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In today's newsletter:

  • How a quiet Avon intersection turned into a rollover emergency
  • Which Avon students just made UConn’s prestigious Dean’s List?
  • Why is an Avon developer eyeing this long-vacant Manchester industrial site?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 - Start a New Chapter in the New Year with Ethan Allen! and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 27.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 44 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Avon, CT – 3 Injured in Rollover Crash at Sleepy Hollow Rd & Burnham Rd (localaccidentreports.com) — Three people were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that caused a pickup to roll over at Sleepy Hollow Road and Burnham Road in Avon. Police freed a trapped occupant before fire and EMS arrived, and multiple ambulances transported the injured. Authorities are still investigating the cause, and no details on injury severity have been released yet.
   

• UConn Posts Fall Semester Dean's List For In-State Students: A Town-By-Town List (patch.com) — Dozens of Avon residents have earned a spot on UConn’s fall 2025 Dean’s List, with their names highlighted in a comprehensive town-by-town roundup of Connecticut honorees. The long list showcases local students across many majors and campuses. It’s a proud moment for Avon families watching their students’ hard work pay off.
   

• Office with 94 trailer parking stalls proposed for Manchester vacant industrial land (darientimes.com) — An Avon-based developer is behind a proposed trucking-related office and trailer parking complex on long-vacant industrial land in Manchester, near I-291. Town planners say the project’s impact on newly formed wetlands requires a public hearing, likely at a February Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, before it can move forward.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday January 11
  • Farmington Land Trust: The Fascinating World of Eagles With Brian Hess
    Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
    1:00 pm
  • Learn To Play: Wingspan
    Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
    2:00 pm
    • Monday January 12
  • Onederful Ones
    Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
    9:15 am
  • Tinkering Tweens: Design Your Own Tic-Tac-Toe
    Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
    5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

  • Farmington HS Athletics Department Earns Major Honor (patch.com)
  • Botelle Students Incubate Salmon Eggs (norfolkct.org)
  • TRIPPED UP: Bedbugs Attacked Us, and Our Luxury Hotel Won't Admit It. (myheraldreview.com)

West Hartford

  • Crêpes Choupette restaurant opens in former Donut Crazy in West Hartford Center (stamfordadvocate.com)
  • Conversations underway on West Hartford Center parking changes (nbcconnecticut.com)
  • Leader of CT energy committee to retire after 16 years (courant.com)

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