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Week 10 of high school football in Connecticut is upon us, and there are only a few more weeks until the playoffs begin Dec. 2 with quarterfinals in six divisions.

Rockville has a big Pequot Conference game against Cromwell/Portland, which will try to keep its unbeaten streak alive. The Weaver co-op takes on a CREC team that beat Rockville but lost to North Branford last week. And Maloney goes up against Southington in a CCC game.

Here are some of the top games to watch:

Rockville (6-1) at Cromwell/Portland (8-0), Friday, 6:30 p.m. at Pierson Park, Cromwell: Rockville is coming off a bye week after a 22-21 loss to CREC. The 22 points is the most the Rams’ defense has given up in a game this season. Cromwell/Portland has been averaging 44 points per game. Quarterback Michael Sitaro Jr. has thrown for 1,062 yards and 17 touchdowns and has rushed for 818 yards and 18 TDs.

Weaver Co-op (5-2) at CREC (5-3), at Comp Sci, 6 p.m., Friday: CREC was riding high after a win over Rockville but crashed last week with a 54-28 loss to North Branford. CREC is currently in ninth place in the Class SS standings and needs a win to climb back into the top 8 spots. Weaver is sitting in the fifth spot in Class L.

Lyman Hall (7-1) at Guilford (7-1), Friday, 7 p.m.: The third-ranked team in Class M (Guilford) faces the fourth-ranked team in Class M (Lyman Hall). Lyman Hall’s only loss was to Law while Guilford lost to Cheshire.

Maloney (5-3) at Southington (5-3), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: Coming off a big win over Windsor, Southington is ranked sixth in Class LL ahead of Danbury (5-3) and West Haven (4-4). Maloney is currently ranked 10th place in L behind two 5-3 teams, Amity and Fairfield Ludlowe. Both CCC teams need this win.

South Windsor (6-2) at Glastonbury (5-3), Friday, 6:30 p.m.: South Windsor has won its last six games after losing its first two to Hall and Windsor. Glastonbury has won its last two, including a 33-20 victory over Maloney last week.

Hartford HealthCare plans to invest $312 million in Manchester Memorial and Rockville General over the next three years and operate the two hospitals under one license, according to new documents filed with the state this week.

Rockville General would become a “campus” of Manchester Memorial under the plan, submitted as part of an emergency application to the state Office of Health Strategy. Hartford HealthCare seeks approval of its $86.1 million purchase of the two hospitals, now operated by bankruptcy Prospect Medical Holdings.

Asked about the status of services at Rockville General Hospital and other details in the application, Hartford HealthCare replied with a statement: “We are unable to comment at this time due to pending regulatory review.”

A new law requires the state to decide on the emergency application within 60 days, so the two hospitals could be under new ownership as soon as Dec. 27. Once the deal is finalized, Hartford HealthCare would become the largest hospital system in the state by many measures.

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Hartford HealthCare gained the approval of a bankruptcy judge on Oct. 24, setting in motion the process to gain final approvals for the deal.

The Connecticut hospitals have reported mounting debts and safety issues in recent months as for-profit Prospect attempts to unwind its hospital properties amid a debt burden between $1 billion and $10 billion.

“To ensure patient safety and continuity of care, integration planning will be focused on stabilizing operations and addressing matters that require immediate attention,” the application states.

Acquiring Manchester Memorial and Rockville General will help address Hartford HealthCare’s “urgent need for additional beds and operating rooms,” the application states.

“This proposal will help relieve capacity constraints at Hartford Hospital and is extremely important to both the elderly and infirm populations and those who have limited means of transportation,” the document continues. “Those Prospect ECHN patients who left their communities to seek care at Hartford Hospital will regain trust in their local community hospital.”

Hartford HealthCare plans to invest first in IT systems, behavioral health, expansion of vascular and orthopedic surgical services and the development of an inpatient rehabilitation unit, according to the application. The system plans to spend $277 million in the first two years after acquiring the hospitals, and another $35 million in the third year.

Hartford HealthCare's plan comes in the same week that the two hospitals, known collectively as the Eastern Connecticut Health Network, experienced “irregular activity” on their IT network that resulted in protective measures that took the inpatient electronic health record system offline for a brief period this week, spokesperson Nina Kruse said on Wednesday.

“These safeguards worked exactly as intended — isolating the issue and blocking any access to our network,” Kruse said.

A 2023 cyberattack at Prospect’s Connecticut hospitals compromised the confidential information of 110,000 state residents.

“The sites have numerous aging IT platforms that will be enhanced,” the Hartford HealthCare application said, adding that patient records will be transferred to the Epic platform used by larger health systems including Yale New Haven Health and Northwell Health/Nuvance.

Weeks before officially winning the auction for the hospitals in bankruptcy court on October 16, Hartford HealthCare consolidated Rockville General under Manchester Memorial’s license, the application stated, forming an entity referred to as “HHC MMH.”

