🌱 Patch AM: $375K In Upgrades Coming To Windsor Little League Complex

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In today's newsletter:

• Major upgrades coming to Windsor's Welch Park Little League fields

Also on today's calendar: Sound Healing with Amy Ordonez and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $375K In Upgrades Coming To Windsor Little League Complex (patch.com) — Windsor is investing $375,000 to upgrade all five Little League fields at Welch Park, with work starting this fall and finishing before the 2027 season. Improvements include new fencing, irrigation, dugout and building repairs, and more accessible dugouts for the adaptive baseball field, supporting both safety and growing participation in Windsor Little League.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor

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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
Thursday September 3
• Special STEM Program →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  4:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Friday Storytime →
  Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "Good evening neighbors ".
  It's Thursday and a quick meal. We have a ham steak grilled with a pineapple juice and honey on top for a glaze. Rice pilaf, boiled spinach drained… (Nextdoor Pigeon Hill)

• PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - Cashier/General Clerk (PRRC CT) Salary Range $15.69 - $19/hr in Windsor. Apply here.
• Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Unarmed Patrol in Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor Locks

• This Day in Country History: August 21 (925xtu.com)
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• Tidy Driver: 1965 Oldsmobile 442 (barnfinds.com)

Hartford

• Voting Now Open for the 12th Annual Best of West Hartford Contest - We-Ha (we-ha.com)
• Rules: UConn Football Home Opener Ticket Contest (wfsb.com)
• 11-Year-Old Hartford boy reunites with man he helped save at Keney Park (fox61.com)

West Hartford

• West Hartford's School Calendar For 2026-27: What You Need To Know (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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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