🌱 Patch AM: Stafford's Sickle And Saw Farm Goes On The Market

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

In today's newsletter:

• Nearly 90-acre Stafford farm with log home hits the market
• How a hometown racer turned Stafford Speedway dreams into a landmark win.

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

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun with a shower or two, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stafford's Sickle And Saw Farm Goes On The Market (patch.com) — Stafford residents may be intrigued that Sickle and Saw Farm, a nearly 90-acre working property on Dunay Road with pastures, woodlands and waterfront, is now listed for $1.1 million. The listing highlights a 1997 log home, a former dairy barn with 23 stanchions, extensive trails, and amenities that could appeal to farmers, horse owners, or buyers seeking rural space in town.
   

• Teddy Hodgdon is still soaking in his 'career-defining moment' in the Modified Tour's return to Stafford Speedway (nascar.com) — A recent NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Stafford Speedway in Stafford Springs gave 25-year-old driver Teddy Hodgdon a breakthrough, come-from-behind victory in the GAF 150. Hodgdon, who grew up attending and racing at Stafford, calls the win his career-defining moment and a dream realized after years of competing and honing his skills at the local track.
   

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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

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🗓 Events Nearby

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
• Art Exhibit: Anatomy of Obscurity by David Grable
  Arts of Tolland , 22 Tolland Grn, Tolland, CT 06084, USA
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Town Offices Closed for Labor Day! →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
• Senior Center Closed →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
Tuesday September 8
• Tax Collector's Office is Closed Today! →
  Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Stafford PatchAM possible:

• Allied Drain Cleaning — (860) 798-8200
• Johnson Memorial Hospital — (860) 684-4251

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tolland Public Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian (Per diem position) in Tolland. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somers

• 2026 CIAC boys soccer predictions: Picking state champions before the season begins (nhregister.com)

Tolland

• 25 CIAC boys soccer players to watch during the 2026 season (nhregister.com)

Ellington

• Ellington Bookkeeper Admits Stealing $750K From CT Law Firm, Could Serve Decades In Prison (dailyvoice.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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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