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🌱 Patch AM: How Windsor Locks’ air museum preserves game-changing propeller technology.
Spotted on the Windsor Locks calendar: Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam
Coffee in hand, Windsor Locks? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Windsor Locks' air museum preserves game-changing propeller technology.
Also on today's calendar: Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
- Wednesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The First 25 Years of Hamilton Standard, Part 3: The Hydromatic Propeller (vintageaviationnews.com) — Windsor Locks gets a nod in this deep dive into Hamilton Standard's Hydromatic propeller, highlighting the New England Air Museum's extensive collection of historic propellers. The piece traces how local company Hamilton Standard helped revolutionize aviation safety and performance from the 1930s onward. It's more aviation history than local news, but it showcases a museum right in town. 
📸 Around Windsor Locks
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor Locks
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★ Featured events ★
- Jermaine Woodard Jr. and Friends Jazz Jam →
The Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
7:00 pm
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Coventry at Windsor Locks →
58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - STEM Program at the Warehouse Point Library →
Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
1:00 pm - Comp Sci Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Comp Sci at Windsor Locks →
58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Rockville at Windsor Locks →
58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Fabric and Yarn Sale Funraiser at the Warehouse Point Library →
Warehouse Point Library
10:00 am - St Joseph Church $4000 Cash Prize Bingo →
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
📣 Windsor Locks Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Special Storytime Series - "I Want to Be ......." →
323 Broad St, Windsor
10:30 am - Special Storytime Series - I Want to Be ....... →
323 Broad St, Windsor
10:30 am - Tutoring Open House →
365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
4:00 pm - Beyond Prevention: Building Communities Where Everyone Can Thrive →
323 Broad St, Windsor
6:30 pm - Paint & Play →
365 Windsor Ave, Windsor
10:30 am
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
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- Red Brewster Brewery — (860) 817-9933
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Nutmeg Senior Rides needs Volunteer Drivers
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm looking for someone to transport a small Case lawn tractor.
It does not have the mowing bed attached, but the snow blower is attached to the front of the machine. I need it to go from Windsor Locks to Andover,… (Nextdoor Elm St Windsor Locks)
- Popeyes posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
- Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC posted a job opening for Quality Assurance - QC Inspector 1st shift in Windsor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- CT home for sale dates back to 1800. It was built by a Revolutionary War soldier (courant.com)
- Looking at where Oilers prospects will play in 2026-27 (yardbarker.com)
East Windsor
- Former Connecticut Funeral Home Director Plans Plea Deal With Up to 7½ Years in Prison in Prepaid Funeral Fund Case (wealthofgeeks.com)
Enfield
- 'The best experience of my life': Police test dogs' skills at 34th annual CT K-9 Olympics (fox61.com)
- CT man charged with murder in deadly home invasion in Somers facing additional weapons charges (courant.com)
- Yamaha Sues MOMS Chain for $2.8 Million, Kaplan Grows Lineup (ride-ct.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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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