🌱 Patch AM: Tolland Fire Department To Host Open House

Hello Tolland! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Tolland firefighters plan community open house next month
• How to lock in your free bulky waste pickup this October

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 78, low: 52.
• Sunday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tolland Fire Department To Host Open House (patch.com) — Tolland residents are invited to an open house hosted by the Tolland Fire Department next month, offering a chance to connect with local firefighters and learn more about their work. The brief announcement highlights that the event is being planned now, with more specific details to come.
   

• Tolland Schedules Free Metal, Bulky Waste Pickup for October (patch.com) — Tolland is offering free curbside pickup of metal and bulky waste during the week of October 5, but you must reserve at least four business days before your normal trash day. Schedule online via Willimantic Waste by choosing "Tolland Bulky Waste Collection," or call the listed number. Note that curbside used motor oil pickup has been discontinued for environmental reasons.
   

📸 Around Tolland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tolland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert →
  Storrs Congregational Church,
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Tolland Green Farmer's Market Art Market →
  Tolland Green, Tolland
  10:00 am
Friday September 11
• $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Coffee and Connect with Admin Kickoff
  Tolland High School THS Library
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• David Grable Opening Reception
  Arts of Tolland 22 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Solo Agers Coffee Social in Tolland Sept 9th →
  Sage Insurance Solutions, LLC, 129 Tolland Stage Rd, Tolland
  2:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Rock This Town presents A CVC Benefit Concert →
  72 Maple St, Ellington
  11:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Dementia Dialogue Book Event with John Scully! →
  123 West Rd, Ellington
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• M.O.M. Prom →
  Modern Style Events, 400-2 Talcottville Rd, Vernon
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Wii Bowling →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  9:00 am
• Haircuts →
  Coventry, CT Calendar Coventry, CT 06238
  9:30 am
• Tai Chi DVD Session →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  9:30 am
• Scrabble →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  10:00 am
• Yarnivores! →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 303 Maple RoadStorrs, Mansfield
  10:00 am
• Music and Movement →
  Mansfield, CT Calendar, 54 Warrenville Road, Mansfield Center
  10:30 am

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

• Allied Drain Cleaning — (860) 798-8200
• Talaga Construction — (860) 836-5343
• Vernon Nails — (860) 858-6157
• Sage Insurance Solutions, LLC — (860) 474-0189

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Rockville High School- Class of 1976 – 50th Reunion Gala Dinner
  Date & Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM – 11:00 PMLocation: Georgina's Banquet Facility, Bolton, CT.... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness posted a job opening for Cleaner Janitor in Tolland. Apply here.
• Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. posted a job opening for Dockworker in Tolland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tolland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• CT woman faces over a year in prison. It's after her third operating under the influence conviction (courant.com)
• Obituaries-August 27, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com)

Ellington

• $100K lottery payday lands at Vernon supermarket (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Vernon

• New cameras in Vernon target drivers that unlawfully pass stopped school buses (fox61.com)
• CT business owner charged with failing to have workers' compensation insurance when employee injured (courant.com)

Ok Tolland! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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