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🌱 Patch AM: How Ellington teachers boosted their tech skills by nearly one-third.
Be sure to catch South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 on the Ellington Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Ellington teachers boosted their tech skills by nearly one-third.
Also on today's calendar: South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.
- Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 67 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chalkboard to Smart Board: Improving Computer Competence Among Ellington Middle School Teachers (nova.edu) — Middle school teachers in Ellington recently completed a focused training program that significantly boosted their computer skills and comfort with classroom technology. The initiative added in-school workshops, after-school mini-sessions, and better tech support, ultimately raising the share of teachers meeting the state's computer competence goal by nearly a third. 
📸 Around Ellington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellington
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★ Featured events ★
- South Windsor Apple Fest 2026 →
75 Brookfield St, South Windsor
9:00 am - St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo →
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Ellington Farmers Market Apple Festival →
Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
9:00 am - Ye Olde Blacksmith Shoppe →
Maple Street & Pinney Road, Somers
9:30 am - Neighbors In Need Collection →
72 Main Street, Ellington
10:00 am - Sunday Worship →
72 Main Street, Ellington
10:00 am - Aging in Place: How to Protect Assets and Stay at Home →
Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
6:00 pm - Go Green at the Ellington Farmers Market →
Ellington Farmers Market, 72 Maple St, Ellington
9:00 am - Ye Olde Blacksmith Shoppe →
Maple Street & Pinney Road, Somers
9:30 am - Wildlife Out Your Window with Brad Timm →
Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
6:00 pm - Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale →
Hall Memorial Library, 93 Main St, Ellington
10:00 am - Friends of the Somers Library Fall Used Book Sale →
Somers Public Library, 2 Vision Blvd, Somers
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
📣 Ellington Shout Outs!
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- Superior Screening LLC — 8603720280
- Talaga Construction — (860) 836-5343
- Vernon Nails — (860) 858-6157
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Parade Highlights Ellington's America 250 Celebration on October 3 —Dianne Trueb Read on Patch
- Ellington Veterans Evening Coffeehouse —Ellington Human Services Read on Patch
- Let me be perfectly clear
I have moved things,clean, vacuum,called orkin,terminex,patriot,and a whole host of others. I have a moth,beatle,maggot,larvae,spider and ant issue… (Nextdoor Grant Rd)
- Genuine Parts Company - GPC posted a job opening for Store Counter Sales in Tolland. Apply here.
- Telephonics Corporation posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving - 2nd Shift - 90 Day Increase Eligible in Stafford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ellington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockville
- Governor, State Ag Commissioner, Hail "Real" Farm-To-Table School Meals At Rockville High School (patch.com)
Tolland
- Nobody Expects A Reuben This Good From This Unassuming Little Connecticut Restaurant (newsbreak.com)
Vernon
- Vegetable Farm Among 26 New Vernon Businesses Registered In September (patch.com)
- New Restaurant Featuring 'West African Flavors' Officially Opens In Vernon (patch.com)
Ok Ellington! 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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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