🌱 Patch AM: How a Danbury driver turned Stafford Speedway into his dream victory.

Hi Stafford! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Danbury driver turned Stafford Speedway into his dream victory.

Also on today's calendar: Meditation: The Secret to Living a Joy Filled Life and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clearing, a t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
• Saturday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Teddy Hodgdon is still soaking in his 'career-defining moment' in the Modified Tour's return to Stafford Speedway (nascar.com) — Racing fans in Stafford Springs just saw hometown favorite track Stafford Speedway host a milestone NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win for 25-year-old Teddy Hodgdon. The Danbury driver, who grew up watching races at Stafford, charged from 23rd to first in the GAF 150, earning his first Tour victory and cementing the local track's place in his racing dreams.
   

📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Meditation: The Secret to Living a Joy Filled Life →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  10:30 am
Thursday September 17
• Dementia Dialogue Book Event with John Scully! →
  123 West Rd, Ellington
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 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
Thursday October 1
• Somers Girls Varsity Soccer @ Stafford →
  Stafford High School, 145 Orcuttville Rd, Stafford Springs
  4:00 pm

📣 Stafford Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Dime Bingo →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
  12:00 pm
• Coffee and Connect with Admin Kickoff
  Tolland High School THS Library
  6:00 pm
• Art Exhibit: Anatomy of Obscurity by David Grable
  Arts of Tolland 22 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084
  6:00 pm
• Ashford Board of Education Meeting →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Ashford School - Room 16, Ashford
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Tai Chi - Knowlton Memorial Hall →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Knowlton Memorial Hall 25 Pompey Hollow Rd., Ashford
  9:30 am
• Dominoes →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
  1:00 pm
• David Grable Opening Reception
  Arts of Tolland 22 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084
  7:00 pm
• Opening Reception: Art Exhibit- Anatomy of Obscurity by David Grabl
  Arts of Tolland , 22 Tolland Grn, Tolland, CT 06084, USA
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Farmer's Market →
  Ashford, CT Calendar, Pompey Hollow Park, Ashford
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Community Health Resources posted a job opening for Residential Counselor: Alden House- 2nd Shift!- 6895 in Enfield. Apply here.
• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somers

• Four Town Fair returns to Somers with tradition, competition and community (thereminder.com)
• CT student test scores tick upward but remain below pre-COVID era (ctpublic.org)

Tolland

• Bar Among 11 New Businesses Registered In Tolland In August (patch.com)

Ellington

• Ellington Woman Admits Stealing Nearly $754K From Law Firm (patch.com)

Ok Stafford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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