🌱 Patch AM: CT DOT's Automated Work Zone Speed Control Deployed At Glastonbury Project

Hi Glastonbury! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• New speed cameras quietly monitor Route 2 work zone in Glastonbury
• Teen faces multiple charges after Glastonbury car theft investigation
• How a Glastonbury mechanic explains massive bills from a fuel mix-up

Also on today's calendar: Meditations for a Kind Heart: A Mini Retreat and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Variable clouds, with a high of 37 and low of 25 degrees.
• Sunday: Snow early in the morning, temps: high: 29, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 27 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CT DOT's Automated Work Zone Speed Control Deployed At Glastonbury Project (patch.com) — Drivers in Glastonbury will see automated speed cameras in the Route 2 work zone between Exits 4B and 6 as the state tests new safety technology. For now, DOT is only calibrating equipment and collecting data, so no warnings or tickets are being mailed yet. The program aims to cut speeding and crashes in local construction areas by monitoring vehicles that travel too fast through work zones.
   

2. Teen Charged In Glastonbury Larceny Investigation (patch.com) — Residents of Glastonbury’s Georgetown Drive and Apple Hill neighborhoods are learning more about a recent series of vehicle-related thefts that led to the arrest of an 18-year-old from Waterbury. Police say the teen and an accomplice entered local buildings and vehicles, then crashed a car and fled before being caught near East River Drive in East Hartford. He now faces multiple burglary, larceny, weapons, and interfering charges connected to the Glastonbury incidents.
   

3. 25 affected by fuel delivery mix-up, delivery company stays silent (wfsb.com) — A Glastonbury auto repair shop owner is helping explain why some local drivers face huge bills after a Southington gas station accidentally pumped diesel into gas tanks and vice versa. About 25 vehicles were damaged, with repairs reaching tens of thousands of dollars, and state consumer protection officials urge anyone who fueled up there on Nov. 29 and has problems to file a complaint.
   

4. Southington running back Ben Beaulieu has gone from 3rd string to touchdown machine (greenwichtime.com) — Glastonbury football fans will recognize Southington running back Ben Beaulieu, the sophomore who scored five touchdowns in the Blue Knights’ 35–30 quarterfinal win over Glastonbury. A former third-stringer, he’s since powered Southington’s seven-game streak into the Class LL title game with nearly 900 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns in essentially half a season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glastonbury

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Gingerbread Workshop
  Rooted Play Studio, 2450 Main St, Glastonbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Meditations for a Kind Heart: A Mini Retreat
  Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
  10:30 am

Tuesday December 16

• School Store (Gr 3-5)
  Nayaug Elementary School , 222 Old Maids Lane , Glastonbury
  8:50 am
• PTO Event: Square Peg Pizza
  Naubuc Elementary School , 82 Griswold Street , Glastonbury
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• GHS Winter Choral Concert
  Glastonbury Public Schools , 628 Hebron Avenue , Glastonbury
  7:30 pm
• GHS Winter Chorus Concert, 7:30pm (snow date 12/18)
  Glastonbury High School , 330 Hubbard Street , Glastonbury
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• SMS Winter Orchestra Concert
  Smith Middle School , 216 Addison Road , Glastonbury
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• SMS Winter Orchestra Concert snow date
  Smith Middle School , 216 Addison Road , Glastonbury
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Years’ Brunch and Dance Party
  Riverfront Community Center , 300 Welles St , Glastonbury
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Music Bingo-Holiday Favorites
  Riverfront Community Center , 300 Welles St , Glastonbury
  11:30 am
• Wreaths Across America Ceremony
  Hubbard Green , 1944 Main St , Glastonbury
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• LEGO® Robotics for Beginners
  Welles-Turner Memorial Library , 2407 Main St , Glastonbury
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• PTO Event: Square Peg Pizza
  Naubuc Elementary School , 82 Griswold Street , Glastonbury
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking to start a women's group where I'll be the host.
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• Happy winter all!
  I am in need of someone reliable to shovel my sidewalk and short driveway when we get less than 5 inches. Thank you in advance! (Nextdoor Glastonbury/East Hartford)

• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Night Crew Clerk in Manchester. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

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