🌱 Patch AM: 'Battle Tied Flies' Among 12 New Tolland Businesses Registered In September

Greetings Tolland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Twelve new Tolland businesses bring fresh services and shopping options
• Why Tolland wants $80,000 back from the Birch Grove project
• Tolland honors Deputy Chief Jason Lee with services and support

Also on today's calendar: South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 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 42 degrees.
• Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 69 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Battle Tied Flies' Among 12 New Tolland Businesses Registered In September (patch.com) — New and prospective entrepreneurs in Tolland have plenty to watch this fall, with a dozen new businesses registering locally in September, from Battle Tied Flies on Buff Cap Road to new plumbing, heating, and septic services. Residents can also look for fresh options in jewelry, toys, and quick oil changes as these ventures join the town's commercial landscape.
   

• Tolland's Birch Grove Project Mentioned Prominently In Federal Sentencing Of Former State Official (patch.com) — Tolland officials are seeking about $80,000 in restitution tied to the Birch Grove Primary School rebuilding project, after a former state construction grants director was sentenced on federal corruption charges. The town says documented costs stemmed from his alleged underhanded dealings, and local leaders believe their push has encouraged other Connecticut towns to pursue similar claims.
   

• Hartford Mourns Former Deputy Police Chief As Support Grows For His Family (dailyvoice.com) — Tolland is mourning Jason Lee, a longtime Hartford deputy police chief and town resident who died Sept. 27 after a battle with cancer. Nearly 300 donors have already contributed tens of thousands of dollars to support his wife and two young sons, and calling hours and a funeral Mass are scheduled locally in Vernon and at St. Matthew Church in Tolland.
   

📸 Around Tolland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tolland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 →
  75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
  9:00 am
Friday October 9
• St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Light Within →
  Friends Meeting House, 57 Hunting Lodge Rd, Mansfield
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Horizon Wings Raptors 25th Anniversary Open House →
  Horizon Wings, 9 Sand Hill Rd, Ashford
  10:00 am
• WPL Hang It! Art Gallery: Malcolm Tillis Collage Exhibition →
  Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Rd, Willington
  12:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Live Free Workshop →
  River of Life Church, 58 Gerber Rd, Tolland
  8:25 am
Monday October 5
• CREW After School →
  Tolland Recreation Center, 104 Old Post Road, Tolland
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Story Time (Ages 2 & up) →
  Tolland CT
  10:30 am
• CREW After School →
  Tolland Recreation Center, 104 Old Post Road, Tolland
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Fall Fest →
  825 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Collage Art Workshop →
  Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Rd, Willington
  12:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Murder Mystery Dinner! →
  The Mill on the River, 989 Ellington Rd, South Windsor
  6:00 pm

📣 Tolland Shout Outs!

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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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Genuine Parts Company - GPC posted a job opening for Store Counter Sales in Tolland. Apply here.
• TTM Technologies posted a job opening for Production Operator - Conformal Coat 1st - 90 Day Increase Eligible in Stafford Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tolland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Governor, State Ag Commissioner, Hail "Real" Farm-To-Table School Meals At Rockville High School (patch.com)

Ellington

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

Vernon

• Nobody Expects A Reuben This Good From This Unassuming Little Connecticut Restaurant (newsbreak.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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