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🌱 Patch AM: Which big employers are hiring now in Windsor Locks and statewide?
Also check out $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT on the Windsor Locks Patch calendar
Good day Windsor Locks! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which big employers are hiring now in Windsor Locks and statewide?
Also on today's calendar: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 50.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These CT companies have 80,000 jobs open: Electric Boat, Amazon, Walmart and more are hiring (ctpost.com) — Major Connecticut employers are trying to fill more than 80,000 open jobs, and that includes Collins Aerospace roles at its Windsor Locks facility, especially in engineering and operations. From Electric Boat's massive submarine-building expansion to health systems, retailers, utilities and banks, companies are recruiting across the state, with some even holding job fairs and highlighting advancement opportunities for new hires. 
📸 Around Windsor Locks
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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 - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Ellington at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - 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 - GAME OVAH!! Queer Night @ Spare Time →
Spare Time Windsor Locks, 129 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks
9:00 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 - Rally Sunday →
Broad Brook Congregational Church, 122 Main St, East Windsor
10:00 am - Seizure First Aid Certification →
Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
9:00 am - Granby Memorial at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Coventry at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
Thursday September 24
📣 Windsor Locks Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Instructional Designer - Washington DC Metro area in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
- Waterford Hotel Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Line Cook in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- New Safety Measures Planned After 9-Vehicle I-291 Crash (patch.com)
- Fazio calls for end to tax breaks for large data centers (wfsb.com)
Suffield
- New Real Estate Office Opens In Suffield (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: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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