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East Hartford, Connecticut Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a new riverfront complex could reshape East Hartford’s shoreline
  • What the new brownfield grant means for East Hartford’s Shea Park
  • East Hartford word buff helps unravel the mystery of “kibosh”

Also on today's calendar: Family Day at the Cheney Homestead and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 92, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Riverfront apartment development coming to East Hartford (wtnh.com) — A 150-unit riverfront apartment complex is officially under construction behind Great River Park in East Hartford, with the first leases expected in spring 2027 and full completion in late 2027. The $47.5 million project includes a tax agreement with the town, new amenities like a clubhouse, pool and dog park, and nearly 20 acres donated as permanent conservation land.
   

2. CT has over 1,000 toxic parcels of land in the state. Here's how officials plan to redevelop them (courant.com) — East Hartford’s Shea Park is getting a $115,000 state brownfield grant to clean up contamination and make the 8.9-acre park safer and more usable. The funding is part of a broader Connecticut effort to turn toxic, underused properties into green spaces, with similar grants going to East Hampton, Shelton and Woodstock for assessments and park projects.
   

3. Word Fiends Have an 'Ax' To Grind (arcamax.com) — An East Hartford resident, Joseph Fitzgerald, weighs in on the origin of the word “kibosh,” offering an Irish-language explanation in a playful column about word histories. The writer also explores Ben Franklin’s non-role in “ax to grind,” watery money metaphors, and the surprising, more flattering roots of the phrase “Dutch treat.”
   

4. This skill boosts students' success but is declining in CT schools. One teacher made it her career (courant.com) — Latin has been phased out in East Hartford schools, even as one longtime Bristol teacher retires after decades of showing students how the language underpins medicine, law and civic life. The story highlights shrinking Latin offerings statewide, strong results where it remains, and reflections from an East Hartford High School alum who says the class still shapes his public service.
   

5. Connecticut claims 5 of Realtor.com's hottest housing markets, including top-ranked Greater Hartford (thehour.com) — A recent Realtor.com report highlights Greater Hartford as the nation’s hottest housing market, illustrated with a view from East Hartford overlooking downtown Hartford. The piece explains how intense buyer demand and very low inventory across Hartford, Waterbury-Shelton, New London County, Fairfield, and New Haven are driving multiple offers and sale prices well above asking in many nearby towns.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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