🌱 Patch AM: How Glastonbury’s Jayden Korber powered a nail-biter over Southington

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In today's newsletter:

• How Glastonbury’s Jayden Korber powered a nail-biter over Southington

Also on today's calendar: Odiyana Buddhist Center Open House with Free Guided Meditations and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy with a few flurries, with a high of 32 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Brisk and cold with some sun, temps: high: 27, low: 16.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 29 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut boys basketball top performers and games to watch (Dec. 29) (ctpost.com) — Glastonbury fans will be glad to hear junior guard Jayden Korber poured in 24 points to lead Glastonbury’s boys basketball team to a tight 58-55 win over Southington. The roundup also spotlights standout performances from players across Connecticut and previews a key East Catholic–St. Bernard matchup.
   

📸 Around Glastonbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glastonbury

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Thursday January 1

• Odiyana Buddhist Center Open House with Free Guided Meditations
  Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Rest, Reset, Restore: A Mini Meditation Retreat
  Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
  10:00 am

Saturday January 10

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• 2026 Annual New Year’s Day Auction (2 Sessions)
  Nadeau's Auction Gallery Inc , 25 Meadow Rd , Windsor
  12:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Walk With Me
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  12:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Puppies & Yoga — The Pearl Aura - Wellness & Workshops
  The Pearl Aura , 642 Hilliard St Suite 1215 , Manchester
  9:00 am

Monday January 5

• Mindful Eating: Eat Drink and Mind your Middle
  Newington, CT Calendar , 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• No School - Three Kings Day
  Capitol Region Education Council Hartford, CT 06106
• Telephone BINGO
  Newington, CT Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Newington Housing Authority Regular Meeting
  Newington, CT Calendar , 241 West Hill Road , Newington
  4:30 pm
• Tween DIY Nail Art
  Newington, CT Calendar , Lucy Robbins Wellles Library 100 Garfield Street , Newington
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stay Alive.
  Don't Drink & Drive. Have A Happy & Healthy New Year. Bring On 2026! (Nextdoor )

• USA Jobs posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in Glastonbury. Apply here.
• Chop't Creative Salad Company posted a job opening for Restaurant Assistant Manager in Glastonbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glastonbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Manchester

• Manchester Activates Cold Weather Protocol (patch.com)
• Cigarette butt linked Manchester man to Cromwell burglary, warrant says (newstimes.com)

East Hartford

• Maker of diploma frames buys manufacturing space in Monroe for $1.68M (hartfordbusiness.com)
• CT politics in 2025: Big actions and many called not enough to address a major issue facing families (courant.com)
• New Haven police announce arrests in Halloween homicide (wfsb.com)

Hartford

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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