🌱 Planning a Route 169 foliage drive right through Canterbury?

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• Planning a Route 169 foliage drive right through Canterbury?

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Your CT fall bucket list: 19 things to do, from leaf peeping to apple picking to state park hikes (ctpublic.org) — Canterbury sits right on scenic Route 169, one of Connecticut's top suggested fall drives, with classic barns, stone walls, and foliage just a short ride from your door. This statewide guide rounds up 19 ways to enjoy autumn, from orchards and state parks to ferries, trains, haunted history, and cozy drive-ins, offering plenty of day-trip ideas within easy reach of Canterbury.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canterbury

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Mario Adrion →
  Comix Comedy Club, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School →
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Raise Awareness for an Environmental Problem at Scotland Public Library →
  21 Brook Rd, Scotland
Monday October 5
• Plainfield Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Killingly →
  Killingly High School, 226 Putnam Pike, Dayville
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Plainfield Boys Varsity Soccer @ Montville →
  Montville High School, 800 Old Colchester Rd #1, Oakdale
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• October in Plainfield, Fall into Fun! - Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat →
  Lion's Park, Plainfield
• October in Plainfield, Fall into Fun! - Free Fall Family Swim →
  Town Hall Pool, Plainfield
  1:00 pm
Friday October 30
• Stimilon VET Ride Day In Central Village, CT →
  Central Cycle Club, 45 S Cady Ln, Central Village
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• In case anyone from Longview Estates is here.
  I got your package at Apt 28. Don't ask me how. I'll drop it off tomorrow around 1pm. (Nextdoor Canterbury Rd)

• Griswold Public Schools posted a job opening for Custodian, Part Time in Jewett City. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in CHAPLIN CT S30275 in Chaplin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canterbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plainfield

• 2 Plainfield schools under 'secure status' as police investigate nearby vehicle crash (wtnh.com)

Windham

• We spent a day in 6 Connecticut schools. Here's what stood out. (ctpost.com)

Willimantic

• 37 Manners Ave #1, Willimantic, CT 06226 (zillow.com)
• More Than Just Pizza: Retiring Domino's owner gave back to community (thechronicle.com)
• ECSU Geologist receives $270K to study climate-driven coastal erosion (thechronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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