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🌱 Patch AM: See why Windsor Locks’ Brianna LaForest is a swimmer to watch
Happening soon: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT on the Windsor Locks Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- See why Windsor Locks' Brianna LaForest is a swimmer to watch
Also on today's calendar: $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Some sun with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 53.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here are 25 CIAC girls swimmers and divers to watch during the 2026 season (nhregister.com) — Windsor Locks swim fans can watch junior Brianna LaForest lead the Windsor Locks co-op after a standout Class M performance last year, including a state title in the 500 freestyle. She's featured among 25 top girls swimmers and divers statewide, putting Windsor Locks on the map as the 2026 CIAC season gets underway. 
📸 Around Windsor Locks
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Windsor Locks
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★ Featured events ★
- $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
6:30 pm - Jay Medal Soirée →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
5:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Ellington at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Board of Education Special Meeting (Originally Scheduled for 9/10/2
Windsor Locks School District Windsor Locks, CT 06096
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
North Street School Windsor Locks, CT 06096
6:00 pm - GAME OVAH!! Queer Night @ Spare Time →
Spare Time Windsor Locks, 129 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks
9:00 pm - 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Problem Solved Brewing Company! →
Problem Solved Brewing Company, 2 N Rd, East Windsor
6:00 pm - BUILDING A LEGACY GALA →
Ramada by Wyndham Hartford North / Bradley Airport, 383 S Center St, Windsor Locks
6:30 pm - Rally Sunday →
Broad Brook Congregational Church, 122 Main St, East Windsor
10:00 am - Seizure First Aid Certification →
Warehouse Point Library, 107 Main St, East Windsor
9:00 am - Granby Memorial at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm - Coventry at Windsor Locks →
Windsor Locks High School, 58 S Elm St, Windsor Locks
5:45 pm
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Friday September 18
Thursday September 24
📣 Windsor Locks Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- C&S Wholesale Grocers posted a job opening for Inventory Control Specialist in Windsor Locks. Apply here.
- eviCore posted a job opening for Flight Scheduler - Global Security & Aviation - Onsite in Windsor Locks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Windsor Locks here.
🗞 Nearby News
Windsor
- Fazio calls for end to tax breaks for large data centers (wfsb.com)
- Star receiver Jayden Compton at heart of Windsor football's 'reload' after state title run (greenwichtime.com)
- Ford Revives Its Secret V10 Mustang Prototype After 24 Years (sanluisobispo.com)
Enfield
- Enfield Development Would Bring 358 Homes (patch.com)
- ENFIELD SCOOP: R Dee Winery to close in October (theconnecticutscoop.com)
West Hartford
- Candlelight Vigil In West Hartford To Remember Victims Of Nepal Flooding (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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