🌱 Patch AM: What a 41-unit affordable complex could mean for Louis Street neighbors

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In today's newsletter:

• What a 41-unit affordable complex could mean for Louis Street neighbors
• Which Newington store just sold a $100,000 winning lottery ticket?
• How detectives tied October’s Newington break-ins to two Hartford suspects

Also on today's calendar: New World Trio "Treasured Trios" and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A little morning rain, with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 40, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 30 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Developer proposes 41-unit affordable housing complex in Newington (hartfordbusiness.com) — A 41-unit townhouse-style apartment complex with 30% affordable units is being proposed for 103 Louis Street in Newington, with plans now before the Town Plan and Zoning Commission. The Cromwell-based developer filed under Connecticut’s 8-30g statute, outlining rents, income limits, parking, and traffic impacts. Commissioners must open a public hearing by mid-February before deciding.
   

• Grocery ticket wins big as Newington shopper snags $100K (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Newington Food Land customer recently scored a $100,000 CASH5 jackpot, with the winning ticket sold right in town and already claimed at Connecticut Lottery headquarters. The store also earns a retailer bonus, adding a little extra good fortune to Newington’s local business community. Odds of such a win are steep, making this a rare local payday.
   

• Arrests made in a string of Newington burglaries back in October (wfsb.com) — Newington police say two Hartford residents have been arrested in connection with an attempted home burglary and a same-night business break-in and vehicle theft in town last October. Investigators used DNA, fingerprints, and surveillance video to identify the suspects, who allegedly later drove the stolen vehicle to Hartford, where it was involved in a shooting incident. Court appearances are scheduled in New Britain.
   

📸 Around Newington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newington

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 18

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

Saturday January 31

• Kingwood Oxford's Girls in Sports Day Free Clinics!
  170 Kingswood Rd, West Hartford
  8:45 am

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Town Plan & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
  Town Hall Council Chambers Rm 103 , 200 Garfield Street , Newington
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• Brown Bag It with a Book Discussion @ the Library
  Library Community Room , 95 Cedar St , Newington
  12:00 pm
• Chair Yoga Series
  Newington, CT Calendar Newington, CT 06111
  1:00 pm
• EMS Committee Regular Meeting (PDF)
  Newington, CT Calendar , 200 Garfield Street , Newington
  6:00 pm
• Family Storytime
  Lucy Robbins Welles Library , 100 Garfield St , Newington
  6:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Coffee, Conversation & Coloring
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  10:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Solo Agers Coffee Social in Newington
  The Community Room Cafe , 39 E Cedar St , Newington
  10:00 am

Monday January 19

• MLK Day Indoor Socceropolis Camp for 4-6yr olds
  Mortensen Community Center, 200 Garfield St, Newington, CT, 06111
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• Kingswood Oxford's Wyvern Invitational A Cappella Festival
  170 Kingswood Rd , West Hartford
  6:30 pm

Sunday January 25

• Connecting With Spirit: Messages of Love & Hope
  220 Hartford Ave , Wethersfield
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Newington. Apply here.
• US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Boiler Plant Operator in Newington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newington here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• Veronica DeLandro Named Interim Town Clerk of New Britain (newbritainindependent.com)
• NAACP and Diaspora Hosting Day of Service Honoring Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr (newbritainindependent.com)
• This CT girls basketball team is unfazed– and unbeaten– in the new Division I (courant.com)

Wethersfield

• Wethersfield's Winter Lights Contest hopes to brighten up the town (wtnh.com)

West Hartford

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