🌱 Patch AM: How a new Navy radar contract boosts jobs in Stafford.

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new Navy radar contract boosts jobs in Stafford.

Also on today's calendar: The Light Within and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 69, low: 39.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stafford's TTM Technologies Awarded Additional Defense Contract (patch.com) — A major local employer, TTM Technologies in Stafford and Stafford Springs, has secured 6 percent of a new $511 million Navy radar contract, reinforcing hundreds of advanced manufacturing jobs in town. Federal leaders say the deal highlights Stafford's growing role in Connecticut's defense industry and the importance of continued investment in local manufacturing training programs.
   

📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• The Light Within →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• M&J Bus Company →
  Stafford CT
  9:30 am
• From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton →
  Stafford CT
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Little Rockstars Storytime →
  Stafford CT
  10:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Move and Groove Storytime →
  Stafford CT
  10:30 am
• Stafford Education Association →
  Stafford CT
  3:30 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  Stafford CT
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Parents & Playtime →
  Stafford CT
  10:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• Stafford Springs Cemetery Association →
  Stafford CT
  5:30 pm
• Snowmobile Club →
  Stafford CT
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Little Rockstars Storytime →
  Stafford CT
  10:30 am
Thursday October 15
• Move and Groove Storytime →
  Stafford CT
  10:30 am
• SCC →
  Stafford CT
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Manufacturing Associate in Stafford. Apply here.
• Beacon Bank posted a job opening for Teller Supervisor in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somers

• Anthony Flannery Gets Second Consecutive SK Modified Victory At NAPA Championship Night At Stafford (racedayct.com)

Tolland

• Tribute Scheduled To Honor Life Of Former Connecticut Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman (patch.com)
• Inside Week 4 of CIAC football: Unbeatens, an A+ grade and a turnabout (ctinsider.com)
• Ex-CT official Kosta Diamantis responds to 7-year prison sentence from Greece (newsbreak.com)

Ellington

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

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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