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🌱 Patch AM: Old Wethersfield Porchfest Returns With 55-Plus Bands, 100 Vendors

Also, don't miss Harvest Time on the Wethersfield Patch calendar

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Good morning Wethersfield! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Main Street turns into a car-free music and arts festival
  • How a late-night robbery at a Wethersfield gas station unfolded.
  • What to expect when Northwest Catholic visits Wethersfield's gridiron this September.

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Time and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunshine and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Old Wethersfield Porchfest Returns With 55-Plus Bands, 100 Vendors (patch.com) — Old Wethersfield Porchfest is taking over Main Street today with more than 55 bands, over 100 vendors, and a full day of family-friendly activities. With the road closed to cars, residents can enjoy yoga, kids' activities, shuttles, and bike valet while exploring shops, museums, and live music throughout the historic district.
   

• Suspect Attacks Wethersfield Gas Station Cashier, Police Investigating (patch.com) — Police are investigating a Wednesday night robbery at the Valero gas station on Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, where a man ripped a gold chain from the cashier's neck and fled. Officers, assisted by a Middletown K-9 team, searched nearby but did not find the suspect, and detectives are asking anyone with information to call them.
   

• Northwest Catholic high school football preview 2026 (rep-am.com) — Northwest Catholic's football team, fresh off a run to the Class S final, is reloading with just three returning starters and a new quarterback battle. Wethersfield fans may want to circle Sept. 25, when the Lions visit for a 6 p.m. conference matchup that will showcase one of the area's top returning running backs, Kaedean Stewart.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Happy heavenly birthday to the father of German literature, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born in Frankfurt in 1749, the author of the epic drama Faust.
    "He moved to Italy in 1786, and when he returned to Germany in 1788, he fell in love with a woman from Weimar, Christiane Vulpius, a 23-year-old who… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield)
  • I have a wheeling cherry I front of my house that has sap oozing out of 3 areas on the trunk.
    In the meantime a good part of the branches have started to lose life. I know I can call an arborist but I have had terrible experience … (Nextdoor Clovercrest/Peach Hill)
  • The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Food Production Specialist in Wethersfield. Apply here.
  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Receiving Reach Truck Operation Perishable in Rocky Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rocky Hill

  • Driver Hospitalized Following 2-Vehicle Crash In Rocky Hill (patch.com)

Newington

  • Inspector general report released on Newington shooting involving suspect, police officers (fox61.com)
  • 'Too good to go': Viral mystery bags help Stew Leonard's reduce food waste (fox61.com)
  • New details emerge in fatal CT officer-involved shooting. A pistol was found near man who shot officers. (courant.com)

Hartford

  • Beloved Restaurant Returning To Hartford 6 Years After Pandemic Closure (patch.com)

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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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