🌱 Patch AM: West Suffield Resident Wins $40K Lottery Prize

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In today's newsletter:

• West Suffield player scores $40,000 from local gas station ticket
• Why Suffield's planners killed the 250-unit Ffyler Place proposal
• What's next for Suffield's rejected 250-unit Ffyler Place project?

Also on today's calendar: East Granby Community Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; rain in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Suffield Resident Wins $40K Lottery Prize (patch.com) — A West Suffield resident recently claimed a $40,000 prize from a Connecticut Lottery 200X 4th Edition scratch ticket. The winning ticket was sold at Gas Eddie LLC on Mountain Road in Suffield, highlighting a notable stroke of luck for a local player and business.
   

• Suffield Rejects Zoning Change Tied To 250-Unit Proposal (patch.com) — Suffield's Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously rejected a zoning text change that would have enabled up to 250 new rental units off Ffyler Place near the town center. After residents packed the hearing with concerns about traffic, schools, safety, and rural character, commissioners said the proposed 15-units-per-acre density was too intense, though the developer can return with a different plan.
   

• The 6 top developments to watch across Connecticut (thehour.com) — One of the week's top development stories is right in Suffield, where officials recently rejected zoning changes that could have allowed a 250-unit redevelopment on Ffyler Place. Nearly 200 residents crowded a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting before the unanimous vote, and the developer is now weighing other options for the 24-acre commercial site.
   

📸 Around Suffield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Suffield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• East Granby Community Day →
  Granbrook Park, 10 Granbrook Park Rd, East Granby
  11:00 am
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 17
• WLMS Parent Information Night
  Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks, CT 06096
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Evidence of Suffield's Earliest Inhabitants →
  West Suffield Academy Hall, 1499 Mountain Rd, Suffield
  1:00 pm
• Native American Artifacts →
  Academy Hall, 1499 Mountain Rd, West Suffield
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• WLHS Parent Information Night
  Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks, CT 06096
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Kiwanis Club Open House →
  Powder Hollow Brewery, 504 Hazard Ave, Enfield
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Varsity Soccer vs. St George School →
  Suffield Academy, 185 North Main Street, Suffield
  2:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Blood Drive →
  Second Baptist Church, 100 N Main St, Suffield
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• OktoberFest →
  Hilltop Farm, 1616 Mapleton Ave #372, Suffield
  3:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Suffield Polish Heritage Society →
  Suffield Ambulance Center, 105 Bridge Street, Suffield
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Ford Truck show →
  Suffield CT

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Windsor Locks

• Software Engineer- LabView - Techridge, Inc. - Windsor Locks, CT, US (dice.com)
• 8 Mather Cir #8, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (redfin.com)

Enfield

• Enfield voters to decide on $511 million school renovation project in November (ctpost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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