“Upon approval of this Application, HHC MMH will maintain two main hospital campuses (one in Rockville and one in Manchester,” the application states.

Few details were offered in the application on the impact of the consolidation, although Hartford HealthCare does outline one proposal: “Potential opportunities include expanding inpatient behavioral health to fill the 30-bed empty unit at the (Rockville General) campus.”

Manchester Memorial would be the location of a new inpatient rehabilitation facility and the expansion of a unit offering gastrointestinal procedures like endoscopies and colonoscopies, according to the application.

A priority would also be expanding Hartford HealthCare medical services in the area outside of the two hospitals “in more cost-effective settings,” the application said.

Liese Klein is a reporter with CT Insider focusing on the business of health care. She has covered business in Connecticut for 15 years and previously worked at The Hartford Business Journal, New Haven Biz, Business New Haven, the New York Daily News, the Asahi Evening News in Tokyo and the Miami Herald.

If you were paying close attention to Bring Me The Horizon‘s North American headlining tour announcement this morning, you likely noticed that the British alternative metal band have been added to the bills of next year’s ‘Sonic Temple Festival‘ and ‘Welcome Rockville‘. As it turns out, Bring Me The Horizon will be serving as a headliner at each of those respective festivals.

On top of that, their entire touring package will also be playing both fests, meaning Motionless In White, The Plot In You and Amira Elfeky will also be joining those stops. Bring Me The Horizon will be headlining ‘Welcome To Rockville‘ in Daytona Beach, FL on May 09th, at the ‘Sonic Temple Festival‘ on Columbus, OH on May 16th.

While full lineups for both of those festivals are pending, the following artists have been revealed as of press time.

‘Welcome To Rockville‘ 2026 lineup (in no particular order:

My Chemical Romance (headliner)Bring Me The Horizon (headliner)Motionless In WhiteSevendustAll That RemainsThe Plot In YouSalivaNonpointSpineshankIll NiñoPrimer 55Amira Elfeky

‘Sonic Temple Festival‘ 2026 lineup (in no particular order):

My Chemical Romance (headliner)

Bring Me The HorizonCoheed And Cambria Dance Gavin DanceChiodosAtreyuSenses FailMotionless In WhiteHawthorne HeightsThe Plot In YouLorna ShorePaleface SwissAttilaChelsea GrinBrand Of SacrificeDisembodied TyrantElectric CallboyWe Came As RomansThe Plot In YouMake Them SufferBloodywoodConquer DivideBehemothDethklokCradle of FilthDying FetusCattle DecapitationSuffocationNekrogoblikonStone Temple PilotsBlack Label SocietySevendustP.O.D.SalivaSOiLAmira Elfeky

It’s called the gateway to the town.

After decades of abandonment and decay, the historic complex of Rockville mills in the northern end of Vernon soon could be getting closer to restorations as part of a 214-unit apartment complex along with shops, a restaurant and small businesses.

Vernon is seeking contractors for a multimillion-dollar environmental cleanup of Daniels Mill, perhaps the most contaminated of the 19th century textile mills that are planned for redevelopment.

If a qualified bidder were to step forward to do the work within the project budget, work on cleaning the Daniels building could be under way as soon as October.

The town has wanted to reuse the long-empty fabric mills, partly as a way to build Rockville’s economy and partly as a way to beautify that section of town.

Town consultants have created a conceptual plan showing 214 apartments spread between the Daniels Mill, the adjacent Anacoil Mill and the Amerbelle complex. All three shuttered after they ended production nearly 75 years ago.

“These mills are the gateway to Rockville and this project will transform and further enhance our downtown,” Mayor Dan Champagne said in a statement. “I have been working for more than eight years to clean up and redevelop these blighted properties.”

Many residents cherish the old brick-and-wood mills as a visual centerpiece of Rockville as well as a reminder of that area’s long-ago moniker of Loom City. But like abandoned mills and factories across the state, Rockville’s buildings are decaying as many years of neglect and leaky roofs pile up.

“We’re fighting the clock,” said Shaun Gately, Vernon’s development director.

Gately is optimistic that if a bidder is selected this month and begins work in early fall, the Daniels building can be salvaged.

Gately has been working with the state to arrange a comprehensive cleanup of the Daniels building, which suffered the most extensive contamination because it was used as a paint factory and for other pollution-intensive industrial operations after textile production ended. All of the wood inside — floors, beams, pillars and more — is contaminated and must be replaced.

Vernon officials and developer John Gumpert envision using Daniels for apartments and as the amenities center for the complex. The vast majority of the 214 units would be spread across the much larger Anacoil and Amerbelle properties. Tentative plans indicate 157 units would be built within the mill buildings, and another 57 would be in new buildings planned for the property.

Gately estimated Wednesday that if remediation progress is steady, the project could have its first wave of apartments ready for tenants in as little as five years. But he cautioned that there are still numerous development hurdles ahead.