🌱 Patch AM: Windsor Locks Raises School Sports Fee, Adds Drama Charge

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In today's newsletter:

• Windsor Locks families face higher sports fees and new drama charge
• How a Windsor Locks counselor finally made it onto "Survivor"

Also on today's calendar: K of C Council 14600 Annual OUTDOOR Harvest Craft Festival & Car Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 70, low: 51.
• Sunday: Cooler with rain, some heavy, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Windsor Locks Raises School Sports Fee, Adds Drama Charge (patch.com) — Families in Windsor Locks will see higher pay-to-participate costs for school sports this year, and a new fee for drama productions, as part of the 2026-27 budget plan. The Board of Education set a $125 per-sport fee and a $50 drama fee, with income-based waivers available, while clarifying the changes were not directly caused by the town's six failed budget referendums.
   

• Connecticut mental health counselor spent years chasing his 'Survivor' dream. Now he's on Season 51 (nhregister.com) — A Windsor Locks mental health counselor, Eric Macksoud, is finally seeing his childhood dream realized as he appears on Season 51 of "Survivor." After six years of applications and renewed inspiration during the pandemic, he'll compete in the show's new "Open Era," hoping a win can help launch married life with his fiancée on stronger financial footing.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor Locks

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• K of C Council 14600 Annual OUTDOOR Harvest Craft Festival & Car Show →
  Saint Martha Roman Catholic Church, 214 Brainard Rd, Enfield
  9:00 am
• America at 250 for Educators →
  Jay Heritage Center, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  3:30 pm
• Annual Multi-family Garage Sale →
  146 Twin Hills Dr, Longmeadow
  8:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam →
  The Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Granby Memorial at Windsor Locks →
  Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
  5:45 pm
Saturday September 19
• Crafters Connections for ages 8-13 at the Warehouse Point Library →
  Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Coventry at Windsor Locks →
  58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
  5:45 pm
Saturday September 26
• STEM Program at the Warehouse Point Library →
  Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
  1:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Comp Sci at Windsor Locks →
  58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
  5:45 pm
• Comp Sci Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Windsor Locks →
  Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
  5:45 pm
Thursday October 1
• Rockville at Windsor Locks →
  58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
  5:45 pm
Saturday October 3
• Fabric and Yarn Sale Funraiser at the Warehouse Point Library →
  Warehouse Point Library
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• RTX posted a job opening for Fabrication Technician III (Inspector), 3rd Shift (Onsite) in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
• Raytheon posted a job opening for Mechanical Design Engineering Co-op (Summer/Fall 2027) in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.

🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

• Why Windsor Is Turning Empty Offices Into Apartments (patch.com)
• Windsor School Needs New Roof (patch.com)
• Amazon raising starting hourly pay to $20 for full-time workers in CT, US (thehour.com)

Suffield

• These RI high school football players stepped up to the collegiate level (providencejournal.com)

Enfield

• Enfield Seeks Help Caring For Its 'Muffin Monster' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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