🌱 Patch AM: Why a Newington workplace raid became the focus of a Hartford vigil

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Newington workplace raid became the focus of a Hartford vigil

Also on today's calendar: KC Movement — The Flying Monkey and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Snowy in the morning, 1-2", with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
• Wednesday: Turning sunny and breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 28.
• Thursday: Some brightening, with a high of 43 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Candlelight vigil honors Connecticut residents taken into ICE custody (wfsb.com) — A woman says she was detained by ICE during a workplace raid in Newington just months ago, then spoke out at a Hartford candlelight vigil honoring Connecticut residents taken into custody. Dozens gathered in Bushnell Park to highlight how immigration enforcement has affected more than 900 people statewide since 2023, using rows of empty shoes to symbolize those still missing from their families.
   

📸 Around Newington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newington

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Walk With Me
  Newington Senior & Disabled, 120 Cedar St #2665, Newington
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Congregate Lunch Program
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  11:50 am
• Walk With Me
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  12:30 pm

Thursday December 25

• Congregate Lunch Program
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  11:50 am

Friday December 26

• Friday Movie
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  1:00 pm
• KC Movement — The Flying Monkey
  The Flying Monkey Grill & Bar , 2095 Berlin Tpke , Newington
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Tales to Tails
  Lucy Robbins Welles Library , 100 Garfield St , Newington
  1:00 pm
• Theresa Wright — The Flying Monkey
  The Flying Monkey Grill & Bar , 2095 Berlin Tpke , Newington
  5:30 pm

📣 Newington Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Cozy Slipper Day
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  8:45 am
• Land Acquisition and Farmland Preservation Committee - CANCELLED
  Rocky Hill, CT Calendar , Rocky Hill Town Hall 761 Old Main Street , Rocky Hill
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Copy of Mo's Comedy Open Mic Wednesdays
  Roma Sports Bar & Grill , 382 Allen St , New Britain
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day - Town Offices Closed
  Rocky Hill, CT Calendar Rocky Hill, CT 06067

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two crashes, including one involving an overturned tractor-trailer, closed portions of I-84 in Hartford during the morning commute, but the road fully reopened just before 8:40 a.m. on Monday.
  7:01AM on Dec 22: An overturned tractor-trailer and another crash have closed multiple lanes on Interstate 84 in Hartford during Monday morning's… (Nextdoor )
• 12/21/25
  #helpingothers #reggietrollinsactormodel #payitforward #positivity #goodvides #Connecticut #community (Nextdoor Newington)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Newington. Apply here.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Assembler C - 2nd Shift in New Britain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newington here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Britain

• Attorney General Tong Announces Court Order to Unwind Trump Administration Unlawful Cancellation of School Mental Health Grants (einpresswire.com)
• West Hartford Business Buzz: December 22, 2025 - We-Ha (we-ha.com)
• GametimeCT 2025-26 Top 10 girls basketball poll (Dec. 22): Top two teams tip off season with wins (stamfordadvocate.com)

Wethersfield

• 'Thriftmas' offers Connecticut shoppers a chance to save big during the holidays (fox61.com)
• 5 CT projects that made a difference in 2025. ‘A moment of growing interest' (courant.com)

Rocky Hill

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-- The Patch AM Team

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