🌱 Patch AM: How Rocky Hill locals are dreaming about the $1.7 billion jackpot

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In today's newsletter:

• How Rocky Hill locals are dreaming about the $1.7 billion jackpot

Also on today's calendar: New Year Connections: Speed Dating 30s–40s at Still Hill Brewery.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 43 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Snow late in the afternoon, temps: high: 25, low: 21.
• Saturday: Morning snow, 1-2"; cloudy, with a high of 30 and low of 16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut residents buy Powerball tickets as $1.7 billion jackpot drawing approaches (wfsb.com) — Rocky Hill gas stations saw long lines Tuesday as residents snapped up Powerball tickets ahead of a massive $1.7 billion jackpot drawing. Players from Rocky Hill and nearby towns shared everything from practical debt-payoff plans to dreams of shopping sprees and private islands, even as experts reminded them the odds of winning are astronomically low.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rocky Hill

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Monday December 29

• Sustainable Rocky Hill CT Taskforce
  Rocky Hill Town Hall, 761 Old Main St, Rocky Hill
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

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

Monday December 29

• 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

Thursday December 25

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

Friday December 26

• Walk With Me
  Newington Senior & Disabled , 120 Cedar St #2665 , Newington
  12:30 pm
• 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
• Comedy Night at Brew Ha Ha at River
  River: A Waterfront Restaurant and Bar , 100 Great Meadow Rd , Wethersfield
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Mindfulness Meditation Share
  The Blackbird House , 147 Main St , Wethersfield
  9:00 am
• Super Sensory
  Rooted Play Studio , 2450 Main St , Glastonbury
  9:30 am
• Paint by Numbers - Winter Edition
  Welles-Turner Memorial Library , 2407 Main St , Glastonbury
  12:30 pm
• Tales to Tails
  Lucy Robbins Welles Library , 100 Garfield St , Newington
  1:00 pm

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• Dustless Hardwood Floors LLC — (860) 993-7657
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Copia - Professional House Cleaner in Cromwell. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Newington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rocky Hill here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wethersfield

• 'Thriftmas' offers Connecticut shoppers a chance to save big during the holidays (fox61.com)
• Suffield man charged after using AirTags to stalk woman: Police (nbcconnecticut.com)
• Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations (omaha.com)

Newington

• Drop in donations won't stop The Salvation Army from delivering Christmas meals across Connecticut (fox61.com)
• Skating pair hope to make Olympic team for 2030 (nbcconnecticut.com)
• Driver Arrested Months After Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In Newington Hit-Run Crash: Police (dailyvoice.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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