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🌱 Patch AM: 2025-26 CT School Test Scores Released: See How Guilford Students Performed
Coming up on the Guilford Patch calendar: Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12!
Coffee in hand, Guilford? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Guilford students stacked up on this year's state tests
- Why Guilford's historic green feels almost deserted on weekday mornings.
Also on today's calendar: Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12! and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2025-26 CT School Test Scores Released: See How Guilford Students Performed (patch.com) — Guilford families can see encouraging gains in local student achievement, with more than seven in ten Guilford students meeting or exceeding English standards and nearly as many doing so in math on 2025-26 state tests. While scores are still not fully back to pre-pandemic levels statewide, Guilford's results reflect steady academic recovery across most student groups. 
• These 11 Connecticut Towns Empty Out On Weekdays And Locals Are Not Telling Everyone Why (takingthekids.com) — Guilford gets a spotlight here for its unusually peaceful weekdays, when the historic green, stone Henry Whitfield House, and scenic Leetes Island Road are far quieter than on weekends. The piece also profiles ten other Connecticut towns that empty out midweek, highlighting when locals enjoy museums, beaches, trails, and greens without the usual crowds.
📸 Around Guilford
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Guilford
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★ Featured events ★
- Connecticut Bead Society Annual Bead Bazaar This Saturday, Sept. 12! →
Elks Lodge #771, 44 Maynard St, Middletown
10:00 am - Apple Pi Robotics Open House →
29 Soundview Rd, Guilford
10:00 am - Back to School Open House at NHAOPA →
New Haven Academy of Performing Arts, 597 Main St, East Haven
1:00 pm - Car Cruise →
7 Hemlock Dr, Killingworth
1:00 pm - Madison and Guilford Democratic Town Committees to Host Joint "Meet the Candidates" Event at Histor →
The Munger Barn at Dudley Farm, 2351 Durham Road, Guilford, CT,
4:30 pm - REGISTER Before we open! →
246 Boston St, Guilford
9:00 am - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Yoga at Bishops Orchards →
Bishop's Pick-Your-Own & Activities, 480 New England Rd, Guilford
6:00 pm - Dudley Farm Farmers Market & MORE! →
2351 Durham Rd, Guilford
9:30 am - Foraging & Cooking with Wild Foods Class at Dudley Farm →
2351 Durham Rd, Guilford
2:00 pm - Bubble Church Worship for Young Children at Christ Episcopal Church →
Christ Episcopal Church, 11 Park St, Guilford
9:00 am - Guilford Church to Launch First Bubble Church in the U.S. →
Christ Episcopal Church, 11 Park St, Guilford
9:00 am - Healing Drum Circle at Dudley Farm →
2351 Durham Rd, Guilford
1:00 pm - Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing →
Mother Luna, 1575 Boston Post Rd, Guilford
1:00 pm - Friends of the Guilford Free Library 45th Annual Fall Book and Bake Sale 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 →
Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St, Guilford
9:00 am
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
Friday September 25
📣 Guilford Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Neil Moriarty (NHFD, ret.) obituary: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch
- We got rained out yesterday - last day Monday Labor Day.
Lots of cool stuff - everything just $1.00 each. t-sirts. hoodie. hats. water bottles. drinkware. gif items. gif boxes and lots of misc… (Nextdoor Shoreline)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Branford. Apply here.
- Eli's Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Expediter / Runner in Branford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Guilford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Madison
- How CT neighbors are spending Labor Day weekend: the unofficial end of summer (fox61.com)
- Monster-sized lobster roll draws diners to Connecticut shore for last summer hurrah (fox61.com)
East Haven
- Update: Man, 37, Charged, Held On $1M Bail In Messina Drive Domestic Assault With Knife: EHPD (patch.com)
Ok Guilford! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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