🌱 Patch AM: Wethersfield High School Student Named National Merit Semifinalist

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In today's newsletter:

• Wethersfield High senior advances in prestigious National Merit competition

Also on today's calendar: Spellwork Basics and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm; a morning shower, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wethersfield High School Student Named National Merit Semifinalist (patch.com) — Wethersfield residents can celebrate senior Sasha Brokin of Wethersfield High School being named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, placing among the top 1 percent of U.S. seniors. Brokin now moves on in the 2027 competition, with a chance to earn part of $24 million in scholarships if academic performance, recommendations, essays, and test scores meet the program's high standards.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Spellwork Basics →
  Online,
  7:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12! →
  Elks Lodge #771, 44 Maynard St, Middletown
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Messages of Love & Hope: A Demonstration of Mediumship →
  Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Come Quilt with Us! A New Day Time Group! →
  1261 S Main St, Southington
  12:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Early American Needlework and National Identity →
  Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield
  6:00 pm
• Webb Deane Stevens Museum: LECTURE | Civic Stitches: Early American Needlework and National Identity →
  Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
• Civic Stitches: Early American Needlework and National Identity →
  WDS Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
• Sculpting Demonstration →
  Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra Dance →
  Temple Beth Torah, 130 Main St, Wethersfield
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Maker's Exchange Market Part II →
  Mill Street Marketplace, 36 Mill St, Wethersfield
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Free Intro to Square dance Lessons →
  Buttonball Elementary School, 376 Buttonball Ln, Glastonbury
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My neighbor has a few boxes of computer parts to give away: monitors, boards, keyboards, cables.
  Free for the taking. Wethersfield. Respond by sending a chat message as it helps prevent scam, span, and AI responses. (Nextdoor Emerson-Williams)
• I'm new to Wethersfield… 36 year old guy looking for friends in the area to hang out with in free time.
  Also seeking suggestions for places in the area to meet people. Thanks! (Nextdoor Wolcott Hill Road)

• M&T Bank posted a job opening for Teller - Float in Wethersfield. Apply here.
• HESCO (Industrial Automation & Networking) posted a job opening for Customer Success Manager in Rocky Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Newington

• 9/11 ceremonies in Newington, Berlin this Friday (newbritainherald.com)
• Wallace Middle School welcomes community tonight (newbritainherald.com)

Hartford

• Trinity College offering free tuition for accepted students who live in Hartford (nbcconnecticut.com)

West Hartford

• Beer Festival This Weekend To Support West Hartford History (patch.com)
• Author/Political Podcaster Announced For 2026's 'West Hartford Reads' Event (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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