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🌱 Patch AM: Fresh Food, Fresh Start 2026 and 15 more events

Also, don't miss Summer Music Series featuring BAP PACK on the Hartford Patch calendar

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

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Fresh Food, Fresh Start 2026 at Freshplace Food Pantry
  • Back to School Picnic at Whiting Lane Elementary School
  • Summer Music Series featuring BAP PACK at Connecticut's Old State House

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ImmaCare Appoints Aaron Jones, MSW, LCSW, as New Executive Director —Teresa Wierbicki Read on Patch
  • Feline upper respiratory infection is a common illness in cats.
    It's similar to a cold, but it can be much more serious. It's caused by different viruses or bacteria, and it targets the upper airway -- the nose,… (Nextdoor South Hartford)
  • My dog ran away about 6pm on Nelson street he's
    All black with a white stomach, and he's an American pit about 9weeks old please please bring him home please (Nextdoor Westland St)
  • Simpson Strong Tie Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Associate Shipper/Receiver Union in Hartford. Apply here.
  • HES Facilities Management posted a job opening for General Cleaners -CREC 3113 (Custodial) in Hartford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Hartford

  • State police investigating serious rollover crash on I-84 in East Hartford (courant.com)
  • Middlesex Chamber Tailgate & UConn Football Game! (businessdailynetwork.com)
  • National anti-incumbent wave comes to CT with veteran lawmakers ousted in primaries, caucuses (courant.com)

West Hartford

  • West Hartford Community Enjoys Annual Center Street Block Party - We-Ha (we-ha.com)
  • Elevator Rescue Training means a lot of moving parts for West Hartford firefighters (fox61.com)

Rocky Hill

  • Motorcylist Killed In Crash In Rocky Hill: Police (patch.com)

Ok Hartford! 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 waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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