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🌱 Patch AM: Wrong-Way Driver Intercepted In Glastonbury

Coming up on the Glastonbury Patch calendar: Alternative Medicine Lecture with Ralph La Guardia, MD

Sunday May 31st Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Police stop wrong-way DUI driver on Glastonbury Boulevard
  • How did Glastonbury’s Lauren Parret fare at the state meet?

Also on today's calendar: Alternative Medicine Lecture with Ralph La Guardia, MD and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: The top potato won what? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
  • Tuesday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wrong-Way Driver Intercepted In Glastonbury (patch.com) — Glastonbury police stopped a wrong-way driver on Glastonbury Boulevard in the early morning hours just after Memorial Day, finding the 50-year-old local man intoxicated. Officers arrested him on a DUI charge, and he is due in Manchester Superior Court on June 16. The swift response likely prevented a serious crash on a busy local roadway.    

• Greenwich boys, Fairfield Ludlowe girls win Class LL track and field championships (wtnh.com) — Glastonbury track fans will notice local runner Lauren Parret taking second in the girls 1,600 meters at the Class LL state championships in New Britain. The meet saw Greenwich boys and Fairfield Ludlowe girls capture team titles, with standout sprint and hurdle performances from schools across Connecticut as spring sports championships get underway.    


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday May 31
  • Pistol Permit Course
    Alpha Pistol - Pistol Permit Classes, 164 E Center St, Manchester
    9:00 am
  • Open Sketch with Live Model (clothed)
    Wethersfield Academy, 431 Hartford Ave, Wethersfield
    10:00 am
  • Opening Day: Coventry Farmers Market
    Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry
    10:00 am
  • Canceled: Phelps-Hatheway School of Floral Arts: Peonies with Debora Reynolds
    Phelps-Hatheway House, 55 S Main St, Suffield
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Connecticut Author Alika Hope Releases 'Some People Are Homes' —Alika Hope Read on Patch
  • Gilbane Building Company posted a job opening for Project Executive (Nationwide) in Glastonbury. Apply here.
  • The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Preschool Teacher in Glastonbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glastonbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

  • Investigation Into Assault At Park In Manchester Leads To Discovery Of Guns, Drugs: Police (patch.com)
  • Meet Mauricio Pochettino, the USMNT coach for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (nbcconnecticut.com)
  • The restaurant with the ‘best' prime rib in CT has been named. The new list has all 50 states. (courant.com)

East Hartford

  • Hoffman Automotive breaks ground on new standalone Lincoln dealership in East Hartford (fox61.com)
  • East Hartford family finds ball python inside apartment; father wrangles it to protect children (fox61.com)

Rocky Hill

  • Rocky Hill Fire Department Battles Condominium Fire (patch.com)

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: A championchip (Thank you Timothy G. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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