🌱 Patch AM: Toy Maker Confirms Timeline For Enfield Exit After Nearly 50 Years

Hello Enfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• LEGO sets firm timeline to leave Enfield after five decades
• How Thompsonville streets could change around the future Enfield train station

Also on today's calendar: PFLAG Enfield Community Meet-Up and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 41, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 29 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Toy Maker Confirms Timeline For Enfield Exit After Nearly 50 Years (patch.com) — Longtime employer LEGO is preparing to close its Enfield offices after nearly 50 years, affecting about 350 local employees as operations shift to Boston and Tempe. While the Enfield site winds down in late 2026, the company will keep a smaller regional footprint with a new Windsor Locks warehouse and retain its Connecticut retail stores.
   

• Enfield Seeks Redesign Of Thompsonville Streets (patch.com) — Enfield is moving ahead with plans to redesign key Thompsonville streets around the future Enfield Station, aiming to improve safety and access for walkers, cyclists, and drivers. Using $1 million in federal funding, the town is seeking a consultant to update designs for Main, North Main, and Pearl streets, with proposals due Feb. 19 and work expected to wrap by June 30, 2026.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Enfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 16

• Friday Film
  Enfield Public Library, 104 Middle Rd, Enfield
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Circle of Security Parenting Program - Thursday Afternoons
  Enfield, CT Calendar , 117 Post Office Road , Enfield
  1:00 pm
• PFLAG Enfield Community Meet-Up
  6:00 pm
• Select Ensembles Concert
  King Philip Middle School W Hartford, CT 06117
  7:00 pm
• Acting I and II Showcase in the Black Box
  Hall High School W Hartford, CT 06117
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• ASAI Girls Varsity Basketball @ Enfield
  Enfield High School , 1264 Enfield St , Enfield
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Ellington Knights vs Jonathan Law Lawmen
  Enfield Twin Rinks , 1 Prior Rd , Enfield
  5:00 pm
• Country Night at EdanSe Ballroom
  127 Pearl St , Enfield
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Martin Luther King Sunday
  Enfield United Church of Christ , 1295 Enfield St , Enfield
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 20

• Circle of Security Parenting Program - Tuesday Evenings
  Enfield, CT Calendar , 117 Post Office Road , Enfield
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• Symposium on Science and Christianity
  Calvary Presbyterian Church , 1518 King St , Enfield
  12:30 pm

Sunday January 25

• 2nd Anniversary as a WISE for Mental Health Church
  Enfield United Church of Christ , 1295 Enfield St , Enfield
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm 43 years old and know almost no one here.
  I just need a friend. I've been having a tough time lately, and I would be incredibly grateful if someone would listen to me. I need someone to talk… (Nextdoor Sherwood Manor)

• Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Enfield. Apply here.
• ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Seafood Clerk (Milford CT) Salary Range $16.35 - $16.50/hr in Enfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Enfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Windsor

• East Windsor Seeks Sponsors For 2026 Panther Plunge Fundraiser (patch.com)
• Community Steps Up For Family After Deadly Truck Accident (patch.com)

Windsor Locks

• East Windsor Seeks Sponsors For 2026 Panther Plunge Fundraiser (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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