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Happening soon: 2-Day Wethersfield Estate Sale on the Hartford Patch calendar

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Hello Hartford! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New grants aim to boost first-time homeownership across Hartford
  • How a hidden scrapbook put Hartford on the map of book history.
  • The remarkable Irish rebel story hidden in a North End cemetery.

Also on today's calendar: 2-Day Wethersfield Estate Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. First-Time Home Buyers Get A Break In Hartford (patch.com) — Lower-income first-time buyers in Hartford could soon find it easier to purchase a home thanks to a new $500,000 grant supporting zero-interest down payment and closing cost loans. The Housing Development Fund is also launching a construction program, backed by state and city grants, to create up to 25 new affordable ownership units and revitalize vacant or blighted Hartford properties.
   

2. Rare 15th-Century Text Discovered At Prominent Hartford College (patch.com) — Trinity College's Watkinson Library in Hartford has uncovered a previously unknown 15th-century printed page linked to associates of Gutenberg, an exceptionally rare find in the United States. Scholars say the fragment, now being closely studied and eventually digitized, highlights Hartford's role in global book history and is part of a rare collection that local residents can access for research and learning.
   

3. Recalling a Forgotten Irish Revolutionary in Hartford's North End (irishecho.com) — A writer revisits St. Patrick's Cemetery in Hartford's North End to uncover the nearly forgotten story of William Murphy, a Civil War veteran and Fenian revolutionary once hailed as the greatest Irishman in Hartford. By contrasting his neglected grave with the well-tended Bobby Sands memorial on Maple Avenue, the piece invites residents to reconsider how the city remembers its Irish-American past.
   

4. Hartford man found guilty of trafficking, promoting prostitution (wtnh.com) — A Hartford man has been convicted on multiple counts of trafficking in persons and promoting prostitution after a long-running investigation that began with a 2003 Bloomfield 911 call. Authorities say he posted online ads and arranged paid sexual encounters for women he housed; sentencing is scheduled for December 9 at Hartford Superior Court.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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