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🌱 Patch AM: Manchester Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In Wethersfield: Police
Also check out Holiday Sip & Shop on the Wethersfield Patch calendar

Good day Wethersfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Wrong-way Route 5/15 crash in Wethersfield leaves one dead
Also on today's calendar: Holiday Sip & Shop and 7 more events.
Find out what's happening in Wethersfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Wethersfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Partly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 33, low: 25.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 42 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Manchester Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash In Wethersfield: Police (patch.com) — Residents in Wethersfield are learning more about a deadly wrong-way crash on Route 5/15 near Exit 85 that killed a 30-year-old Manchester woman late Saturday night. State police say her northbound car in the southbound lanes collided head-on with an SUV carrying two Rocky Hill residents, who suffered minor injuries, and investigators are asking witnesses to contact Troop H in Hartford.
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📸 Around Wethersfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Sip & Shop
The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
5:00 pm - Free Saturday playgroup at Rocky Hill Congregational Church
805 Old Main St, Rocky Hill
10:30 am - Christmas Eve-ish: an early Christmas Eve service
Rocky Hill Congregational Church, 805 Old Main St, Rocky Hill
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Board of Education Regular Meeting
M.D. Fox School , 470 Maple Avenue , Hartford
5:30 pm - Orchestra & Band Winter Concert (Auditorium)
Hall High School W Hartford, CT 06117
7:00 pm - WHS presents A Christmas Carol in the Hurlbut-Dunham House
Hurlbut-Dunham House , 212 Main St , Wethersfield
7:00 pm - Comedy Night at Brew Ha Ha at River
River: A Waterfront Restaurant and Bar , 100 Great Meadow Rd , Wethersfield
8:00 pm - Annual Carols in the Garden
Standish Park , Nott St , Wethersfield
4:00 pm - Cozy Slipper Day
Bugbee Elementary School W Hartford, CT 06117
8:45 am - Wethersfield High School Class of 2005 Reunion
Old Town Cafe , 187 Main St , Wethersfield
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Nature Art
Newington, CT Calendar , 120 Cedar Street , Newington
10:00 am - 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 - Government Operations Committee
Rocky Hill, CT Calendar , Rocky Hill Town Hall 761 Old Main Street , Rocky Hill
5:00 pm - Public Safety Committee
Rocky Hill, CT Calendar , Rocky Hill Town Hall 761 Old Main Street , Rocky Hill
5:30 pm
Monday December 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- One of Hartford’s treasures.
Check out these events at the Twain house. “Holiday Spirits Tours December 12, 13, 19, and 20 Back by popular demand, Holiday Spirits is a… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield) - Class at Wesleyan Potters, Middletown
“Pysanky is a Ukrainian Easter Egg created through a calming wax-resist process. Artists will draw with warm beeswax and layer dyes which slowly… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Wethersfield. Apply here.
- Wethersfield Public Schools posted a job opening for Technology Education Teacher in Wethersfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newington
- Fuchs Financial – Starting the New Year Right: Setting Your Financial Goals (wtnh.com)
- Gov. Lamont activates severe cold weather protocol (wfsb.com)
- 3 Hartford teens charged for stolen car, ghost gun (wfsb.com)
Hartford
- CT corporations banding together in new and big way. Sights are on local economic development (courant.com)
West Hartford
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-- The Patch AM Team
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