🌱 Patch AM: How a Glastonbury instructor is helping teens face summer driving dangers

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Glastonbury instructor is helping teens face summer driving dangers

Also on today's calendar: Tag Sale!! 5/23 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
• Sunday: Cool with rain at times, with a high of 58 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Police warn of '100 deadliest days' for teen drivers starting Memorial Day (wfsb.com) — A Glastonbury Driving School instructor is helping Connecticut State Police warn teens about the “100 deadliest days” on the roads between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when crashes spike. With extra patrols planned and curfews for under-18 drivers, parents and young drivers in Glastonbury are urged to take speeding, distraction, and late-night driving risks seriously this summer.    

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📸 Around Glastonbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glastonbury

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Super Sensory →
  Rooted Play Studio, 2450 Main St, Glastonbury
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 23

• Tag Sale!! 5/23 →
  28 Talcott Rd, Glastonbury
  8:00 am
• May Cake Decorating Class Glastonbury →
  Ben & Jerry’s, 41 Hebron Ave, Glastonbury
  10:00 am
• Experiment with Watercolor →
  Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main St, Glastonbury
  12:30 pm

Tuesday May 26

• Snow Date - All SMS Spring Concerts
  Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Road, Glastonbury
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 27

• Gr 8 Culminating FT Event - L.C.
  Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Road, Glastonbury
  8:00 am
• Art NHS at Art Show Reception
  Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury
  5:00 pm

Friday May 29

• An Evening of Magic with Las Vegas Magician Jason Bird →
  Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard St, Glastonbury
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Learn to Meditate →
  Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center, 450 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury
  11:00 am

Monday June 1

• Specialty Pastas →
  Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard St, Glastonbury
  6:00 pm
• Specialty Pastas →
  Glastonbury High School, 330 Hubbard St, Glastonbury
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• 18 Hole Stroll for Pancreatic Cancer Research →
  The First Tee of Connecticut, 55 Golf Club Rd, Cromwell
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Glastonbury. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• Manchester Traffic Signal Repairs May 21 To Affect Main Street Intersections (patch.com)
• Manchester Says Some Homeowners May See Revaluation Data Collectors At Their Properties (patch.com)
• Connecticut students crossing finish line of youth running program (wtnh.com)

East Hartford

• Snowball Developments continues CT expansion with $5.95M East Hartford warehouse buy (hartfordbusiness.com)

Rocky Hill

• Popular Restaurant In Rocky Hill Closes Abruptly (patch.com)

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Ok Glastonbury! 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: He saw the climate change! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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