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In today's newsletter:

• Check your cameras: police probe hateful graffiti across Wethersfield overnight.
• See how a Wethersfield junior splashed into the state's top performers.

Also on today's calendar: The 14th Annual Tag Sale and 9 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Racist graffiti found in Rocky Hill, Wethersfield; police believe cases connected (wfsb.com) — Racist and antisemitic graffiti was discovered overnight on vehicles, fences, and street signs in Wethersfield, and police believe the vandalism is connected to similar damage in Rocky Hill. Residents are urged to review home security footage and report anything suspicious to Wethersfield police at 860-721-2900 as officers investigate the coordinated incidents.
   

• Top Connecticut high school girls swimming and diving top performances through Sept. 19 (ctpost.com) — Wethersfield swim fans can celebrate junior Kristina Klementon, who posted standout wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke in a victory over Plainville, and helped hand Plainville another loss in the 400 freestyle relay. The statewide roundup showcases early-season performances, putting Wethersfield athletes alongside top swimmers from schools across Connecticut.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• The 14th Annual Tag Sale →
  Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Wine Fest →
  The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Slipaway River Wethersfield Cove Tours →
  Wethersfield Cove, 533 Main Street, Wethersfield
• Redevelopment Agency →
  505 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
  12:00 pm
• Library Board →
  515 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• The 14th Annual Tag Sale →
  The Historic Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Free Intro to Square dance Lessons →
  Buttonball Elementary School, 376 Buttonball Ln, Glastonbury
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• WHS presents the 44th Annual Old Wethersfield Arts & Crafts Fair →
  Cove Park Wethersfield, 533 Main St, Wethersfield
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Fall Makers Market →
  The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
  5:00 pm
Friday October 9
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern LIght Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• WHS presents the 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours →
  Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, 200 Main St, Wethersfield
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The future is coming:
  Amazon will soon be delivering packages in Connecticut via drones. (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield)
• Happy heavenly birthday to poet, editor, and literary critic Donald Hall (1928), born in Hamden, Connecticut.
  "He started writing poems when he was a kid at his grandparents' farm in New Hampshire. When he was 16, he went to a writing conference and met… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield)

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🗞 Nearby News

Newington

• Newington math scores improve, others see drop (newbritainherald.com)
• The Connecticut Buffet Where Crab Legs Make Dinner One Of The Best Parts Of A Foxwoods Trip (takingthekids.com)
• CT couple created a cafe and bookstore called 'conducive to comfortable perusal.' It's their next chapter too. (courant.com)

Hartford

• Sandwiched Between Hartford And Albany Is New England's Breathtaking Forest With Lake Enjoyable And Scenic Trails (fooshya.com)
• Hartford Connecticut Skyline Photo (news-usa.today)
• St. Monica's, a pillar of Hartford community, learns to live with less (ctmirror.org)

West Hartford

• West Hartford Chamber Revives 1930 Town History Book (patch.com)

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