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🌱 Patch AM: Sporting Goods Store Among 15 New Businesses Registered In Windsor Locks & East Windsor In August
You won't want to miss $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT on the Windsor Locks Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- See which 11 new businesses just registered in Windsor Locks
Also on today's calendar: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
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- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sporting Goods Store Among 15 New Businesses Registered In Windsor Locks & East Windsor In August (patch.com) — Windsor Locks saw 11 new business registrations in August, including a sporting-goods shop called North Shore Tackle and a nonprofit booster club for The Dance Studio of Windsor Locks. Combined with four new filings in East Windsor, the activity highlights growth in home remodeling, construction, and sports or recreation instruction, even though registration doesn't always mean the doors are open yet.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor Locks
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★ Featured events ★
- $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
6:30 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Crafty Craze at the Warehouse Point Library! →
Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
10:30 am - Board of Education Special Meeting (Originally Scheduled for 9/10/2
Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks, CT 06096
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
North Street School Windsor Locks, CT 06096
6:00 pm - 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Problem Solved Brewing Company! →
Problem Solved Brewing Company, 2 N Rd, East Windsor
6:00 pm - BUILDING A LEGACY GALA →
Ramada by Wyndham Hartford North / Bradley Airport, 383 S Center St, Windsor Locks
6:30 pm - Seizure First Aid Certification →
Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
9:00 am - Comp Sci Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Monday September 28
📣 Windsor Locks Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- EHP - Back to School Picnic
Enfield School District Enfield, CT 06082
5:00 pm - ELI WHITNEY OPEN HOUSE
Eli Whitney Elementary School 94 Middle Road
6:00 pm - EHP - Open House
Enfield School District Enfield, CT 06082
6:00 pm - Ice Cream Social (rain date)
Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
5:30 pm - EGMS Open House (Parents Only; 6-7:30PM)
EAST GRANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT East Granby, CT 06026
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Windsor Locks PatchAM possible:
- AWR Web Design, LLC — 8602920005
- Red Brewster Brewery — (860) 817-9933
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- New Horizon Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Living Server Stonebrook Village in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
- Allied Universal posted a job opening for Security Officer Flex Driver Patrol Detail in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- Eversource Helicopters To Inspect Power Lines Over Windsor (patch.com)
- 9-vehicle crash renews concerns about speeding in Connecticut work zones (nbcconnecticut.com)
East Windsor
- Four Town Fair returns to Somers with tradition, competition and community (thereminder.com)
South Windsor
- Dance Studio Among 20 New Businesses Registered In South Windsor In August (patch.com)
Ok Windsor Locks! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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