🌱 Patch AM: Windsor Schools Set Cellphone-Free Rule For All Grades

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In today's newsletter:

• Windsor schools move to a strict, districtwide cellphone-free school day

Also on today's calendar: Surprise Baby Time and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Harry C.!

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Windsor Schools Set Cellphone-Free Rule For All Grades (patch.com) — Families in Windsor should prepare for a much stricter approach to student devices, as Windsor Public Schools will require all personal electronics to be turned off and put away from first bell to dismissal in every grade. The new "Away for the Day" rule, driven by recent state guidance, applies across Windsor's elementary, middle and high schools, with limited exceptions for instruction and approved accommodations.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor

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Friday August 21
• Surprise Baby Time →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  11:00 am
• Cut the Cord →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Sound Healing with Amy Ordonez →
  Wilson Branch Library, 365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
  10:30 am
• Clear the Shelter Cat Adoption and Visit Day →
  Connecticut Cat Connection, 40 Stevens Mill Rd, Windsor
  11:00 am
Monday August 24
• What a Glorious Crash They Made: Music from Connecticut during the Revolution →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• PTO Chalk Party
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  8:30 am
• Paint & Play →
  Wilson Branch Library, 365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
  10:30 am
Wednesday August 26
• Flagpole Ceremony (Gr. 1-5)
  Bugbee Elementary School front circle
  8:35 am
Thursday August 27
• Back To School Block Party!
  Windsor School District Windsor High School, 50 Sage Park Rd, Windsor, CT 06095, USA
  4:00 pm
• PTO Ice Cream Social (8/28 is the rain date)
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  6:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Name that Tune →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• End of Summer / Concert for a Cause →
  Complete Care at Kimberly Hall North, 1 Emerson Dr, Windsor
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I am looking for recommendations for a roofer, jn the Windsor area, to repair a leak in my garage roof.
  The roof is relatively new. The leak is at a joint where the garage meets my house. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. (Nextdoor Matianuck / Park Ave)
• I'm in need of a reliable and very good house cleaner.
  I only need them once per month. I've been pay ing for 2 cleaners for 2 hours to clean my house $160. (Nextdoor Kendrick Place)

• PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Stocking Clerk - Part Time (PRRC CT) Salary Range $16.94 - $21.00/hr in Windsor. Apply here.
• Hamilton Connections, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor Locks

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• Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni, and More Join the Oh, Mary! National Tour Cast (theatermania.com)
• West Hartford Superintendent Announces New Principal for Morley School - We-Ha (we-ha.com)

West Hartford

• West Hartford's High Schools Among CT's Best: Report (patch.com)
• West Hartford's Park Road 'Happy Hour' Series Returns Next Week (patch.com)

Ok Windsor! 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 sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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