New Store Launched By Glastonbury Resident + Schools Earn Praise

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Brian McCready, your host of the Glastonbury Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 63 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories today in Glastonbury:

Glastonbury resident opening new store

Glastonbury resident, Ashley Sodipo, is opening Pink Flamingo Party Co., a party supply store in West Hartford, according to Hearst CT. According to the company's Facebook page, the business is a "fun party boutique! We believe that every day should be celebrated in a bold way."(Read more at Torrington Register Citizen) and (You can visit the Pink Flamingo Party Co.'s website here and there is a whole tab dedicated to Halloween).

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Shared by Glastonbury Public Schools:

Glastonbury Public Schools Excels in Rankings

Niche ranked Glastonbury Public Schools highly again this year. The rankings compare our school district regionally, across the state, and nationally.

There are many data points that can be used in evaluating a school system and this is just one source for measuring our success. We are proud of how Glastonbury Public Schools prepares our students for the futures that await them. And we are happy to be recognized for the hard work of staff across our district.

Glastonbury is ranked No. 1 in Connecticut for best school districts for athletes and No. 3 for safest school districts, and No. 5 for best overall school district in the state.

You can view all of Glastonbury's rankings by clicking here.

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Today in Glastonbury:

• Monaco Ford Annual Car Show & 50/50 Raffle! (4:00 PM)
• Books on Tap - Welles Turner Memorial Library (6:00 PM)

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Glastonbury Patch Notebook

• CT River Valley Chamber: "Presented by: Jairo C. Lemos of Gateway Financial Partners SPARC Talks are a podcast style interview that is aired LIVE on the CT River Valley Chamber & SPARC Facebook pages. All you have to do is log on, follow the page, and you will be..." (Facebook)
• Villari's Martial Arts of Glastonbury CT: "🎉CONGRATULATIONS TO BRAM🎉 for earning his 🔥Certificate of Accomplishment🔥 for SELF-CONTROL! 🥋 He has been doing such a great job and doing his best every single CLASS. 🤗 We are so PROUD of you Bram‼️💪 reach GOALS, realize POTENTIA..." (Facebook)
• Glastonbury Apple Harvest & Music Festival: "Here's who we're looking forward to seeing at this year's festival! More info at glastonburyapplefest.com ❤" (Facebook)
• Glastonbury Parks and Recreation Department: "Looks like the weather is finally going to cooperate! Join us for this FREE Movie Night on the Riverfront Community Center Fairgrounds at 6:45 p.m. tonight!" (Facebook)
• CT River Valley Chamber: "Here's who we're looking forward to seeing at this year's festival! More info at glastonburyapplefest.com ❤" (Facebook)
• Mathnasium of Glastonbury: "When you realize the sessions at #Mathnasium are paying off… 😃🌟 #MathTutoring #CLTM" (Facebook)
• Glastonbury Family YMCA: "📢 🗓TODAY📢🗓 Have you ever wanted to work with children? Would you like a Free Y Membership? Join Us! 🗓 September 29 ⏰ 6:30 pm on Zoom Find open positions listed https://www.ghymca.org/employm... Zoom Link: https://us06web.com.us/j/86..." (Facebook)
• CT River Valley Chamber: "SPARC TALKS: "Your History is not Your Future," coming this Thursday! Register here: https://conta.cc/3kOL1cT" (Facebook)

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— Brian McCready

About me: I have been Patch's regional manager for Connecticut's 76 hyperlocal sites since June, 2014.

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