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🌱 Patch AM: What a new Firestone shop could mean for Windsor Locks drivers
Make time for Annual Tag Sale on the Windsor Locks Patch calendar
Hello Windsor Locks! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a new Firestone shop could mean for Windsor Locks drivers
- How Windsor Locks heat data factored into a tragic East Windsor case
Also on today's calendar: Annual Tag Sale and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
- Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Business Approved For Vacant Windsor Locks Site (patch.com) — Town planners have approved a Firestone automotive service center for the long-vacant former bank site at 6 National Drive in Windsor Locks, near Route 75. The 6,000-square-foot shop would bring several new jobs, handle up to 30 vehicles a day, and rework driveway access, though construction may not start until spring 2027 pending state permits. 
• Connecticut father left sleeping 1-year-old in truck with AC on before child died, police say (thehour.com) — A 1-year-old boy died after being left for an extended time in a pickup truck at a family-run strawberry farm in East Windsor, with police saying the vehicle's interior became uninhabitable in Saturday's heat. A meteorologist noted Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks hit 81 degrees, conditions under which a car can quickly reach deadly temperatures, and the child's father now faces a risk of injury charge.
📸 Around Windsor Locks
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor Locks
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Tag Sale →
Broad Brook Congregational Church, 122 Main St, East Windsor
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
North Street School Windsor Locks, CT 06096
5:00 pm - 🍪 Pretend Play Kitchen →
The Art Room, 483 Spring St, Windsor Locks
9:00 am - Pizza & Paint Party- Butterfly →
The Art Room, 483 Spring St, Windsor Locks
5:03 pm - WWII Weekend at New England Air Museum →
New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Rd, Windsor Locks
9:00 am - BUILDING A LEGACY GALA →
Ramada by Wyndham Hartford North / Bradley Airport, 383 S Center St, Windsor Locks
6:30 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 29
Saturday September 12
📣 Windsor Locks Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Popsicles with the Principal- Playground
Norfeldt Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
4:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
North Street School Windsor Locks, CT 06096
5:00 pm - Phelps-Hatheway School of Floral Arts | Dahlias with Julie Harrison of Willow View Farm →
Phelps-Hatheway House, 55 S Main St, Suffield
9:00 am - Board of Education Regular Meeting
EAST GRANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT Town Hall
7:00 pm - PTO Chalk Party
Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
8:30 am - Flagpole Ceremony (Gr. 1-5)
Bugbee Elementary School front circle
8:35 am - Back To School Block Party!
Windsor School District Windsor High School, 50 Sage Park Rd, Windsor, CT 06095, USA
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Windsor Locks PatchAM possible:
- Red Brewster Brewery — (860) 817-9933
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Nutmge Senior Rides needs Volunteer Drivers
Nutmeg Senior Rides is a not-for-profit 501 c3 and they need drivers in North Central Connecticut to drive people over 50 who can no longer drive... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
- Trego/Dugan Aviation posted a job opening for Airline Customer Service Agent, Part-Time in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- Connecticut scratch-off delivers big payday from Windsor liquor store (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Pickleball Club With Bar, Patio Coming To Windsor (patch.com)
- License plate reading cameras divide Connecticut communities (wfsb.com)
East Windsor
- Father Arrested After 1-Year-Old Son Dies Following Vehicle Incident in East Windsor – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
Enfield
- Enfield Police Announce Friday Night DUI Checkpoint (patch.com)
- Enfield Father Of 2 Young Children Fatally Shot: Report (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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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