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🌱 Patch AM: Tiny But Stylish Glastonbury Farmhouse Hits The Market For $289,900

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Good morning to you Glastonbury! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Charming 1800 farmhouse offers updated style in a compact Glastonbury package
  • Frontier fiber build brings new underground utility work to Glastonbury neighborhoods
  • What's new at Glastonbury's Apple Harvest & Music Festival this year?

Also on today's calendar: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tiny But Stylish Glastonbury Farmhouse Hits The Market For $289,900 (patch.com) — House hunters in Glastonbury can now check out a compact, 19th-century farmhouse on Manchester Road that blends historic charm with modern updates. The one-bedroom home features a remodeled kitchen, vaulted-ceiling living room with loft, spacious bedroom opening to a large deck, and a detached garage with storage, all on a modest in-town lot.
   

2. Frontier Expanding Fiber-Optic Network In Glastonbury With Utility Work Planned (patch.com) — Glastonbury residents will soon see Frontier crews expanding the town's fiber-optic network, starting near Hopewell and Matson Hill roads and extending through several residential neighborhoods. Multiple phases will roll out across streets like Steep Hollow Drive, Shoddy Mill Road, Wesleyan Road, and Fern Street, with flyers and the town engineering office available to answer questions about timing and impacts.
   

3. Glastonbury's Apple Harvest Festival celebrates its 51st year and 55 musical acts this October (fox61.com) — Glastonbury's Apple Harvest & Music Festival returns Oct. 16–18 with five music stages, 55 acts, and plenty of food trucks, rides, and craft vendors. Residents can enjoy the Harvest Pub beer and wine garden plus a Kid Zone, with full schedules posted on the festival's Facebook page.
   

4. NY woman used stolen identity to take $3,500 from Wethersfield bank, police say (nhregister.com) — A woman from New York is accused of using a stolen identity to withdraw $3,500 from a Wethersfield bank in 2024, and police say she was also arrested in Glastonbury that same day in a similar case. After being detained by New York Port Authority police earlier this month, she was extradited to Connecticut and faces multiple fraud and identity theft charges.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • U.S. Passport Day
    Connecticut's Old State House , 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103\
    9:00 am
  • Congregate Lunch Program →
    Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
    11:50 am
  • Summer Music Series featuring Michael Carabello
    Connecticut's Old State House , 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103\
    12:00 pm
  • Walk With Me →
    Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
    12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sheriff Jerry Sheridan stopped in to spend some time with Detention Deputy Class 999 as they prepare for graduation tomorrow.
    These men and women have spent months working hard, training and preparing to earn the badge and title of an MCSO Detention Deputy. Sheriff Sheridan… (Nextdoor )
  • Chopt Creative Salad Company posted a job opening for Kitchen Lead in Glastonbury. Apply here.
  • Challenger Sports posted a job opening for Soccer Coach in Glastonbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glastonbury here.

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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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