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🌱 Patch AM: Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Celebrating Muslim Heritage Month

Happening soon: Kenn Morr at Art & Soul Music Series on the Berlin Patch calendar

Saturday January 10th Patch AM
Saturday January 10th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Morning Berlin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Explore Muslim Heritage Month with curated reads at Berlin-Peck Library
  • How Berlin police tracked down the Cadillac-driving bank robbery suspect

Also on today's calendar: Kenn Morr at Art & Soul Music Series and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Sunday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 27.
  • Monday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Celebrating Muslim Heritage Month (patch.com) — Berlin residents are invited to mark Muslim Heritage Month at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library with a curated selection of novels, nonfiction, memoirs, and a graphic novel exploring Muslim life and history. The library’s Kensington Road location is highlighting diverse Muslim voices from around the world, giving local readers many ways to learn about faith, identity, migration, and community throughout January.
   

• Cadillac-Driving Bank Robbery Suspect In Custody: Berlin PD (patch.com) — Berlin police report that a suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the New Year’s Eve robbery at the Webster Bank branch on Webster Square Road. A North Haven man turned himself in after investigators, including local, state, and federal agencies, linked him to a gray Cadillac seen leaving the scene.
   


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  • All hands are working on a first alarm fire on the first floor of a two-story wood residential building at 41 Delmont Rd, East Hartford, CT, which has been knocked down.
    6:00PM on Jan 8: A working fire was declared at a residential structure on 41 Delmont Road in East Hartford, CT, with fire on the first floor now… (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • CT DECD's Content MADE Event Jan. 13th,1pm at New Britain Museum of American Art (wtnh.com)
  • Edward Aparo NEW BRITAIN Edward Aparo passed away peacefully at (newbritainherald.com)
  • New Britain woman admits to stealing more than $200K in CARES Act, PPP loan funds (wtnh.com)

Southington

  • Keep A Healthy Heart Courtesy Of Southington's Health Department (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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