Osborn Inmates Have Legionnaires + Store Wins Statewide Contest

Good morning, people of Ellington-Somers! Start your Wednesday off right with a brand-new issue of the Ellington-Somers Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine, pleasant and warmer. High: 69 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Ellington-Somers today:

1. 2 Osborn Inmates Test Positive For Legionnaires Disease: Report (Ellington-Somers Patch)
2. Ellington Furniture Store Chosen By Readers In Statewide Contest (Ellington-Somers Patch)
3. Letter to the editor: Madru will lead on challenging issues in Ellington (Journal Inquirer)
4. Tolland County Courthouse bell tower restoration complete (Journal Inquirer)
5. Connecticut Gov. Lamont rips protesters hurling obscenities at President Biden while surrounded by children at Hartford event: 'It was embarrassing.' (Hartford Courant)
6. City leaders kick off 'Love Hartford Week' (WFSB)
7. Tolland Village District draws ire at public hearing (Journal Inquirer)

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Today in Ellington-Somers:

• Board of Education Special Meeting (5:00 PM)
• Teen Movie: Hocus Pocus — Somers Public Library (6:00 PM)
• HML Book Discussion Group — "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman. (7:00 PM)

Ellington-Somers Patch Notebook

• The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT): "This past Sunday two members of the Ellington Fire Department traveled to Bellmont Raceway in New York to participate in the National 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. 700 participants from all over the country gathered to climb together..." (Facebook)
• Hall Memorial Library: "Read-Aloud with State Representative Jaime Foster — Ada Twist, Scientist — on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 5:30pm! All ages welcome." (Facebook)

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— Gabby DeBenedictis

About me: Hi! I'm a roving editor at Patch filling in for your typical reporter, Tim Jensen, this week. I'm a UConn graduate and am based in the New Haven area.

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