🌱 Patch AM: Stafford's TTM Technologies Awarded Additional Defense Contract

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In today's newsletter:

• New Navy radar contract boosts Stafford's growing defense manufacturing hub
• Ten new Stafford and Willington businesses bring fresh energy to town

Also on today's calendar: The Light Within and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Turning sunny; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stafford's TTM Technologies Awarded Additional Defense Contract (patch.com) — Stafford's TTM Technologies has secured another sizable share of Navy SPY-6 radar work, landing 6 percent of a new $511 million contract after a similar award in July. With about 1,000 employees at its Stafford and Stafford Springs facilities, the company's growing defense role underscores how federal submarine and radar programs are fueling long-term manufacturing jobs and training pipelines in the region.
   

• Film Production Company Among 10 New Stafford And Willington Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — Stafford residents can look forward to a wave of new local enterprises, including Sugar & Cyanide Entertainment, a film and video production company based in Stafford Springs. Five fresh businesses registered in Stafford during September, all with Stafford Springs addresses, adding to a diverse mix of services and shops shared with neighboring Willington.
   

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Saturday October 10
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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Tag Sale →
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Tuesday October 6
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• From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton →
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Wednesday October 7
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Thursday October 8
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Friday October 9
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Tuesday October 13
• Stafford Springs Cemetery Association →
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  5:30 pm
• Snowmobile Club →
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Wednesday October 14
• Little Rockstars Storytime →
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Manufacturing Associate in Stafford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Tolland

• Tribute Scheduled To Honor Life Of Former Connecticut Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman (patch.com)
• Tolland's Birch Grove Project Mentioned Prominently In Federal Sentencing Of Former State Official (patch.com)

Ellington

• Chalkboard to Smart Board: Improving Computer Competence Among Ellington Middle School Teachers (nova.edu)

Vernon

• Vegetable Farm Among 26 New Vernon Businesses Registered In September (patch.com)
• New Restaurant Featuring 'West African Flavors' Officially Opens In Vernon (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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