🌱 Patch AM: What led to workers’ comp charges against this Haddam business owner?

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• What led to workers’ comp charges against this Haddam business owner?

Also on today's calendar: Auditions for Charlotte's Web and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 34 and low of 21 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 24.
• Sunday: Colder; morning snow, 1-3", with a high of 28 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Haddam man charged with allegedly not providing workers' comp to employees (wtnh.com) — A Haddam business owner has been charged with allegedly failing to carry required workers’ compensation insurance, after a serious 2021 workplace injury left the state paying more than $85,000 in benefits. He faces two counts of noncompliance and is due in Middletown court in January 2026, underscoring the importance of proper coverage for local employers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Haddam

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Auditions for Charlotte's Web
  Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St, Middletown
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Pancake Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus
  273 CT-81 , Killingworth
  8:30 am
• Praying with the Seven O’Antiphons Retreat
  Sacred Heart on the Lake Retreat Center , 194 Candlewood Hill Rd , Higganum
  9:00 am
• Pancakes & Pajamas
  Living Rock Church-Killingworth , 138 CT-81 , Killingworth
  11:00 am
• Cool Yule 2025! A Big Band Swing Celebration Featuring the Music that Ended WWII
  Terrazza Restaurant, 9 Rose Hill Rd, Portland, CT 06480, USA
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Paper Bag Pageant
  31 Main St , East Haddam
  10:00 am
• Celebrate the Season of Christmas at First Church
  First Church of Christ, Congregational, 499 Town St, East Haddam, CT, 06423
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• Christmas Candlelight Service
  Living Rock Church-Killingworth , 138 CT-81 , Killingworth
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Celebrate the Season of Christmas at First Church
  First Church of Christ, Congregational, 499 Town St, East Haddam, CT, 06423
  10:00 am
• Celtic Lessons and Carols
  31 Main St , East Haddam
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• A Week in the Life of an Early American Child
  Thankful Arnold House , 14 Hayden Hill Rd , Haddam
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Midnight By The River: A New Year's Eve Gala At The Riverhouse
  The Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station , 55 Bridge Rd , Haddam
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Ralph Coppola, Jr. (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
• Donna Kay Jordan —Moriah Doyle Monsif Read on Patch
• Julius “Jules” John Budries, 85, of Madison: Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, East Haven —Clancy Palumbo Funeral Home and Cremation Service Read on Patch

• Vantedge posted a job opening for Assembly Technician Level 1 (2nd Shift) in Durham. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Housekeeper / House Cleaner in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Haddam here.

🗞 Nearby News

Durham

• Greenskies wraps up 3.13-MW community solar project in Connecticut (solarpowerworldonline.com)

Middletown

• Howard Johnson Meets Jeremiah Johnson In Middletown Real Estate Listing (patch.com)
• CT's Lake Compounce to hold stuff-the-truck holiday toy drive this weekend (middletownpress.com)
• Greenwich's Bruce Museum to exhibit work of international sculptor who grew up in Plainville (middletownpress.com)

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