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π± Patch AM: Distinctive Stafford Home Blends Colonial Charm With Dramatic Vaulted Ceilings
And check out Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer on the Stafford Patch calendar

Hello again Stafford! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Distinctive Stafford Colonial with vaulted ceilings hits the market
Also on today's calendar: Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 77, low: 61.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Distinctive Stafford Home Blends Colonial Charm With Dramatic Vaulted Ceilings (patch.com) — Stafford house hunters may want to check out a distinctive two-bedroom Colonial on Chestnut Hill Road that blends classic charm with dramatic vaulted ceilings and a flexible walk-out basement. Listed for $329,900, the 1947 home offers an updated kitchen, Jack-and-Jill bathroom, fenced yard suited for homesteading, and a two-car attached garage right in town.
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📸 Around Stafford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford
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★ Featured events ★
- Tolland Green Farmer's Market Abundance Of Summer →
Tolland Green, Tolland
10:00 am
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
- Stained Glass Sea Turtle Workshop At Stafford Cidery →
Stafford Cidery, 68 Main St, Stafford Springs
6:00 pm - TOUR OF DESTRUCTION →
Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 19
📣 Stafford Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Stafford Speedway →
Stafford Motor Speedway, 55 West St, Stafford Springs
9:00 am - Country Steel @ Joanna's →
Joanna's Restaurant, 145 Main St, Somers
6:30 pm - Farmer's Market →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Pompey Hollow Park, Ashford
10:00 am - Hair dresser →
Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
9:30 am - Bread Donation →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
10:00 am - WII Sports Bowling →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Senior Center, Ashford
10:00 am - Conservation Commission Meeting →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Ashford Town Offices - Room 112, Ashford
7:00 pm - Tai Chi →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Knowlton Memorial Hall, Ashford
9:30 am - Babcock Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
Ashford, CT Calendar, Babcock Library Reading Room, Ashford
10:00 am - Congregate Lunch →
Ashford, CT Calendar Ashford, CT 06278
11:30 am
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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- Johnson Memorial Hospital — (860) 684-4251
- Allied Drain Cleaning — (860) 798-8200
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Kitchen Clerk in Stafford Springs. Apply here.
- National Health Care Associates Inc. posted a job opening for Dietary Aide in Stafford Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somers
- Local Event: Somers Veterans Coffeehouse Welcomes Capt. John M. Chan, USAF (Ret.) (patch.com)
- Man killed in Somers shooting 'would do anything for the people he cared about,' fundraiser says (nhregister.com)
Tolland
- CTDOT Planning $3 million replacement Of Route 30 Bridge Over Grants Brook in Tolland (patch.com)
- Online fundraiser launched to support family of New Hampshire woman killed in Tolland crash (wiltonbulletin.com)
Ellington
- Former Ellington First Selectman Returns To Town Board (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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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