🌱 Patch AM: How Berlin firefighters helped keep coverage during Rocky Hill’s frozen-hydrant fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How Berlin firefighters helped keep coverage during Rocky Hill’s frozen-hydrant fire

Also on today's calendar: Winter Whiskey Fest.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 29 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, temps: high: 34, low: 20.
• Thursday: Breezy with flurries, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Firefighters put out structure fire in Rocky Hill after finding frozen hydrant (courant.com) — Berlin firefighters were part of Task Force 51 called in to cover Rocky Hill while crews battled a Sunday morning commercial structure fire on Laurel Road, complicated by a frozen hydrant. No one was inside the building, no responders were injured, and firefighters quickly found alternate hydrants to knock down the blaze and reopen nearby roads.
   

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Saturday January 17

• Winter Whiskey Fest
  The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 7

• Tai Chi Classes in Berlin, CT
  130 Webster Square Rd , Berlin
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Puzzle Party
  Library Community Room , 95 Cedar St , Newington
  11:00 am
• Food Bank (must be registered to use)
  Newington, CT Calendar , Newington Human Services (across from library) 200 Garfield Street , Newington
  12:00 pm
• Ring in the New Year
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  1:00 pm
• Telephone BINGO
  Newington, CT Calendar
  1:00 pm
• New Years Party for Kids
  Stew Leonard's Wines & Spirits of Newington , 3475-B Berlin Tpke #1 , Newington
  5:00 pm
• Classics Clique Movie
  Meriden Public Library , 105 Miller St , Meriden
  5:30 pm
• Finance & Government Operations
  Middletown, CT Calendar Middletown, CT 06457
  6:00 pm
• Feud Night at 1741 Pub & Grill
  1741 Pub and Grill , 72 Lyman Rd , Middlefield
  6:00 pm
• LIve Music in the Choo Choo Lounge at Saybrook Point
  The Choo Choo Lounge , 2 Bridge Street , Old Saybrook
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Fables & Frolic
  Russell Library , 123 Broad St , Middletown
  10:00 am
• Mad Hatter's New Year's Eve Tea Party
  American Clock & Watch Museum , 100 Maple St , Bristol
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found a lost dog!!
  Please help us find his owner !!! Found near Chamberlin Highway in Berlin. (Nextdoor Bernard rd)
• Although the temperatures aren't very pleasant, we'll be there to help you with your masonry and carpentry projects.
  Please feel free to call or text me at 203-738-5756 or 203-963-0461. (Nextdoor Norton Rd)

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in New Britain. Apply here.
• Dairy Farmers of America posted a job opening for Cooler Operator - 1st Shift in New Britain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• These CT runners posted super-fast times at Olympic Trials. Where do they rank in state history? (courant.com)
• Warrant: Middletown woman with 2 DUI convictions charged in hit-and-run that seriously hurt man (thehour.com)

Southington

• Amid Safety Concerns, Southington Mulls High School Archery (patch.com)
• Southington Police Logs: Dec. 9 to Dec. 22, 2025 (patch.com)
• Shelter seeks information after dog found emaciated in Southington (wfmj.com)

Newington

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