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🌱 Patch AM: With 1st CT Human West Nile Case Announced, How Has Mosquito Testing Gone In Manchester?

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Coffee in hand, Manchester? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Manchester's Oak Grove mosquito trap turns up a West Nile positive

Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• With 1st CT Human West Nile Case Announced, How Has Mosquito Testing Gone In Manchester? (patch.com) — Manchester residents are learning how local mosquito testing is going after the state confirmed its first human West Nile virus case of 2026. With one positive mosquito found among 118 trapped on Oak Grove Street and activity peaking statewide, officials urge Manchester and other communities to step up bite prevention and remove standing water around homes.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Powell: Polite society mustn't discuss transgender players in sports —Chris Powell Read on Patch
  • FOUND CAT - this friendly cat was stuck up a tree at the Nike Site.
    She is microchipped, but her previous owners re-homed her and we don't have contact information for her current owner. Her name when her microchip… (Nextdoor Briarwood)
  • Hello everyone,
    Nothing to advertise. Just recently got involved in volunteering with "Lasagna Love" (linked below). The organization allows at home chefs to plan to… (Nextdoor Robertson)
  • ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Online Shopping Clerk in Manchester. Apply here.
  • Savers | Value Village posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Hartford

  • East Hartford students head back to school as CIBA ranked top in Connecticut (wfsb.com)
  • Senior Sunrise tradition continues in East Hartford (fox61.com)
  • 30 Arawak Drive, East Hartford, CT 06118 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

South Windsor

  • 70,000-square-foot luxury gym planned for former LA Fitness in Connecticut (ctpost.com)

Vernon

  • A Year After Funeral Home Controversy, Vernon Mansion Remains On The Market — At Relative Bargain Price (patch.com)

Ok Manchester! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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