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In today's newsletter:
- How to reserve your spot at Rocky Hill's veterans breakfast
Also on today's calendar: Connecticut Orchid Society Show & Sale "Orchid Harvest" and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Turning sunny; breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 39.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 25th Annual Support the Troops & Honor the Veterans Breakfast, Speaker TBA (businessdailynetwork.com) — A regional veterans' breakfast is coming to the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel in Rocky Hill on Nov. 2, giving local residents a chance to honor troops and veterans over breakfast. The 7 to 9 a.m. event costs $30, but currently serving troops can attend free with advance email registration, and chamber members can also request complimentary display tables.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rocky Hill
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Other local events
- Master AI & Automation to Amplify Your Efficiency →
65 Inwood Rd., Suite 2, Rocky Hill
10:00 am - Pizza & Postcard →
Rocky Hill Democratic Town Committee Headquarters, 825 Cromwell Avenue, Rocky Hill
5:30 pm - DTC Monthly Meeting →
Rocky Hill Town Council Chambers, 761 Old Main Street, Rocky Hill
7:00 pm - Connecticut Orchid Society Show & Sale "Orchid Harvest" →
Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill - Connecticut Orchid Society Show & Sale "Orchid Harvest" →
Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill
10:00 am - Join the Rocky Hill Fall Fest 2026! →
Elm Ridge Park Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, 376 Elm Street, Rocky Hill
3:00 pm - Tip-A-Cop hosted by Rocky Hill PD →
Wood-n-Tap - Rocky Hill, 12 Town Line Rd, Rocky Hill
4:00 pm - Oct. 24, St. Pius X Church Fair, Tag Sale & Free Hayrides →
Oct.24th St. Pius X Church Fair, Tag Sale & Free Hayrides
9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Tuesday October 20
Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rich Badowski Band at Pilgrim Manor →
Pilgrim Manor, 52 Missionary Road, Cromwell
2:00 pm - Connecticut Cryptids & Legends (America's 250th) →
Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main St, Glastonbury
6:30 pm - Turning the Cards: Tarot, Intuition & New Beginnings →
WDS Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield
7:00 pm - Chair Aerobics →
Newington, CT Calendar, Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street, Newington
9:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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- Oddfellows Playhouse — 8603476143
- Masonicare — (203) 679-5900
- Simsbury Dental Associates — 8602170544
- West Side Marketplace — 8605292200
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Wethersfield
- The Cheapest Beautiful Towns To Live In Connecticut (worldatlas.com)
- Dan Hurley headbutt scarecrow becomes a viral sensation (newsbreak.com)
Newington
- Week 4 Football Recaps: Southington wins big; Newington, Berlin continue skids (newbritainherald.com)
- Newington's Casadoro a finalist for CRAZIES (newbritainherald.com)
- A Tiltrotator Maker Joins the AEM Tour, and Shows How Much It Now Builds in the U.S. (heavyquipmag.com)
New Britain
- CCSU notches first win, opens conference play with dominant 45-14 victory over Wagner (newbritainherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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