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🌱 Patch AM: Students From Avon Named Semifinalists For Major Academic Honor

And on the Avon Patch calendar - 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event

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Good morning Avon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Avon High seniors earn elite National Merit semifinalist honors
  • Recent Avon-area obituaries honor lives and local family ties
  • How 356 new apartments could reshape Avon's town center area

Also on today's calendar: 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Saturday: Turning cloudy; not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Cool with periods of rain, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Students From Avon Named Semifinalists For Major Academic Honor (patch.com) — Avon residents can celebrate several Avon High School seniors who have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top 1 percent of students nationwide. These local scholars now move on in the 2027 competition, with a chance to earn part of $24 million in scholarships if they advance to finalist status this winter and spring.
   

• Recent Death Notices From Avon (patch.com) — Families in Avon are mourning several community members and relatives with local ties, including a longtime Avon School District cook manager and residents whose children and grandchildren still live in town. The notices share brief life stories, careers, and surviving family members, helping neighbors recognize recent losses and support those grieving.
   

• Boston developer eyes up to 356 apartments in multiphase Avon office park redevelopment (hartfordbusiness.com) — A major redevelopment at Avon's 20 Security Drive could bring up to 356 new apartments, including many affordable units, right by the town center and Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. Beacon Communities is converting a vacant office park into the Avon Village and Homes at Avon Park phases, backed by state, federal, and local tax agreement support, with construction stretching into 2030.
   

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  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Customer Service Associate in Avon. Apply here.
  • TPCC, LLC posted a job opening for Facility Housekeeper in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

  • Canton Scouts Invite Community To Farmington River Cleanup (patch.com)

Ok Avon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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