🌱 Patch AM: How Friday’s GAF 150 could shake up Stafford’s title chase

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In today's newsletter:

• How Friday's GAF 150 could shake up Stafford's title chase

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wayne Coury, Jr. Leaps Into Late Model Championship Contention at Stafford (speedwaydigest.com) — Stafford Speedway fans can catch Fairfield driver Wayne Coury Jr. chasing the Late Model championship after his first 2026 win vaulted him to third in points. Friday's GAF 150 brings the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour back to Stafford with full local divisions racing and both in-person tickets and FloRacing livestream available.
   

📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert →
  Storrs Congregational Church,
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Stained Glass Sea Turtle Workshop At Stafford Cidery →
  Stafford Cidery, 68 Main St, Stafford Springs
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• TOUR OF DESTRUCTION →
  Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Dime Bingo →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
  12:00 pm
• Thursday Night Thunder →
  Joanna's Restaurant, 145 Main St, Somers
  5:00 pm
• Board of Finance Meeting →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Ashford Town Offices - Room 104, Ashford
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• The Assessor's Office will be Closed on Friday's in August. →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
• BGP Meet and Greet
  Tolland Public Schools BGP
  8:30 am
• Dominoes →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
  1:00 pm
• NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour →
  Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Angelz Fury ROCKS Sonny's Place →
  Sonny's Place, 349 Main Street, CT-190, Somers
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Farmer's Market →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Pompey Hollow Park, Ashford
  10:00 am
Monday August 31
• WII Sports Bowling →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big Y posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Stafford. Apply here.
• Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. posted a job opening for Line Operator (Rotating Days - 12hr Shifts) in Stafford Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somers

• Fundraiser Launched For Children Of Father Killed In Somers (patch.com)
• Person sent to hospital after one-vehicle Somers crash on Route 190, police say (thehour.com)
• Pickleball In Ellington: What To Know Before You Hit The Court (patch.com)

Tolland

• Willington Woman Sentenced in Third Operating Under the Influence Case (ct.gov)
• Tolland Town Council Seeks Community Input With Sept. 1 Deadline (patch.com)

Ellington

• Labor Day In Ellington: What's Open, What's Closed (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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