🌱 Patch AM: Ellington Resident Wins Big On Lottery Ticket

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In today's newsletter:

• Ellington neighbor quietly cashes in a $100,000 lottery win

Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ellington Resident Wins Big On Lottery Ticket (patch.com) — An Ellington resident has claimed a $100,000 prize from the Connecticut Lottery, bringing a big win to the local community. The winning Ca$hword 2nd Edition ticket was bought at the Super Stop & Shop on Windsorville Road in nearby Vernon, and the prize was officially claimed on August 24.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Somers Veterans Coffeehouse Welcomes Capt. John M. Chan, USAF (Ret.) →
  Somers Department of Veterans Affairs, 600 Main St, Somers
  8:30 am
• Meet Your Community Organizations at the Ellington Farmers Market →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
• Ye Olde Blacksmith Shoppe →
  Maple Street & Pinney Road, Somers
  9:30 am
• Pony Days of Summer →
  Ellington CT
  12:00 pm
• Summer Sunset Vendor Fair →
  Four Town Fair Grounds, 56 Egypt Rd, Somers
  2:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Somers Women's Club Meeting →
  Somers Congregational Church Foundation Room, 599 Main St, Somers
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Salsa Saturday →
  Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
  9:00 am
Friday September 11
• $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Block Party →
  Old School Harley-Davidson, 398 Somers Rd, Ellington
  11:00 am
Friday September 18
• ForJoury - Tribute To Foreigner & Journey →
  Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main St, Broad Brook
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Hall Girls Varsity Soccer @ South Windsor →
  South Windsor High School, 161 Nevers Rd, South Windsor
  3:45 pm
• Thursday Night Thunder →
  Joanna's Restaurant, 145 Main St, Somers
  5:00 pm
• PTO Ice Cream Social (8/28 is the rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• BGP Meet and Greet
  Tolland Public Schools BGP
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness posted a job opening for Cleaner Janitor in Tolland. Apply here.
• Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. posted a job opening for Dockworker in Tolland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Willington woman who crashed into Coventry house sentenced for third OUI conviction (fox61.com)

Tolland

• Tolland Schedules Free Metal, Bulky Waste Pickup for October (patch.com)

Vernon

• New cameras in Vernon target drivers that unlawfully pass stopped school buses (fox61.com)
• Vernon School Resource Officer Riding In Style For 2026-27 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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