🌱 Music and Movement and 11 more events

Hello Rockville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Rockville Rotary Blood Drive at 375 Center Gymnasium
• St Joseph's Church Goods & Services Auction
• RHS- Undergraduate Awards Evening at Vernon School District

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 59 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 57, low: 46.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.

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📸 Around Rockville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 14

• Rockville Rotary Blood Drive →
  375 Center Gymnasium, 375 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
  9:30 am

Saturday May 16

• St Joseph's Church Goods & Services Auction →
  33 West St, Vernon
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• RHS- Undergraduate Awards Evening
  Vernon School District Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• RHS- Junior & Senior Prom
  Vernon School District Glastonbury Hills Country Club, 239 Country Club Rd, South Glast
  5:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Music and Movement →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:00 am

Wednesday May 20

• Tween Advisory Group →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  4:00 pm
• RHS- Rock the Arts
  Vernon School District Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Family Crafternoon →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  4:00 pm
• Family Crafternoon In-Person →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Meet a Ballerina: The Little Mermaid →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Farmington Boys Varsity Lacrosse @ Tolland →
  Tolland High School, 1 Eagle Hill, Tolland
  4:00 pm
• RHS- Undergraduate Awards Evening
  Vernon School District Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
  6:00 pm
• Portland Varsity Baseball @ Ellington →
  Ellington High School, 37 Maple St, Ellington
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• New Moon Sound Meditation at AKC →
  American Karate Center, 175 West Rd #3, Ellington
  7:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial in Manchester. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher - Enfield Public Schools in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Vernon

• Vernon Planning 'Threads of Community' Mural for Downtown Rockville (patch.com)
• Drunken Driving Arrests Skyrocketing In Vernon (patch.com)

Tolland

• Adam's Adventure Playground To Temporarily Close For Surface Repairs (patch.com)

Manchester

• Manchester Woman, 34, Accused Of Giving Juvenile 'THC-Infused Cannabis Gummy': Cops (patch.com)
• Manchester Firefighters Recover Fall Victim In Dramatic Rescue After Fence Caves In (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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