🌱 Patch AM: All-Time Favorite Back On The Rockville High Lunch Menu; Systemwide Offerings A Bit Fresher This Year

Good morning Vernon! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Rockville High's favorite lunch returns as Vernon schools add fresher food
• How Vernon could benefit from Connecticut's Main Street Accelerator program

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Back Celebration and Carillon Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Partial sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Monday: Mainly cloudy, p.m. showers, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• All-Time Favorite Back On The Rockville High Lunch Menu; Systemwide Offerings A Bit Fresher This Year (patch.com) — Students in Vernon are being welcomed back with a return of Rockville High School's beloved chicken wings and mac-and-cheese, plus produce grown right in the school greenhouse. Cafeterias across the district are also serving fresh local fruits and vegetables, and every student can now grab a free warm breakfast each morning.
   

• Connecticut Main Street Center Supports Initiatives in Deep River, Fairfield, Torrington, Vernon, and Westbrook (ctbythenumbers.news) — Vernon is one of five Connecticut communities selected for Connecticut Main Street Center's 2026 Main Street Accelerator cohort, giving the town access to training and potential grant funding for downtown projects. The article highlights Deep River's banner initiative as an example of what participating towns like Vernon can pursue to boost downtown identity, placemaking, and economic vitality over the next several months.
   

📸 Around Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon

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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
Monday September 14
• Storytelling Mondays: Tales at the Wood →
  Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Welcome weekend at Storrs Congregational church →
  Storrs Congregational Church UCC, 2 N Eagleville Rd, Mansfield
  2:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Playdate @ the Library →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:30 am
Thursday September 3
• Process Art Play →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:00 am
• Friends of Rockville Public Library Meeting →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  12:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Playdate @ the Library →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  10:30 am
• Super Animal Senses →
  Rockville Public Library, 52 Union St, Vernon
  11:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Valley Falls Heritage Center and Museum Open Today →
  345 Valley Falls Rd, Vernon
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Solo Agers Coffee Social in Tolland Sept 9th →
  Sage Insurance Solutions, LLC, 129 Tolland Stage Rd, Tolland
  2:30 pm

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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

• Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Manchester. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Maintenance Associate in South Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockville

• Palm Beach Obituaries-August 28, 2026 (bocaratontribune.com)

Ellington

• $100K lottery payday lands at Vernon supermarket (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• Former Ellington Assistant Fire Chief Dies (patch.com)
• Eagle Archives, Aug. 28, 1930: Last meeting of 49th Regiment held today with three attending (berkshireeagle.com)

Tolland

• The Latest Mosquito Testing Results Are In for Bolton Lake (patch.com)
• Local Event: Tolland Green Farmer's Market Art Market (patch.com)

Ok Vernon! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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