🌱 Patch AM: Berlin HS Still In Delerium Over Football Championship

Hello Berlin! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Berlin still celebrates Redcoats’ stunning last-seconds state title win

Also on today's calendar: Gratitude Hike: Ragged Mountain and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; rain in the morning, temps: high: 57, low: 27.
• Saturday: Colder, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Berlin HS Still In Delerium Over Football Championship (patch.com) — Berlin residents are still buzzing after Berlin High School’s dramatic CIAC Class M football championship, sealed by senior Eli Rice’s last-seconds kickoff return touchdown. The school has flooded social media with photos and messages of pride, celebrating the Redcoats’ second state title and a game many in town are calling a once-in-a-generation moment.
   

📸 Around Berlin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berlin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Sleigh the Season and Still Have Energy Left for January
  Yousef Tae Kwon DO School, 1201 Farmington Ave, Berlin
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Winter Pops Concert (band / chorus)
  BHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Gratitude Hike: Ragged Mountain
  Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve , Ragged Mountain Rd , Berlin
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• West Peak - Meriden
  Hubbard Park , 999 W Main St , Meriden
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• East Haddam/Haddam/Killingworth Division
  Commonwealth Senior Living , 1556 Saybrook Road , Haddam
  8:00 am
• Access Health CT: Enrollment Help
  New Britain Public Library (NBPL) , 20 High St , New Britain
  9:30 am
• Wesleyan Potters Annual Holiday Sale
  Wesleyan Potters , 350 South Main Street , Middletown
  10:00 am
• Holiday Jamboree Tea at the Westbrook Inn Bed and Breakfast
  Westbrook Inn Bed and Breakfast , 976 Boston Post Road , Westbrook
  11:30 am
• Board of Directors
  The Gelston House , 8 Main Street , East Haddam
  11:30 am
• Congregate Lunch Program
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  11:50 am
• Fireside Holiday Tea at The Westbrook Inn
  Westbrook Inn Bed & Breakfast , 976 Boston Post Road , Westbrook
  12:00 pm
• JUDY GARLAND – WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
  Nelson Hall Performing Arts at Elim Park , 150 Cook Hill Rd , Cheshire
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Berlin Families Welcomed at New Counseling Center Amid Spike in Anxiety, Depression During Holiday Season —Wendy Ann Mitchell Read on Patch

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Berlin. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0614 in Berlin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• New Britain planning to build memorial for 11-year-old Jacqueline ‘Mimi' Torres-Garcia (wtnh.com)
• New Britain man charged with stealing car in New Hampshire (wtnh.com)
• Weekday Wild Encounters and Animal Tales Events Happening at Hungerford Nature Center (newbritainindependent.com)

Meriden

• Motorist Arrested After Fatally Striking Pedestrian In Meriden In ‘Intentional’ Act: PD (patch.com)

Ok Berlin! 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 don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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