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🌱 What Hartford HealthCare’s takeover means for care at Rockville General

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  • What Hartford HealthCare’s takeover means for care at Rockville General

Also on today's calendar: St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Bingo and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 33 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 32, low: 17.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 33 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• CT approves Hartford HealthCare's acquisition of Manchester Memorial, Rockville General (nhregister.com) — State regulators have approved Hartford HealthCare’s emergency bid to acquire Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals, aiming to stabilize services at the Rockville campus and across Eastern Connecticut. Conditions require maintaining current service levels, preserving 24/7 emergency care in Vernon, assessing facility conditions within nine months, and keeping inpatient behavioral health services available within 30 miles of Rockville.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • Winter Pops Concert
    THS Auditorium
    7:00 pm
    • Friday December 12
  • Holiday Marketplace Open — Ellington Historical Society
    Ellington Historical Society , 70 Main St , Ellington
    4:00 pm
  • Norwich Free Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Ellington
    Ellington High School , 37 Maple St , Ellington
    4:30 pm
    • Monday December 15
  • Chorus Winter Concert
    Center Elementary School
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 16
  • Menorah Lighting
    Tolland Green , 22 Tolland Green , Tolland
    6:00 pm
  • EMS-Winter Band Concert
    Ellington Middle School Ellington, CT 06029
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • TMS Winter Concert
    THS Auditorium Rms 30/34
    7:00 pm

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Vernon

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