🌱 Patch AM: How a $6.29M land listing could reshape Avon’s Route 44 gateway

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• How a $6.29M land listing could reshape Avon's Route 44 gateway

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 25-acre development site on Canton-Avon line listed for $6.29M (hartfordbusiness.com) — A large 25.5-acre development site straddling the Canton–Avon line, including a 3.4-acre residentially zoned parcel on West Avon Road, has been listed for $6.29 million. The land's split zoning could shape whether Avon ultimately sees new homes, mixed-use development, or mostly Canton-based commercial projects near The Shops at Farmington Valley.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• West Hartford's Sunday Farmers Market →
  50 S Main St, West Hartford
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• St. James Fall Fair →
  3 Mountain Rd, Farmington
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Avon Boy Scout Troop 274 Can & Bottle Drive →
  West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Rd, Avon
  8:00 am
• Avon Volunteer Fire Department Open House →
  365 Huckleberry Hill Rd, Avon
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• PGS PTO Board meeting
  Avon Free Public Library Board Room, 2nd Floor, 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  10:00 am
• C&C: Conversation & Camaraderie (in-person)
  Avon Free Public Library Atrium, First Floor Reference Area, 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  10:30 am
• Do, Re, (You &) Me! Outside on the Library Lawn- September & October 2026
  Avon Free Public Library Library Lawn, 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  11:00 am
• Teen Nintendo Switch Tournament
  Avon Free Public Library Teen Room, 281 Country Club Rd CT, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  3:30 pm
• 3D Design and Printing
  Avon Free Public Library Computer Lab, 1st Floor, 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  4:00 pm
• Girl Scout Troop 66104
  Avon Free Public Library Board Room, 2nd Floor, 281 Country Club Road Connecticut, Avon, CT, 06001, United States
  5:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Red Cross Blood Drive →
  West Avon Congregational Church, 280 Country Club Rd, Avon
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Nicole DeSanti Demonstration →
  Avon Town Hall, 60 W Main St, Avon
  6:30 pm

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• Ethan Allen — (860) 693-8372
• Simsbury Dental Associates — 8602170544
• Action Carpet & Floor Covering — (860) 651-8406
• Rob Faber Photography, LLC — (860) 431-3464
• Kevin Palmer Painting, LLC. — (860) 658-2441
• Readings By Karen, LLC — (860) 665-8024
• US Horse Welfare and Rescue Org — (860) 593-4298
• UConn Health
• Carol Presutti Team - Realtors — (860) 214-5567
• Dustless Hardwood Floors LLC — (860) 993-7657
• Stepping Stones Educational Center, Inc — (860) 693-6294

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• Twigs lounge.
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• Can anyone recommend a bathroom remodel contractor?
  I need a consultation on troubleshooting and repairing some wall tile work that I already had done. Need to have expertise with wall tiling. (Nextdoor Secret Lake)

• Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Avon. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Commission Clerk (P/T) in Simsbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

• Farmington Manufacturer Planning Move To Bristol (patch.com)

West Hartford

• West Hartford Poet Laureate To Host Unique Poetry Event Literally For The Birds (patch.com)

Canton

• Back To School: Canton PD Reminds Motorists Of School Bus Safety (patch.com)

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