🌱 Patch AM: Pavement Marking Work Planned For Route 83 In Glastonbury

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In today's newsletter:

• Overnight Route 83 work will change traffic patterns in Glastonbury
• How will the Route 83 bridge project change Manchester Road flooding?

Also on today's calendar: FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pavement Marking Work Planned For Route 83 In Glastonbury (patch.com) — Overnight pavement marking work is set to begin on Route 83 in Glastonbury this Sunday, bringing new centerline rumble strips and fresh epoxy markings through early November. Drivers using this busy local route should expect nighttime lane controls, follow signs and traffic personnel, and allow extra time while crews complete the Central Connecticut safety project.
   

• Public Information Meeting on Construction of Bridge Carrying Rt 83 over brook in Glastonbury (ct.gov) — State transportation officials are planning a virtual public meeting on September 29 about replacing the Route 83 bridge over a brook in Glastonbury, a project aimed at reducing storm flooding near Manchester Road and Mountain Road. Residents can join by phone or online, request language assistance, and submit comments through mid‑October as the $2 million project moves toward a 2028 construction start.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glastonbury

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• FAMILY FEST by Lutz Children's Museum →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Harvest Time →
  The Historical Society Of Glastonbury, 972 Main St, Glastonbury
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• CT FCRV Volunteers at Terryville Lions Country Fair →
  9:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Heroes on the Square →
  The Shops at Somerset Square, 140 Glastonbury Blvd, Glastonbury
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• North American Festival of Wales Opening Ceremony →
  , Springfield
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am
• Meg's Movies: Dead Poets Society →
  Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main St, Glastonbury
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am
Sunday September 6
• North American Festival of Wales →
  Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• FULL day schedule
  Breakthrough Magnet School, South Hartford, CT 06106
  8:30 am
• Chair Aerobics →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
  9:00 am
• Congregate Lunch Program →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
  11:50 am
• Table Tennis (aka Ping Pong) →
  Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Glastonbury Resident Joins CTMEETINGS as Director of Sports Sales/Chief Marketing Officer —Laura Soll Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• SILK CITY JAZZ BAND to Bring Big Band Swing to Connecticut (broadwayworld.com)
• Winners, losers from Premier League Week 1: Man United, Chelsea top list (nbcconnecticut.com)
• CT Firefighter Remembered on 48th Anniversary of Line-of-Duty Death (firefighternation.com)

East Hartford

• PLT Programs (ct.gov)

Hartford

• Hartford Wolf Pack celebrating 30th season in CT with promotion-filled schedule (fox61.com)
• Hartford students get loud first-day welcome from Calling All Brothers (nbcconnecticut.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 jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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