UpdatedFri, Jul 23, 2021 at 10:14 pm ET
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Happy Saturday, people of Marietta! Here s everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here s what s happening today in Marietta.
First, what the next three days of weather look like:
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High: 89, Low: 68.
Sunday: Scattered thunderstorms. High: 88, Low, 68.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High: 89, Low: 63.
Find out what s happening in Marietta with free, real-time updates from Patch.
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Marietta historical tidbit of the day:
Rufus Putnam, the founder of Marietta and Superintendent of the Ohio Company was a six-foot-tall, stout man. He had a prominent nose, and a disfigured right eye, which looked out. He didn t have much in the way of formal education and wasn t very good at writing or spelling. However he was practically filled to the brim with practical knowledge and skills. He served in the French and Indian war, he would eventually design fortifications for the Patriot c
Library book clubs continue virtually in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire
Library book clubs continue virtually in Meriden, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire
Doreen Guarino, library technical assistant, holds the book âThe Library of Lost Thingsâ by Laura Taylor Namey, at the Meriden Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 24. The Not so YA Book Club will be discussing the book on Jan. 12, 2021. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
December 26, 2020 02:53PM By Jessica Simms, Special to the Record-Journal
As a way to continue connecting patrons through literature during the pandemic, area libraries are hosting virtual book clubs. Â
Southington
At the Southington Public Library, reference librarian Lynn Gardner is hosting a Hoopla Book Club. This is in place of the Book Scents Book Club that ran before the pandemic started.