🌱 Patch AM: Farmington's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know

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

In today's newsletter:

• Plan your year with Farmington's 2026-27 school calendar highlights
• What repeated audits say about UConn Health's spending in Farmington
• Why a Bridgeport death investigation now centers on Farmington's medical examiner

Also on today's calendar: St. James Fall Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Thursday: Humid with variable clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Farmington's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know (patch.com) — Families in Farmington can now plan ahead with key dates from the 2026-27 public school calendar, including the Aug. 31 first day of classes and a tentative June 11 last day. The schedule also highlights major breaks and holidays, helping parents coordinate vacations, childcare, and activities around the school year.
   

• Waste of the Day: Audits Flag UConn Payments (realclearinvestigations.com) — Audits of UConn Health in Farmington have repeatedly flagged nearly $700,000 in questionable payouts for unused compensatory time, some apparently barred by state policy or union contracts. For Farmington-area taxpayers and employees, the findings raise concerns about payroll controls, oversight, and how one of the town's largest institutions manages public money and high executive salaries.
   

• Body pulled from Beardsley Park pond in Bridgeport Sunday, officials say (nhregister.com) — State officials are turning to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Farmington to identify a badly decomposed body recovered from Beardsley Park's Bunnell's Pond in Bridgeport. An autopsy there should clarify how the man died and help confirm his identity, as detectives review missing persons cases and ask the public for any tips that might assist the investigation.
   

📸 Around Farmington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Farmington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• St. James Fall Fair →
  3 Mountain Rd, Farmington
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Flagpole Ceremony (Gr. 1-5)
  Bugbee Elementary School front circle
  8:35 am
Thursday August 27
• Fiber Arts Circle
  Farmington Library 71 Main St, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
  10:00 am
• Spaceballs Pizza Party!
  Farmington Library 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
  6:00 pm
• PTO Ice Cream Social (8/28 is the rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Tots and Tunes
  Farmington Library 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
  9:30 am
Saturday August 29
• Maker 101: DIY Suncatchers
  Farmington Library 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Farm, Fire, & Ice Festival →
  Sub Edge Farm, 199 Town Farm Rd, Farmington
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Movers and Groovers
  Barney Library 71 Main St, Farmington, CT, 06032, US
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Jon Swift Concert →
  Farmington Library, 6 Monteith Dr, Farmington
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Early Harvest Moon Gathering: Gratitude & Release Soundscape Meditation →
  Farmington Library, 6 Monteith Dr, Farmington
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Walk With Friends To A Beat →
  Farmington Community Center, 321 New Britain Ave, Farmington
  7:00 pm

📣 Farmington Shout Outs!

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• Readings By Karen, LLC — (860) 665-8024
• Action Carpet & Floor Covering — (860) 651-8406
• Stanley-Whitman House — (860) 677-9222
• US Horse Welfare and Rescue Org — (860) 593-4298
• Simsbury Dental Associates — 8602170544
• UConn Health
• Carol Presutti Team - Realtors — (860) 214-5567
• Stepping Stones Educational Center, Inc — (860) 693-6294

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Apparently there is a group of college kids in Talcott Forest Road Condominium complex chasing and looking for a frightened bear cup.
  Went to check by where I am but didn't see them as they are most likely running/walking around Talcott Forest & prefer not to actively look for them… (Nextdoor The Forest)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Farmington. Apply here.
• Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation posted a job opening for Total Loss Claims Representative in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmington here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• Visual Preferences (20th Century: 1963) (blogspot.com)
• Visual Preferences (20th Century: 1955) (blogspot.com)
• East Hartford high school football preview 2026 (thehour.com)

West Hartford

• New West Hartford Restaurant To Celebrate Grand Opening This Week (patch.com)

Hartford

• Hartford Police Identify Woman Killed In Stabbing Monday: UPDATE (patch.com)
• Man In His 20s Shot In Hartford: Police (patch.com)

Ok Farmington! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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