🌱 Patch AM: How Canton’s girls hoops flipped a nine-point deficit into a win

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In today's newsletter:

• How Canton’s girls hoops flipped a nine-point deficit into a win

Also on today's calendar: Film Premiere - The Marvel of Seeds!.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 28 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 29, low: 19.
• Sunday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 31 and low of 12 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Erratic play disappears as Canton rallies to beat Thomaston (collinsvillepress.com) — Canton High’s girls basketball team pulled off a big road win over previously unbeaten Thomaston, sparked by 23 points from standout Ruby Theberge and a dominant late-game run. Coach Brian Medeiros praised the Warriors’ renewed focus on defense, ball movement, and leadership as they improved to 4-1 heading into the new year.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Film Premiere - The Marvel of Seeds!
  Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St, Hartford
  5:15 pm

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• Red Cross Blood Drive
  3 Case St , Canton
  1:00 pm

Friday January 9

• CHS CPfM Coffeehouse & Alumni Showcase
  Canton High School , 76 Simonds Ave , Collinsville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Homeschool Fun Friday: Children's Museum (Robotics BPL Program @ Prosser 1/2/2026)
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar , 1 Tunxis Ave. , Bloomfield
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Create Together: Craft a Yearly Calendar
  Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
  10:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Agaram Padasalai
  Community Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
  1:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Baby's Morning Out Playgroup by UCONN
  Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
  10:00 am
• 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
• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
  Bloomfield, CT Calendar
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Action Live Ball
  Farmington Valley Racquet Club , 241 Hopmeadow St , Simsbury
  10:00 am
• Movers and Groovers
  Farmington Library , 71 Main St , Farmington
  10:00 am
• Do, Re, (You &) Me! January & February 2026
  Children’s Department Main Room , 281 Country Club Road , Avon
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist Cardiology - Canton in Canton. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Simsbury

• Some Simsbury Taxpayers Have Some Bills To Pay (patch.com)
• 11 Best Protein Drinks of 2026, Tried and Tested by Experts (everydayhealth.com)
• These Connecticut Retail Stores And Restaurants Closed In 2025 (patch.com)

Avon

• Bottles And Cans Pile Up Over Holidays? Avon Scouts Can Help (patch.com)

Farmington

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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