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🌱 Patch AM: Canton's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know
Happening soon: Simsbury Farms End of Summer Blast on the Canton Patch calendar
Greetings Canton! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Key 2026-27 dates every Canton school family should know
- How will Canton schools use their share of $500K in grants?
Also on today's calendar: Simsbury Farms End of Summer Blast and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
- Saturday: Not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Canton's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know (patch.com) — Families in Canton can now plan ahead with key dates from the 2026-27 public school calendar, including start and end dates, major holidays, and school breaks. The schedule outlines when different grades return, highlights Election Day and winter, spring, and Thanksgiving recesses, and notes the tentative last day of school. 
• Canton, Simsbury Schools Awarded $850K In State Special Education Grants (patch.com) — Canton schools are set to share $500,000 in new state special education funding with New Hartford, boosting local programming and facilities so more students with disabilities can learn closer to home. The grants, part of a larger statewide initiative, aim to ease special education costs while expanding services in Canton and neighboring districts.
📸 Around Canton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton
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★ Featured events ★
- Simsbury Farms End of Summer Blast →
Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex (100 Old Farms Rd),
8:40 pm
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Women's Torah & Tea →
Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest CT, 69 West St, Litchfield
11:30 am - Sinai and Civics: Class 3: Justice for All →
Interlaken Inn, 74 Interlaken Rd, Salisbury
7:15 pm - A Taste of Shabbat at the Kent Farmers Market | Complimentary Candles, Fresh Challah & Good Company →
Kent Welcome Center, 3 Railroad St, Kent
3:00 pm - Sinai and Civics: Class 4: Can Democracy Survive? →
Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest CT, 69 West St, Litchfield
10:00 am - ACCOC Walkie Talkies →
Lisa's Crown & Hammer Restaurant & Pub, 3 Depot St, Canton
1:00 pm - Sinai and Civics: Class 4: Can Democracy Survive? →
Heritage Hotel & Conference Ctr., 522 Heritage Rd, Southbury
10:15 am - Almost Full Corn Moon Hike →
Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Rd, Canton
7:45 pm - Sinai and Civics: Class 4: Can Democracy Survive? →
Interlaken Inn, 74 Interlaken Rd, Salisbury
7:15 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Canton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Charlotte D''Aleo: HS Band Camp
Regional School District 07 Northwestern High School - Auditorium
8:00 am - Throwback Keychain Making: Box Lanyards
Farmington Library 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
3:00 pm - Youth Diversion Team Meeting →
Bloomfield, CT Calendar Bloomfield, CT 06002-0337
3:00 pm - The No Book Book Club
Farmington Library 71 Main St, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
3:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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- Ethan Allen — (860) 693-8372
- Action Carpet & Floor Covering — (860) 651-8406
- Kevin Palmer Painting, LLC. — (860) 658-2441
- Simsbury Dental Associates — 8602170544
- US Horse Welfare and Rescue Org — (860) 593-4298
- UConn Health
- Stepping Stones Educational Center, Inc — (860) 693-6294
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Acura of Avon posted a job opening for Receptionist/Cashier in Canton. Apply here.
- Shake Shack posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Simsbury
- Bloomfield residents sue to remove town manager over Connecticut town's residency rule (ctpost.com)
- Portland motorcyclist who died in recent crash was 'kind to anyone he met,' family says (nhregister.com)
Avon
- Dog food recalled (bee-news.com)
- I Need Skeletons in My Closet (boomermagazine.com)
Ok Canton! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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