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🌱 Patch AM: 25 Years: Windsor Locks Ceremony To Honor FDNY Members Lost On 9/11

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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:

  • Windsor Locks to host 9/11 tribute for every fallen FDNY firefighter
  • Flying soon from Bradley? Here's what's new at security in Windsor Locks
  • How Windsor Locks/East Granby battled in Coventry's 2-0 home opener win

Also on today's calendar: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Turning sunny; low humidity, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 25 Years: Windsor Locks Ceremony To Honor FDNY Members Lost On 9/11 (patch.com) — Windsor Locks residents are invited to a Friday morning ceremony at the Connecticut Fire Academy marking 25 years since 9/11 by honoring every FDNY firefighter who died. Starting at 9 a.m. on Perimeter Road, each fallen member will be remembered with an individual memorial sign and photo, while no separate East Windsor observance is currently listed.
   

• Bradley Airport completes expansion of main security checkpoint (hartfordbusiness.com) — Travelers using Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks will now see a larger, fully operational main security checkpoint with two additional TSA lanes and more queuing space. The upgrade, part of a $250 million terminal overhaul, also restores TSA PreCheck to the main checkpoint and reroutes arrivals through new exit corridors to improve passenger flow and baggage handling.
   

• Coventry girls soccer defeats Windsor Locks/East Granby in home opener 2-0 (thechronicle.com) — Windsor Locks/East Granby's girls soccer co-op fell 2-0 on the road to Coventry in the Patriots' home opener, despite a strong defensive effort that kept the game close. Coventry controlled possession and finally broke through late in the first half, adding pressure in the second as Windsor Locks/East Granby couldn't convert their few late chances.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Windsor

  • Pride Flag Torn Down From Historic Windsor Church (patch.com)
  • Father charged in hot car death of 1-year-old son due in court (wfsb.com)
  • Contract Technical Recruiter - Strategic Staffing Solutions (dice.com)

East Windsor

  • Man Sentenced In Bank Robbery Spree That Hit East Windsor Twice (patch.com)
  • Warrant reveals what East Windsor father told 911 before hot car death of his 1-year-old son (nbcconnecticut.com)

Hartford

  • 13 Hartford Neighborhood Projects Receive Significant Funding (patch.com)
  • 25 Years: Hartford 9/11 Day Event Seeks Volunteers To Pack Meals For Needy (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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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