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🌱 Patch AM: 1 Sent to Hospital After Jet Ski Collides With Kayak: Officials
Coming up on the Wethersfield Patch calendar: Messages of Love & Hope: A Demonstration of Mediumship
Good morning to you Wethersfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Kayaker hurt in reported jet ski hit-and-run on river
Also on today's calendar: Messages of Love & Hope: A Demonstration of Mediumship and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Humid; heavy morning rain, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 Sent to Hospital After Jet Ski Collides With Kayak: Officials (patch.com) — Wethersfield emergency crews responded Friday night after a kayaker was injured in a reported hit-and-run collision with a jet ski on the Connecticut River near Putnam Park. Wethersfield Fire Department's Marine 16 brought help, and the victim was taken to a local hospital while police turned the investigation over to state environmental authorities. 
📸 Around Wethersfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Messages of Love & Hope: A Demonstration of Mediumship →
Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield
2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Maker's Exchange Market Part II →
Mill Street Marketplace, 36 Mill St, Wethersfield
11:00 am - Wethersfield Early Childhood Collaborative (WECC) →
Pitkin Community Center, Wethersfield
4:30 pm - Wethersfield Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities →
30 Greenfield Street, Wethersfield
6:00 pm - Shade Tree Commission Meeting →
505 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
6:00 pm - T'ai Chi at Hanmer school →
Hanmer School, Nott Street, Wethersfield
6:00 pm - Housing Authority →
Housing Authority, Wethersfield
6:30 pm - Advisory School Building Committee →
Board of Education, Wethersfield
7:00 pm - Slipaway River Wethersfield Cove Tours →
Wethersfield Cove, 533 Main Street, Wethersfield - Planning & Zoning Commission →
505 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield
7:00 pm - Free Intro to Square dance Lessons →
Buttonball Elementary School, 376 Buttonball Ln, Glastonbury
9:00 am - WHS presents the 44th Annual Old Wethersfield Arts & Crafts Fair →
Cove Park Wethersfield, 533 Main St, Wethersfield
10:00 am
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
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- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Wethersfield. Apply here.
- Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food posted a job opening for Pizza Baker in Newington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newington
- Middle School Reopens After Major Renovation In Newington (patch.com)
- Bilbraut scores game-winning touchdown as Newington holds off E.O. Smith for 2OT victory (newbritainherald.com)
- Footprints Shoes and Accessories is closing after nearly 50 years in Newington (fox61.com)
Hartford
- CVS Health Hiring SIU Healthcare Analytics Business Consultant (SQL/Python) in Hartford (news-usa.today)
- Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Parade Celebrates Unity and Culture (news-usa.today)
- Dry and seasonable today with a stormy start to Sunday on the way (wtnh.com)
Ok Wethersfield! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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