🌱 How volunteers transformed East Hartford veterans’ homes in just one day

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In today's newsletter:

• How volunteers transformed East Hartford veterans’ homes in just one day
• Why a former UConn star in East Hartford intrigues the Los Angeles Rams

Also on today's calendar: New World Trio "Old and New Genius" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why aren't koalas actual bears? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 52 and low of 34 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny and chilly, temps: high: 49, low: 33.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Volunteers provide free home repairs for veterans in East Hartford, Meriden (wfsb.com) — Veterans’ families in East Hartford just received free, one-day home repairs from the nonprofit House of Heroes Connecticut, with help from Hartford HealthCare volunteers. Crews fixed decks, stairs, and yards at three veteran households in East Hartford and Meriden, helping nearly 300 veterans or surviving spouses statewide since 2012 and giving one East Hartford family a renewed sense of home.
   

• One Perfect Wide Receiver Target for the Rams in Every Round of the NFL Draft (macon.com) — East Hartford gets a brief shout-out in this Rams-focused draft preview, which notes UConn receiver Skyler Bell’s performance at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. The piece mainly breaks down one potential wide receiver target for Los Angeles in every draft round, highlighting Bell’s versatility, yards-after-catch ability, and success against top competition as reasons he could be a mid-round option.
   

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📸 Around East Hartford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Hartford

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• New World Trio "Old and New Genius"
  Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford
  2:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 2026 Spring Indoor Vendor Fair
  Scantic Church Parish Hall, 124 Scantic Rd, East Windsor, CT, 06088,
  9:00 am
• Greater Vernon Holistic Healthfest
  Vernon Center Middle School, 777 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
  10:00 am

Saturday May 16

• St Joseph's Church Goods & Services Auction
  33 West St, Vernon
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 19

• APRIL FOOLS: WTF – Free Improv Comedy & Drag Show
  Chez Est , 458 Wethersfield Ave , Hartford
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Weaver High School , 415 Granby Street , Hartford
  5:30 pm
• Sip & Style: A Fresh Start to Spring
  49 Hale Rd , Manchester
  5:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• QUEST Type 3 Fair
  King Philip Middle School , 100 King Philip Dr , West Hartford
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• 3rd Annual Sparks Fly - Open Mic and Visual Arts Exhibition
  Town Hall Auditorium , S Main St , West Hartford
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords "Tribute to America"
  Portland Senior High School , 95 High St , Portland
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Revolutionary Day
  Welles-Shipman-Ward House , 972 Main St , Glastonbury
  12:00 pm
• School of Rock East Hartford House Band Live at the Gideon Spring Fling
  Gideon Welles School 1029 Neipsic Road Glastonbury, CT 06033
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Hartford

• Dog Star Rescue holds first fundraising gala in West Hartford (wfsb.com)
• Hartford hosts spring break empowerment camp for students; more to come this summer (fox61.com)
• Readers speak: Thank you St. Francis Hospital nurses for great care (courant.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They don't meet the koalafications! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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