🌱 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Stafford Speedway
• NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford Motor Speedway
• Stained Glass Sea Turtle Workshop At Stafford Cidery at Stafford Cidery

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
• Saturday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 70 and low of 65 degrees.

📸 Around Stafford Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Stafford Speedway →
  Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour →
  Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Stained Glass Sea Turtle Workshop At Stafford Cidery →
  Stafford Cidery, 68 Main St, Stafford Springs
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• New Teacher Training
  Tolland Public Schools THS Library
  8:45 am
• Dime Bingo →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
  12:00 pm
• Thursday Night Thunder →
  Old School Harley-Davidson, 398 Somers Rd, Ellington
  5:00 pm
• Ashford Board of Education Meeting →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Ashford School - Room 16, Ashford
  7:00 pm
• Agriculture Commission Meeting →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Ashford Town Offices - Room 112, Ashford
  7:30 pm
Friday August 21
• The Assessor's Office will be Closed on Friday's in August. →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
• Lunch Bunch - Pintail Restaurant →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
  11:00 am
• Dominoes →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
  1:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Country Steel @ Joanna's →
  Joanna's Restaurant, 145 Main St, Somers
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Stafford

• How NASCAR settled on an American Racer tire combination for the final Modified Tour races of 2026 (nascar.com)

Tolland

• Teen Driver Charged With DUI After Crash At Tolland Green: State Police (patch.com)
• 1 Dead In Somers Shooting (patch.com)

Somers

• Homeowner accused of shooting and killing man in house with estranged wife, 2 children (kold.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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