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In today's newsletter:

  • How Avon's Route 44 Bowl rivalry just got a fresh new twist

Also on today's calendar: Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy and cool, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hungry to win, Simsbury rolls past Watertown, 48-13 (collinsvillepress.com) — Simsbury's big 48-13 football win over Watertown sets up a renewed Route 44 Bowl rivalry with Avon/St. Paul next Friday, a matchup many Avon fans know well. The victory also marks coach Jim Caouette's first head-coaching win since his earlier tenure at Avon, adding extra local interest as the teams prepare to meet again.
   

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    Bright and cozy and very clean. Nice outdoor area. Baked goods are fanastic. The staff is friendly, efficientm and hard working. The family who… (Nextdoor Old Farms)
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🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

  • CT couple created a cafe and bookstore called 'conducive to comfortable perusal.' It's their next chapter too. (courant.com)

West Hartford

  • CT lawmakers call for reform of Board of Regents system. It follows scandals; loss of 'faith' (courant.com)
  • HWS graduate helps plant 500 trees during Peace Corps service in Paraguay (fingerlakes1.com)

New Britain

  • Area Football Recap: New Britain, Newington suffer first losses of season; Plainville victorious (newbritainherald.com)

Ok Avon! 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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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