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CHESHIRE, CT — The main election event is set for November, but there is a preliminary bout Cheshire residents will weigh in on this month.

Winners of Connecticut’s Aug. 13 primary races will advance to become their party’s banner bearer in the general election.

In Cheshire, residents who are registered Republicans can vote for one of two candidates to challenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Gerry Smith, the first selectman of Beacon Falls, is running against Manchester native, businessman and Navy veteran Matthew Corey.

Absentee ballots are available online here.

Aug. 2 is the earliest deadline, and affects unaffiliated voters seeking to vote during the early voting period before the primary — Aug. 5 to Aug. 11 — to file party enrollment application.

Aug. 12 is the deadline for issuing absentee ballots, outside of special exceptions for those overseas or ill.

There is more information on the absentee ballot process at the Secretary of the State website here.

Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 13.

UNION, CT — Road debris in the northernmost reaches of Tolland County caused a wild crash over the weekend, state police said.

The crash took place at 5:48 a.m. Sunday, state police said.

According to a crash report, a 2009 Scion Xd being driven by a 20-year-old West Hartford man was heading west on Interstate 84 in Union when the compact car hit debris on the road.

The driver then lost control of the car and it hit a flashing marker on the left shoulder, caromed across three lanes, struck mile marker 91.4, rolled up an embankment and then landed on the right shoulder, according to a crash report.

The driver declined medical treatment at the scene, and was warned for a lane violation, according to a crash report.