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🌱 Patch AM: Manchester Road Race Again Giving Vets, Military Members, Special Recognition On Thanksgiving Morning

You won't want to miss Free Intro to Square dance Lessons on the Manchester Patch calendar

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Hi Manchester! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Veterans to be honored along Main Street at Manchester's Thanksgiving race
  • What Manchester Starbucks just closed—and where you can still get coffee
  • How to win Street Fighter movie tickets at Manchester's Parkade Cinemas

Also on today's calendar: Free Intro to Square dance Lessons and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 55.
  • Thursday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manchester Road Race Again Giving Vets, Military Members, Special Recognition On Thanksgiving Morning (patch.com) — Manchester's famed Thanksgiving Day Road Race will again spotlight veterans and active-duty military with a special Veterans Row tribute along Main Street. Registered service members and veterans can attend a pre-race reception at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, receive commemorative pins, and be honored as they run the course through downtown Manchester. Organizers expect thousands of participants for the 90th running of this hometown tradition.
   

• Starbucks closes two Connecticut stores as part of nationwide restructuring (ctpost.com) — Manchester residents lost the Starbucks at 350 Buckland St. in The Plaza at Buckland Hills as part of a nationwide restructuring, but three other locations in town remain open. The company says it is closing underperforming stores while retrofitting many others, and Manchester customers can still visit Starbucks on Demming Street, Spencer Street, and Buckland Hills Drive.
   

• ​Win Tickets To See Street Fighter Movie With Buck N Regg! (audacy.com) — You can win a family four-pack of tickets to see the Street Fighter movie at Parkade Cinemas & Entertainment in Manchester on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, by listening to Hot 93.7's Buck N Regg show this week. Winners must have an email address and a smartphone with a ticketing app to receive and use their tickets, and standard station contest and health-related rules apply.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I NEED HELP FROM ANYONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WITH KITTENS.
    I RESCUED 3 KITTENS TONITE. IM GUESSING 3WEEKS OLD. I RESCUED THE MOTHER AND SHE ECAPED OUT IF TGE CAGE WHEN INTRUED TO PUT KITTENS INSIDE. THEY… (Nextdoor West Side)
  • Connectly Recruiting posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving Associate in Manchester. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T1249) in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Hartford

  • Man dies after being shot multiple times inside East Hartford home (wfsb.com)
  • CRDA seeks to double annual state bond funding to $50M; cites robust development pipeline, rising costs (hartfordbusiness.com)
  • Syracuse vs UConn Picks and Prediction for Saturday October 3 2026 (picksandparlays.net)

South Windsor

  • Rollover crash on I-291 in South Windsor sends one to hospital, other occupants leave scene (wfsb.com)

Vernon

  • Uncooperative Driver Complicates Accident Scene In Vernon: Police (patch.com)

Ok Manchester! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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