🌱 Patch AM: How fast are Durham home prices climbing compared with nearby towns?

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In today's newsletter:

• How fast are Durham home prices climbing compared with nearby towns?

Also on today's calendar: Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring Shawn Taylor at 1741 Pub & Grill and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 43, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Hartford metro area (santafenewmexican.com) — Home values in Durham have climbed sharply, with typical prices now around $478,000 after rising more than $20,000 in the last year and over $160,000 in five years. A new Hartford-area ranking shows how Durham compares with nearby towns, helping residents gauge the local market’s strength and competitiveness.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durham

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Friday December 26

• Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring Shawn Taylor at 1741 Pub & Grill
  1741 Pub and Grill , 72 Lyman Rd , Middlefield
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Tarot & Tea - Tarot / Oracle Share - Every Saturday! The Red Barn in Durham - EVERY SATURDAY! 10 -12
  The Red Barn in Durham , 352 Main St , Durham
  10:00 am

Sunday December 28

• All-You-Can-Eat Cider Pancake Sunday Brunch at 1741 Pub & Grill
  1741 Pub and Grill , 72 Lyman Rd , Middlefield
  10:00 am
• Sound Healing & Restorative Yoga Event
  1056 Durham Rd , Wallingford
  8:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Kid's Apple Pie Workshop During Winter Break at Lyman Orchards
  Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market , 32 Reeds Gap Rd , Middlefield
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Celebration at 1741 Pub & Grill
  1741 Pub and Grill , 72 Lyman Rd , Middlefield
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• A Frosty Fun Day at 1741 Pub & Grill
  1741 Pub and Grill , 72 Lyman Rd , Middlefield
  12:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Winter classes in Theater, Circus and Dance for kids ages 1 - 20
  Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater , 128 Washington St , Middletown
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• A Week in the Life of an Early American Child
  Thankful Arnold House , 14 Hayden Hill Rd , Haddam
  9:00 am
• Fables & Frolic
  Russell Library , 123 Broad St , Middletown
  10:00 am
• Wesleyan Potters Annual Holiday Sale
  Wesleyan Potters , 350 South Main Street , Middletown
  10:00 am
• Jingle and Jam
  Meriden Public Library , 105 Miller St , Meriden
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pieper Veterinary posted a job opening for Custodian in Middletown. Apply here.
• Raytheon Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Utility Machinist - 2nd Shift ( Onsite) in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middlefield

• Driver escapes crash into Barkhamsted swamp on their own, officials say (middletownpress.com)

Middletown

• Middletown Woman Charged Tuesday In Newington Hit-And-Run: Police (patch.com)
• How poison ivy — and other plants — keep Connecticut's birds alive all winter long (middletownpress.com)

Meriden

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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