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Also on today's calendar: Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Town Warns Of Fake Tickets Tied To Speed/Red Light Cameras (patch.com) — Wethersfield police are warning residents to watch for fake violation notices pretending to come from the town's speed and red-light camera program. Officers shared what an official ticket looks like and urge anyone receiving a suspicious notice to call the department at 860-721-2901 so potential scams can be checked quickly.
2. Keane Foundation helping Wethersfield heal 25 years after 9/11 (wtnh.com) — Wethersfield residents gathered downtown to honor three community members lost on 9/11 and celebrate how the Keane Foundation has supported local kids for 25 years since. Speakers, including Mayor Ken Lesser and Judy Keane, reflected on turning tragedy into lasting programs that give Wethersfield children safe spaces and opportunities to grow.
3. 2 Connecticut fallen first responder families honored with mortgage-free homes on anniversary of 9/11 (wtnh.com) — A Wethersfield firefighter's family is receiving a mortgage-free home in town from the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. The gift honors Engineer Robert "Sharkey" Sharkevich Sr., who served at Ground Zero, volunteered with the Wethersfield Fire Department, and later died battling the Hawthorne Fire, leaving behind his wife and four children.
4. What to know about the 2026 Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade (wtnh.com) — If you're driving between Wethersfield and Hartford on Sunday, expect heavy delays as the Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade closes key streets and restricts traffic on Wethersfield Avenue and Franklin Avenue from 7 a.m. to midnight. The parade steps off at 11 a.m. on Park Street, with a large festival in Bushnell Park and major congestion around downtown.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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