Bringing back Wethersfield's agricultural history, again this year there will be a weekly Farmers' Market every Thursday. The event has been coordinated by a small group of local residents and is sponsored by Wethersfield Historical Society. Farmers and vendors from Wethersfield as well as neighboring towns have been recruited to offer Wethersfield residents fresh locally grown produce, eggs, cheeses, jams, jellies, honey, organic crafts and more!
The Wethersfield Police Department was awarded a grant from the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation for additional patrols for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) enforcement for specific dates including dates in August and the Labor Day holiday weekend, 2010. These DUI patrols will begin on Thursday, August 19, 2010.
The 9th Annual Winton-Keane-Bittner Soccer Jamboree hosted by the Wethersfield High School Boys and Girls Soccer teams is scheduled for Saturday, September 11th at Wethersfield High School. This annual event stands as memorial to three Wethersfield residents who were killed tragically at the World Trade Center on 9-11-01: David Winton, Richard Keane and Jeffrey Bittner. David, Dick and Jeff were linked by a common soccer connection and this jamboree is meant as a celebration of sport and sportsmanship in their honor.
The Richard M. Keane Foundation is once again sponsoring a family picnic on Sunday, September 12th from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wethersfield's Broad Street Green. Come early and stay late! There is no rain date.
The United States Air Force Band "Afterburner," a rock and R&B band, will again play for us as we enjoy an old fashioned picnic on the historic Town Green.
The Central Connecticut Health District and the Wethersfield Health Care Center will continue to offer a glucose screening program to residents of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Newington, and Berlin who are 65 years of age and older.
The Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce will host the 26th Annual Cornfest on Saturday, September 18th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Broad Street Green. As in years past, this craft fair and business expo includes activities for all ages. The event will be held rain or shine.
On Thursday, December 10, 2009 Police Chief James Cetran presented an award to a Rocky Hill police officer as well as an employee of D'Angelo's Sandwich Shop for their roles in helping to apprehend a dangerous armed robber.
On Monday, November 23, 2009 at 5:21 p.m. officers from the Wethersfield Police Department were dispatched to D'Angelo's, 1345 Silas Deane Highway for a report of an armed robbery that just occurred at that location. A white male reportedly pulled a handgun on an employee of the business and demanded money.
Dozens of scarecrows will once again line Main Street in the business section of Old Wethersfield. The thirteenth Annual Scarecrows Along Main Street runs from Sunday, September 27 through Sunday, October 25, 2009. This popular event draws visitors to the Historic District to see the many unusual and ingenious scarecrows built by children, families, adults, businesses and organizations.
The Friends of the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center is sponsoring a summer children’s art contest to celebrate nature and young residents’ creativity. Entries must be nature-themed, created during the summer, and created by an artist under the age of 16. All entries will be displayed at the Nature Center September 14 - 30. Awards in age categories will be presented at the Friends of the Nature Center’s annual membership meeting Tuesday, September 21, at 7 p.m.
The Wethersfield Planning and Zoning Commission has continued a public hearing on proposed changes to the zoning regulations regarding the parking and storage of commercial vehicles. The hearing will be continued to Wednesday night September 8 at 7 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers at Town Hall, at which time the Commission will receive both written and oral testimony.