Man Charged With Drug, Gun Crimes: Report + Free COVID Tests

Chris Rhatigan
·2 min read

Welcome back, Hartford. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Friday, Jan. 21.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 23 Low: 9.

Here are the top stories today in Greater Hartford:

  1. Hartford police seize stolen gun, more than 100 bags of fentanyl: Police arrested the man Wednesday on Broad Street. (Hartford Courant)

  2. Hartford County Government: HARTFORD RESIDENTS TO ORDER AT-HOME TESTING KITS FROM COVIDTESTS.GOV: The federal program allows people to get free testing kits. (Press Release Desk)

  3. Hartford Schools To Be Supplied With Narcan: Report (Greater Hartford Patch)

  4. Greater Hartford Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Weekend (Greater Hartford Patch)

  5. Goodwin University to Create Two Manufacturing Training Centers for Hartford Residents (NBC Connecticut)

  6. Greater Hartford Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Greater Hartford Patch)

  7. Hartford Resident Wins Over $12K Lottery Prize (Greater Hartford Patch)

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Today in Greater Hartford:

  • V B ITCK Hall @ New Balance Games @ NY Armory (12:00 AM)

  • Mid-Term Assessments - Hall High School (12:00 AM)

  • Mid Term Exams Blocks 8 & Make Up - University High School of Science and Engineering (12:00 AM)

  • Toddler Time - Windsor Public Library Kidspace Programs (10:30 AM)

  • Highlights Tour - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (11:00 AM)

  • Book Babies - Windsor Public Library Kidspace Programs (11:30 AM)

  • themed exhibition: "Icebreaker" and solo show by Don Sexton (1:00 PM)

  • 10th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit (1:00 PM)

  • FR B BKB Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (3:45 PM)

  • V B SWIM Hall @ Glastonbury - Hall High School Sports (4:00 PM)

  • JV B BKB Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (5:15 PM)

  • V B BKB Hall v. Lewis Mills - Hall High School Sports (6:45 PM)

  • UConn Men's Ice Hockey vs University of New Hampshire (7:05 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you around.

— Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor.

This article originally appeared on the Greater Hartford Patch