🌱 Patch AM: Avon/Canton Chamber of Commerce Walkie Talkies and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Avon/Canton Chamber of Commerce Walkie Talkies at In Front of LaSalle Market & Deli, 104 Main Street, Collinsville

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Tuesday: Snow in the morning, up to 1", temps: high: 36, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Turning sunny and breezy, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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Tuesday December 23

• Avon/Canton Chamber of Commerce Walkie Talkies
  In Front of LaSalle Market & Deli, 104 Main Street, Collinsville
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• Winter Cookie Decorating-Take and Make
  Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
  9:00 am
• Hygge at the Barney
  Farmington Library , 71 Main St , Farmington
  10:00 am
• BPL Storytime @ Prosser 12/22/2025
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1 Tunxis Ave. , Bloomfield
  10:30 am
• Teen Trinket Trade!
  Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
  3:00 pm
• Shelf Conscious: Teen Silent Book Club
  Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
  5:30 pm
• Windsor Locks Girls Varsity Basketball @ Canton
  Canton High School , 76 Simonds Ave , Collinsville
  6:45 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Half Day/Early Dismissal
  Canton Intermediate , 39 Dyer Avenue , Canton
• Movers and Groovers
  Farmington Library , 71 Main St , Farmington
  10:00 am
• Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting (BPL Program @ Prosser 12/23/2025)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1 Tunxis Ave. , Bloomfield
  4:00 pm
• Teen Public Speaking 101
  Avon Free Public Library , 281 Country Club Rd , Avon
  5:00 pm
• Bloomfield Humanities Committee Meeting
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar Bloomfield, CT 06002-0337
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A house fire closed Main Street in the area of George Road, but it has since reopened.
  12:17PM on Dec 20: House fire closes Main Street in the area of George Road. (Nextdoor )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Canton. Apply here.
• Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Farmington Valley - Core Team Member in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Avon

• Avon Old Farms hockey coaching legend John Gardner has died at 73 (newstimes.com)

West Hartford

• $26,000 reward offered in West Hartford fatal hit-and-run case (wfsb.com)
• Holiday shopping and travel builds up traffic in West Hartford Saturday (nbcconnecticut.com)

Hartford

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-- The Patch AM Team

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