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Greetings South Windsor! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Verizon eyes major antenna upgrade on South Windsor emergency tower
  • How a new $301K grant could reshape South Windsor special education
  • What led to two recent arrests by South Windsor police?

Also on today's calendar: Thursday Evening Jazz Duo Laroo & Byrd and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Verizon Seeks To Add 12 Antennas To South Windsor Tower (patch.com) — South Windsor could see stronger wireless coverage as Verizon seeks state approval to add 12 antennas and related equipment to the town-owned emergency communications tower on Sullivan Avenue. The Connecticut Siting Council is reviewing the request, which includes a generator and cabinets inside the existing compound, after local zoning approval and technical studies found the tower can safely support the upgrades.
   

• South Windsor Schools Awarded Vital Grant (patch.com) — South Windsor Public Schools are receiving $301,240 in new state funding to expand special education programming, part of Connecticut's High-Quality Special Education Incentive Grant Program. The money can support staffing, training, technology, and other services that help students with disabilities learn in their home community. State officials say such grants aim to ease rising local special education costs.
   

• Woman arrested on warrant in South Windsor (newportdispatch.com) — Two recent police cases in South Windsor led to arrests tied to a hit-and-run crash and an alleged shoplifting at Target on Buckland Hills Drive. A Windsor Locks woman faces multiple motor vehicle charges after a June accident, while a Vernon man was arrested nearby in Evergreen Walk on theft and drug counts. Both are due in Manchester Superior Court.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

East Windsor

  • Connecticut father left sleeping 1-year-old in truck with AC on before child died, police say (ctpost.com)

Manchester

  • Manchester Road Race Registration Set To Go Live Next Month (patch.com)
  • Manchester senior center estimate jumps from $19 million to nearly $28 million (nhregister.com)
  • Walter Edward 'Ted' Tedford (vtdigger.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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