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Cheers Norwich! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Christmas Eve fire left two Norwich families without a home
  • Which nearby parks are best for a free winter workout?
  • How a hidden cemetery near Montville High is finally documented

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Bash with Wicked Peach at Hilton Mystic, Mystic Connecticut and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Saturday: Cold with morning snow, 1-2", with a high of 28 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 34, low: 26.
  • Monday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 51 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Red Cross helps two families after Norwich house fire. What's next (norwichbulletin.com) — Two Norwich families are getting Red Cross help after a devastating two-alarm fire on Platt Avenue forced demolition of their 1890 multi-family home. Fire crews from Norwich and surrounding departments battled the Christmas Eve blaze, which caused no resident injuries but did injure a fire marshal, now released, as investigators work to determine the cause.
   

• 5 parks to take winter walks (or skateboard or play) at near Norwich (norwichbulletin.com) — Norwich-area residents looking to get moving outdoors as 2026 approaches have several free parks within an easy drive, including Mohegan Park right in town. The guide highlights walking and biking trails, skateboarding spots, ball fields, and playscapes in Norwich, Plainfield, Dayville, and along a regional rail trail, all open year-round for no cost.
   

• Where Montville once buried it poor (theday.com) — Montville’s old town farm cemetery, hidden beside Montville High School, is being rediscovered and documented as part of a volunteer effort to catalog historic burial grounds. The project, which notes how some residents were later sent to Norwich State Hospital, is preserving forgotten cemeteries, family names, and stories that shaped the region’s approach to poverty and care.
   

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  • Merry Christmas to all, I'm not having the best Christmas but I know I'm not alone.
    I feel that we need to dig deep in these hard times, easier said than done but please give it your all. Are Way of thinking I feel dictates how we… (Nextdoor Thermos Ave/Laurel Hill)
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    But it's really difficult not having anyone to be around during this season. I'm grateful for where I am in life, but it's hard mentally. I miss it… (Nextdoor North St)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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