🌱 Patch AM: How hoarding inside a Rocky Hill home complicated a dangerous fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How hoarding inside a Rocky Hill home complicated a dangerous fire

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve-ish: an early Christmas Eve service and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.
• Tuesday: Morning snow, up to 1", temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hoarding situation in Rocky Hill house hampered battle against fire, chief says (nhregister.com) — A serious house fire on Main Street in Rocky Hill left a woman with life-threatening injuries and heavily damaged her home, officials said. Firefighters faced significant hoarding conditions and found no smoke detectors inside, prompting renewed concern about fire safety for local residents.
   

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Sunday December 21

• Christmas Eve-ish: an early Christmas Eve service
  Rocky Hill Congregational Church , 805 Old Main St , Rocky Hill
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Land Acquisition and Farmland Preservation Committee - CANCELLED
  Rocky Hill, CT Calendar , Rocky Hill Town Hall 761 Old Main Street , Rocky Hill
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 25

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

Friday December 26

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

Monday December 29

• Sustainable Rocky Hill CT Taskforce
  Rocky Hill Town Hall , 761 Old Main St , Rocky Hill
  6:30 pm
• New Year Connections: Speed Dating 30s–40s at Still Hill Brewery
  Still Hill Brewery , Shunpike Business Center , 1275 Cromwell Ave Building C Unit 9 , Rocky Hill
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 22

• 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
• Prime Time Mondays: Winter Solstice
  Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
  6:30 pm
• Town Pools PBC Regular Meeting
  Town Hall Council Chambers Rm 103 , 200 Garfield Street , Newington
  6:30 pm
• SMS Winter Orchestra Concert snow date
  Smith Middle School , 216 Addison Road , Glastonbury
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Cozy Slipper Day
  Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
  8:45 am

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• Torza's Golf — (860) 632-1132
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• Dustless Hardwood Floors LLC — (860) 993-7657
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• Mark James Given, Realtor® – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices — (860) 424-7884
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A house fire closed Main Street in the area of George Road, but it has since reopened.
  12:17PM on Dec 20: House fire closes Main Street in the area of George Road. (Nextdoor )

• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Rocky Hill. Apply here.
• AECOM Corporation posted a job opening for Water Treatment Technical Leader in Rocky Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wethersfield

• Hallmark Fans Flock to the 'Christmas Movie Trail' (newser.com)
• PHOTOS: House fire on Fairview Terrace in Glastonbury (wtnh.com)
• 5 CT projects that made a difference in 2025. ‘A moment of growing interest' (courant.com)

New Britain

• Toy giveaway held in honor of Jacqueline 'Mimi' Torres-Garcia (fox61.com)
• Community event in Hamden giving back to kids while honoring Mimi Torres Garcia (wfsb.com)
• Two arrested in Hartford after Berlin home invasion, car theft (fox61.com)

Hartford

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-- The Patch AM Team

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