Farmington River Clean-Up, Photo Contest, and Tax-Free Shopping

Good morning Simsbury! Today is Tuesday, August 21, 2012 and there are 132 days left in the year.

Today's Weather: There's a slight chance we'll see some showers this morning after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service daily forecast. Otherwise it will be mostly sunny with a high near 82 degrees.

Tonight: Partly cloudy skies with an overnight low around 56 degrees.

The Farmington Valley Watershed Association is seeking volunteers to help with the annual river clean-up effort. The 25th Annual Farmington River Clean-up is set for Saturday, September 29, from 9:30am to 2:00pm. Several meeting sites will be actively cleaning the banks of the River in Avon, Barkhamsted, Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, Granby, Simsbury and Windsor. For more information on how you can help with the Farmington River Clean-up and to register for a specific site, please call FRWA at (860)-658-4442, extension 0 or visit their website at www.frwa.org.

It's almost time to go back to school! Which means it's time to enter the Patch Back-to-School photo contest! To enter, upload your favorite first day of school photo to this article. It can be from this year, or 30 years ago! Tell us in the caption what makes it special to you – Patch editors will weigh that when choosing the finalists. The photo with the most comments will win a prize – it could be a $50 gift card or something of equal or greater value. For more information about the photo contest or to upload your photo, click here.

Reminder: This week is tax-free shopping week in Connecticut. Purchase back-to-school items this week and avoid the taxes. For details about what items can be purchased without sales tax, click here.

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