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🌱 Patch AM: 2025 In Glastonbury: The Year In Business
Make time for Caffeine & Octane on the Glastonbury Patch calendar
Hey there, Glastonbury! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Glastonbury businesses opened, closed, and made headlines in 2025
- How Glastonbury’s girls edged powerhouse Greenwich for the state crown
Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Celebration: Sharing a Compassionate Intention and 3 more events.
Find out what's happening in Glastonburyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Glastonburyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Cold; morning snow, 1-2", with a high of 27 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 30.
- Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2025 In Glastonbury: The Year In Business (patch.com) — Glastonbury residents saw a busy 2025 for local businesses, from a halal food franchise and a relocated accounting firm to a popular café closing and a creative fundraiser for a police dog. Local stats on nip bottle sales, a Swiftie-focused event, and a sub-making team’s national recognition rounded out a year of notable commercial changes in town. 
• New Canaan girls and Greenwich's Passalacqua lead girls cross country runners this season (fciac.net) — Glastonbury’s girls cross country team captured the Class LL title with 44 points, led by sophomore Lauren Parrett’s razor-thin one‑second win over Greenwich star Sophie Passalacqua. The story recaps a standout FCIAC‑dominated season, detailing New Canaan’s championships, Greenwich’s near‑misses, and how several runners from across the conference earned all‑state honors at Wickham Park and the State Open.
📸 Around Glastonbury
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glastonbury
★ Featured events ★
- Caffeine & Octane
Starbucks, The Shops at Somerset Square, 140 Glastonbury Blvd, Glastonbury
9:00 am
Sunday December 28
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Other local events
- Paint & Sip (Bottomless Hot Chocolate) Glastonbury
Ben & Jerry’s , 41 Hebron Ave , Glastonbury
4:00 pm - New Years’ Brunch and Dance Party
Riverfront Community Center , 300 Welles St , Glastonbury
11:00 am - New Year's Eve Celebration: Sharing a Compassionate Intention
Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
6:30 pm - Odiyana Buddhist Center Open House with Free Guided Meditations
Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
12:00 pm - Rest, Reset, Restore: A Mini Meditation Retreat
Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
10:00 am
Sunday December 28
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Saturday January 3
📣 Glastonbury Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Mindfulness Meditation Share
The Blackbird House , 147 Main St , Wethersfield
9:00 am - Super Sensory
Rooted Play Studio , 2450 Main St , Glastonbury
9:30 am - FULL - Mini Book Ornament Craft
Windsor Public Library , 323 Broad St , Windsor
11:00 am - 2025 Banquet
Villa Louisa · Bolton , CT , Bolton
12:00 pm - Paint by Numbers - Winter Edition
Welles-Turner Memorial Library , 2407 Main St , Glastonbury
12:30 pm - Tales to Tails
Lucy Robbins Welles Library , 100 Garfield St , Newington
1:00 pm
Saturday December 27
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Glastonbury PatchAM possible:
- FileShred — (860) 261-9595
On-site Document Shredding Services - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - Action Carpet & Floor Covering — (860) 651-8406
32 Years of Trusted Flooring and Renovation Expertise - Dustless Hardwood Floors LLC — (860) 993-7657
Dustless sanding and refinishing service for hardwood floors - DK Brand Collective — (959) 263-5876
People-First Training, Coaching, Branding & Event Strategy
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- USA Jobs posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in Glastonbury. Apply here.
- Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0605 in Glastonbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glastonbury here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manchester
- Troubadour Bill Ludwig at the January PVFS Song and Story Swap (amherstindy.org)
East Hartford
- Salvation Army volunteers deliver 950 Christmas meals to Hartford-area seniors (wtnh.com)
- Multiple cities issue snow emergency parking bans ahead of storm (wfsb.com)
- Major Connecticut snowstorm causes closures and cancellations on Friday and Saturday (trumbulltimes.com)
Wethersfield
Ok Glastonbury! 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
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