August 9: Cup of Joe, Gas Prices and More

1. It will be partly sunny today, with a high temperature of 80 °F and 70 percent chance of rain. The rain may include thunderstorms, which are likely after 2 p.m. There is a 90 percent chance of rain tonight when the overnight low is 68 °F. There will be patchy fog tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

2. Wendy Pierman Mitzel's latest Cup of Joe is available today. Wendy visited with Suffield's Pilgrim Barber, Sheref Shehemi. She provides his story here.

3. Look for a list of the lowest (and highest) gas prices in the region later today on Suffield Patch. Know of a station with especially cheap gas? Tell us in the comments section below.

4. A flurry of comments have appeared in Phil Devlin's article about "Parrish," a 50-year-old movie about and filmed in Connecticut's historic tobacco growing areas.

5. Look for interviews with Ed McAnaney and Tom Frenaye, Suffield's candidates for First Selectman, coming up later this week.