up Wethersfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

• What Wethersfield drivers need to know about new speed camera tickets
• How a Wethersfield school visit could lower your future tax bill

Also on today's calendar: The Secret Supper Society and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 41.
• Friday: Breezy with partial sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Millions of dollars collected from speed camera tickets handed out across Connecticut (wtnh.com) — Wethersfield is among the Connecticut towns approved to use new speed cameras, which are already generating millions statewide for road improvements only. Local drivers should know that tickets start at $50 for going 10 mph over the limit, with revenue earmarked for projects like better equipment and safer streets rather than general budgets.    

• Connecticut schools may see $170M in state aid with newest budget plan (wtnh.com) — A visit to a Wethersfield school set the stage for Gov. Ned Lamont’s push to add $170 million in state aid for Connecticut school districts and $100 million for other local costs. Lawmakers say the $270 million package could help towns like Wethersfield avoid steep property tax hikes, though Republicans warn it may create budget problems in future years.    

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📸 Around Wethersfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 30

• The Secret Supper Society →
  The Artisan at The Delamar,
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords "Tribute to America" →
  Portland Senior High School, 95 High St, Portland
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Revolutionary Day →
  Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  12:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Cinco De Mayo at The 1851! →
  The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• S.P.A.R.K. Free Morning of Science Discovery at Kingswood Oxford →
  832 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 30

• BIPOC Community Fair
  William Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St, Wethersfield
  5:00 pm
• KP- Musical
  King Philip Middle School W Hartford, CT 06117
  5:00 pm
• PICNIC Spring Play Performance (Blackbox)
  Hall High School W Hartford, CT 06117
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Bloom & Bone →
  Mill Street Marketplace, 36 Mill St, Wethersfield
  11:00 am

Saturday May 9

• Vows & Voyages: A Travel Show →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  12:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Annual Epilepsy Awareness Walk & Purple Picnic →
  50 Winding Trails Dr, Farmington
  9:00 am
• Connecting With Spirit: Messages of Love & Hope →
  Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for barista - Store# 08644, WETHERSFIELD RTE. 99 & MILL ST. in Wethersfield. Apply here.
• Wethersfield Public Schools posted a job opening for Speech and Language Pathologist in Wethersfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Newington

• Speed cameras set to launch in Connecticut highway work zones in June (fox61.com)
• Residents across CT face skyrocketing local taxes. Leaders consider drastic cuts, even trash pick-up (courant.com)
• High school boys volleyball continues to grow in Connecticut with the CIAC adding a new division (thehour.com)

Hartford

• Popular Hartford Food Hall Now Open For Breakfast (patch.com)

West Hartford

• West Hartford Adopts $387.3M Budget; Increases Tax Rate (patch.com)
• Volunteers Needed To Clean Up Prominent West Hartford Neighborhood (patch.com)

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Ok Wethersfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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