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🌱 Patch AM: Bought a car or own property in Avon? Key tax dates ahead

And on the Avon Patch calendar - Final Days of 2025 and Final Days to Save 20% on Everything* at Ethan Allen!

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Hello Avon! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bought a car or own property in Avon? Key tax dates ahead

Also on today's calendar: Final Days of 2025 and Final Days to Save 20% on Everything* at Ethan Allen! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy with a few flurries, temps: high: 28, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Happy New Year Avon, Now Pay Your Taxes (patch.com) — Avon residents who bought a new vehicle between Oct. 1, 2024 and Oct. 1, 2025, or who pay real estate taxes in installments, face important tax deadlines starting Jan. 1, 2026. Bills are due then, but you have until Feb. 2 to pay without penalties, and you can handle everything online through the town’s tax collector portal.
   

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    Saturday January 3
  • Avon Boy Scout Troop 274 Can & Bottle Drive
    West Avon Congregational Church , 280 Country Club Rd , Avon
    8:00 am
    • Sunday January 4
  • Agaram Padasalai
    Community Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
    1:00 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Teen Cultural Expansion Workshop
    Teen Room , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
    3:00 pm
  • Mario Kart World Winter Cup - 50cc
    Community Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday January 6
  • Do, Re, (You &) Me! January & February 2026
    Children’s Department Main Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
    11:00 am
  • Teen Magic The Gathering Club
    Teen Room , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
    3:00 pm
  • 3D Printing
    Computer Lab , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
    3:00 pm
    • Wednesday January 7
  • Wednesday Morning Book Club: The Bookclub for Troublesome Women
    Atrium, First Floor Reference Area , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
    10:30 am
  • Open Art Studio
    Avon Free Public Library , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
    11:00 am
  • Switzerland by Rail (Virtual Event)
    Avon Free Public Library , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
    2:00 pm
    • Saturday January 10
  • Connecticut Clock Industry History with the American Clock & Watch Museum (in-person)
    Avon Free Public Library , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Obituary: Theresa "Teri" Uscilla (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • Connecticut firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an abandoned three-story apartment building in Hartford's South End, operating defensively.
    8:03AM on Dec 30: Connecticut firefighters go defensive to battle a two-alarm abandoned apartment fire. (Nextdoor )
  • The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Avon. Apply here.
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Avon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

  • Farmington Announces New Year's Openings/Closings (patch.com)
  • Farmington Named A Top 10 'Livable' Community In CT: AARP (patch.com)
  • Take a Peek Inside the 10,000 Square Foot Connecticut Home of Jennifer + Fotis Dulos (wearedanbury.com)

West Hartford

  • West Hartford Named Top 'Livable' Community In CT: AARP (patch.com)
  • Connecticut officials urge safe driving: 'Drive Sober' this New Year's Eve (fox61.com)

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