🌱 Patch AM: Glastonbury Rec Officials Say 'Be Nice To Our Ice' As Debris Finds Its Way On Ponds

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In today's newsletter:

• Town urges skaters to keep Glastonbury’s ponds clean and safe
• Driver found passed out on Glastonbury highway ramp faces DUI charge
• How Glastonbury joined a major insulin price-fixing lawsuit push

Also on today's calendar: Macros Healthy Restaurant Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 43 and low of 36 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 26.
• Monday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Glastonbury Rec Officials Say 'Be Nice To Our Ice' As Debris Finds Its Way On Ponds (patch.com) — Glastonbury’s Parks and Recreation Department is urging residents to protect local skating ponds at J.B. Williams, Riverfront Park, and Eastbury by keeping logs, trash, and shovels off the ice. Officials stress that debris and improper snow removal can delay openings and create hazards, and they’re reminding parents to talk with children about ice safety while staff monitor conditions daily.
   

• Passed-Out Driver Found On Highway Ramp In Glastonbury (patch.com) — Glastonbury police say a 43-year-old local resident was found passed out at the wheel on the Route 2 off ramp at Hebron Avenue on New Year’s Day. Officers arrested the driver on charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, highlighting an ongoing local focus on roadway safety.
   

• 2 of CT's largest cities join 5 other communities in filing lawsuits vs. insulin drugmakers, PBMs (hartfordbusiness.com) — Glastonbury is among seven Connecticut municipalities suing major insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers, alleging a long-running price-fixing scheme that inflated the town’s employee health costs. The coordinated federal lawsuits seek to recover public funds and stop the alleged practices, and are being folded into a large nationwide case in New Jersey.
   

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Saturday January 10

• Macros Healthy Restaurant Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
  Macros Healthy Restaurant , 2858 Main St , Glastonbury
  12:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• Caffeine & Octane
  Starbucks , The Shops at Somerset Square , 140 Glastonbury Blvd , Glastonbury
  9:00 am
• Dan Ringrose
  Irish American Home Society , 132 Commerce St , Glastonbury
  3:00 pm
• Author Talk and Signing with Kamilah Cole
  River Bend Bookshop , 2400 Main St , Glastonbury
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Legal Notice: Glastonbury Republican Town Caucus
  80 Woodland St , Glastonbury
  5:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Learn to Meditate: Buddhist meditation classes and workshops
  Odiyana Meditation Center, 450 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, CT
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Buddhist Meditation Retreat: Transform Your Mind
  Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
  10:30 am

Sunday January 18

• New World Trio "Treasured Trios"
  Saint John’s Episcopal Church , 679 Farmington Ave , West Hartford
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 10

• Mindfulness Meditation Share
  The Blackbird House , 147 Main St , Wethersfield
  9:00 am
• Saturday Youth Drawing and Painting (10am session)
  Wethersfield Academy , 431 Hartford Ave , Wethersfield
  10:00 am
• Refresh and Renew
  Library Community Room , 95 Cedar St , Newington
  11:00 am
• Ms. Rae’s School of Magic for Young Witches and Wizards
  The Blackbird House , 147 Main St , Wethersfield
  12:00 pm

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East Hartford

• Family displaced, dog dies after East Hartford house fire (fox61.com)

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