🌱 How one Stafford Springs mill aims to put Connecticut wool on top.

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Stafford Springs mill aims to put Connecticut wool on top.

Also on today's calendar: Jay Day - Fall Family Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 58 and low of 27 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 31.
• Sunday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘I'm trying to export Connecticut to the world': Inside one man's wool dream (thehour.com) — Stafford Springs’ historic Warren Mills complex has been reborn as American Woolen, where owner Jacob Long is betting big on reviving high-end textile manufacturing in town. From military uniform contracts to New England–inspired luxury fabrics, he’s trying to turn this local factory into a hub that showcases Connecticut-made wool to buyers across the country and overseas.
   

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📸 Around Stafford Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 25

• Jay Day - Fall Family Festival →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  11:00 am
• Take Note! →
  Grace Episcopal Church, 7 Spring St, Stafford
  3:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• 🎸 America & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Tribute — Oct. 29! →
  The Barn at Wight Farm, 420 Main St, Sturbridge
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 24

• Trick-or-Treat on Main Street →
  Main Street, Stafford Springs
• Friends Annual Used Book Sale →
  Stafford Springs CT
  10:00 am
• Trick or Treat on Main Street →
  Stafford Springs CT
  4:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• 2026 Fall Motorcycle Swap Meet →
  Stafford Springs CT
  7:00 am

Monday October 26

• Rotary: Interact →
  Stafford Springs CT
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 27

• Stafford Prevention Coalition →
  Stafford Springs CT
  5:00 pm
• Hula-Ween! →
  Stafford Springs CT
  6:00 pm
• Everyone Has a Story: How to Start Writing Without Knowing How →
  Stafford Springs CT
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• Wapping Community Church Annual Craft Fair →
  Wapping Community Church, 1790 Ellington Rd, South Windsor
  9:00 am

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📣 Stafford Springs Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Stafford Springs. Apply here.
• Red Robin posted a job opening for Dishwashers in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

• Wednesday's boys cross country conference meets: Sullivan, Bianchi, Hines, Lowery win individual titles (ctpost.com)
• Sustainability Isn't Scary: Five Ways To Make Halloween Sustainable (hercampus.com)

Tolland

• SBM Charitable Foundation (insidephilanthropy.com)
• Tolland's September Employment Data Released, Here's What The Numbers Reveal (patch.com)
• Connecticut leaders honor former lieutenant governor Nancy Wyman at memorial ceremony (fox61.com)

Somers

• Here Are Recent Home Sales In Ellington, Somers (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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