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🌱 Patch AM: How a West Simsbury teen went from local classrooms to national stage

Be sure to catch August savings are sailing away ⛵at Ethan Allen! on the Simsbury Patch calendar

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Good morning Simsbury! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a West Simsbury teen went from local classrooms to national stage

Also on today's calendar: August savings are sailing away ⛵at Ethan Allen! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
  • Tuesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• On the Cover (citylifestyle.com) — Simsbury readers will recognize West Simsbury native Maggie Peterson, a standout Ethel Walker School student and reigning Miss Connecticut Teen USA who's balancing pageants, academics, sports, and cancer-related volunteer work. The feature also spotlights Tariffville gym owner and international model Jessica Rafalowski Viggiano, whose "speakeasy" Trilogy Fitness operates from the Tariffville Mill and reflects her shift from global runways to local family-centered entrepreneurship.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bloomfield

  • Bloomfield Jam and Jelly Competition Set for Saturday (ottumwaradio.com)
  • Town-by-town real estate sales across CT. Everything you need to know (courant.com)

West Hartford

  • West Hartford Reaches Out To Local Nepalese Community After Deadly Floods (patch.com)
  • Elevator Rescue Training means a lot of moving parts for West Hartford firefighters (fox61.com)
  • West Hartford Neighborhood Works Toward Safer Streets with Bike Safety Event - We-Ha (we-ha.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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