🌱 Patch AM: How Norwich City Hall became a must-see Hallmark holiday movie stop

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In today's newsletter:

• How Norwich City Hall became a must-see Hallmark holiday movie stop

Also on today's calendar: Bonsai Workshop at Tox Brewing Company and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Brisk and bitterly cold, with a high of 26 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 33, low: 22.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations (clickondetroit.com) — Norwich residents can spot their own City Hall in the Hallmark movie “Sugar Plum Twist,” after the building’s festive “Light Up City Hall” decorations helped land it a starring role. The story looks at how Connecticut is marketing these holiday-movie locations, drawing tour buses of fans to towns like Norwich and Wethersfield and boosting winter tourism across the state.
   

📸 Around Norwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norwich

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Monday December 15

• City Council
  City Hall - Council Chambers , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Personnel & Pension Board - Cancelled
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway , Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Personnel & Pension Board
  City Hall-Room 213 - Human Resources Office , 100 Broadway , Norwich
  5:00 pm
• Board of Public Utilities Commissioners - Board & Sewer Authority
  Norwich Public Utilities Operations Building , 16 S. Golden Street , Norwich
  6:00 pm
• Bonsai Workshop at Tox Brewing Company
  Tox Brewing Company , 123 Bank St , New London
  6:30 pm
• School Building Committee (2020)
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
  6:30 pm
• Commission on the City Plan
  Norwich City Municipal Meetings , 23 Union Street , Norwich
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Historic District Commission
  City Hall-Room 319 , 100 Broadway , Norwich
  5:30 pm
• Golf Course Authority - Cancelled
  Norwich, CT Calendar , 685 New London Tpke. , Norwich
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Water Pollution Control Authority - Special Meeting
  Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
  6:30 pm
• Board of Finance 2025 Quarterly Meeting
  Bozrah, CT Calendar , 1 River Road , Bozrah
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES COMMISSION
  Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 , Preston
  6:00 pm
• Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting
  Bozrah Town Hall , 1 River Rd , Bozrah
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost Division St.
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• Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Norwich. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Norwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Michelin-star chef Buddha Lo joins Hell's Kitchen as the top eight chefs face a relay-style test (primetimer.com)

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• H.S. girls' basketball / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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