🌱 Patch AM: Canton Announces Parking Ban As Storm Bears Down On CT

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In today's newsletter:

• Canton enforces overnight parking ban as snowstorm approaches

Also on today's calendar: High Tea with Friends.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cold with morning snow, 1-2", with a high of 27 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 33, low: 29.
• Monday: Occasional rain, with a high of 48 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Canton Announces Parking Ban As Storm Bears Down On CT (patch.com) — Canton residents need to follow the town’s overnight parking ban as snow moves in Friday night into Saturday morning, with tickets and towing possible for cars left on streets. People may park at Town Hall during specified hours if they register their vehicle with police dispatch, and those facing real hardships are urged to call the Canton Police Department for help.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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Tuesday December 30

• High Tea with Friends
  3 Case St , Canton
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Boost Your Conflict Management Training in Farmington, CT
  Regus , 1053 Farmington Avenue 1st and 2nd Floor , Farmington
  9:00 am
• SnowSculpt Pop-Up
  Brignole Vineyards , 103 Hartford Ave , East Granby
  9:30 am
• Elephant & Piggie's "We are in a Play!"
  Playhouse on Park , 244 Park Road , West Hartford
  10:00 am
• Lewis Mills Boys Varsity Basketball @ Granby Memorial
  Granby Memorial High School , 54 N Granby Rd , Granby
  3:00 pm
• Bobcats vs. Farmington Valley
  Avon Old Farms School , 500 Old Farms Rd , Avon
  3:00 pm
• Collage Studio Gathering
  281 Country Club Rd , Avon
  3:00 pm
• Benefit Concert
  Old Well Tavern , 20 Tariffville Rd , Simsbury
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Sound Bath Meditation
  Gather On Hopmeadow , 961 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  10:30 am

Monday December 29

• Storybook Holiday Adventures & Coloring
  Barney Library , 71 Main St , Farmington
  10:00 am
• BPL Storytime @ Prosser 12/29/2025
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1 Tunxis Ave. , Bloomfield
  10:30 am
• Mario Monday for Teens (BPL Program @ McMW 12/29/2025)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1015 Blue Hills Ave. , Bloomfield
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A 14-year-old was killed and three others were seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash in Hartford, Connecticut, on Christmas night.
  6:13AM on Dec 26: Hartford Police investigate a fatal motor vehicle crash on Cornwall Street that occurred on December 25, 2025. (Nextdoor )
• A serious crash on Cornwall Street in Hartford on Christmas night leaves at least one person dead and four others hospitalized, including two teens and a child.
  11:26PM on Dec 25: Four people were transported to the hospital after a serious crash in Hartford. (Nextdoor )

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk in Canton. Apply here.
• Big Y posted a job opening for Kitchen Clerk in Avon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Simsbury

• Simsbury Arrest Logs: Dec. 13 - Dec. 22, 2025 (patch.com)

Avon

• Avon Issues Cold Weather Protocols As Storm Bears Down On CT (patch.com)
• Sylvette L (Laforge) Rioux, 94 (bristoledition.org)

Farmington

Ok Canton! 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: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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