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New Britain, Connecticut Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How to join New Britain’s Silent Peace Walk at Walnut Hill Park
  • How one New Britain family built bedtime magic from free books
  • What state leaders in New Britain are doing about school swatting

Also on today's calendar: Annual End of Summer Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Silent Peace Walk planned at Walnut Hill Park (newbritainherald.com) — New Britain residents are invited to join a free Silent Peace Walk at Walnut Hill Park on Sept. 20, gathering at 2 p.m. outside Ferry Law on Lexington Street. Participants will walk quietly to reflect on peace and unity, with the event timed to precede the United Nations’ International Day of Peace observance.
   

2. Dolly Parton's Imagination Literacy legacy impacts families right here in Connecticut. (fox61.com) — A New Britain family says Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has turned nightly reading into a cherished routine, with free books arriving monthly for their young children. The program, available in Hartford and New Britain, has already reached thousands of Connecticut kids, and local United Way leaders say it’s putting hundreds of thousands of books into homes while honoring Parton’s literacy legacy.
   

3. Connecticut officials address school swatting incidents (wtnh.com) — State education and public safety leaders met in New Britain to confront a rise in school swatting threats and other modern dangers facing students. Officials stressed how these hoaxes disrupt learning and pledged closer cooperation between educators and law enforcement to keep Connecticut school communities safe this year.
   

4. Man charged with murder in deadly Rocky Hill stabbing had pending domestic violence case (wtnh.com) — A man accused in the fatal stabbing of a Rocky Hill woman has been arraigned in New Britain Superior Court on murder and protective-order violation charges, with bond set at $2 million. He was extradited back to Connecticut after being detained in New York and is due in New Britain court again on Sept. 17.
   

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  • CHANNEL has been FOUND!!!!!
    She is home with her owner tonight as of 9:48 pm. Thank you everyone for all the tips and we used everyone of them ....... (Nextdoor The Stanley Quarter)
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    This cat looks like my neighbor's cat from Belridge Road, New Britain that was lost 3 days ago. Please call Basia at 860-202-6997 so she can come… (Nextdoor The Stanley Quarter)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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