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🌱 Patch AM: Why AARP just named Wethersfield a top livable community in Connecticut
Spotted on the Wethersfield calendar: Winter Whiskey Fest
Good morning Wethersfield! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why AARP just named Wethersfield a top livable community in Connecticut
Also on today's calendar: Winter Whiskey Fest and 2 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.
- Wednesday: Breezy with variable clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny, brisk and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 19 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wethersfield Named A Top 10 'Livable' Community In CT: AARP (patch.com) — Wethersfield has been ranked the seventh most livable community in Connecticut by AARP’s statewide Livability Index, highlighting local quality-of-life amenities important to residents of all ages. The ranking places Wethersfield among just ten top-rated communities, alongside nearby towns like Hartford and Newington, and encourages local leaders to keep improving services that make daily life easier and safer. 
📸 Around Wethersfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wethersfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Winter Whiskey Fest
The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
6:00 pm
Saturday January 17
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Other local events
- A Casino Royale New Year’s Eve
The Charles , 161 Main St , Wethersfield
8:00 pm - HC Raising Cane's - 6th gr. fundraiser
Highcrest Elementary School Wethersfield
4:30 pm - Trade/Shop Selection Night
A. I. Prince Technical High School Hartford, CT 06106
5:00 pm - LORD OF THE FLIES Performance
Hall High School Blackbox
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
📣 Wethersfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- NYE Countdown Party!
Rooted Play Studio , 2450 Main St , Glastonbury
10:00 am - New Years’ Brunch and Dance Party
Riverfront Community Center , 300 Welles St , Glastonbury
11:00 am - Walk With Me
Newington, CT Calendar , Senior & Disabled Center 120 Cedar Street , Newington
12:30 pm - First Night Hartford 2026
Connecticut's Old State House , 800 Main St , Hartford
2:00 pm - New Years Eve Celebration: Sharing a Compassionate Intention
Odiyana Kadampa Buddhist Center , 450 New London Turnpike , Glastonbury
6:30 pm - NYE Comedy at River
River: A Waterfront Restaurant and Bar , 100 Great Meadow Rd , Wethersfield
7:00 pm - Mindful Eating: Eat Drink and Mind your Middle
Newington, CT Calendar , 120 Cedar Street , Newington
10:00 am - No School - Three Kings Day
Capitol Region Education Council Hartford, CT 06106
Wednesday December 31
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
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💬 Chatter
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- Career Closet
“New Britain residents looking for employment opportunities are invited to come by the main library to get FREE gently used business professional… (Nextdoor Old Wethersfield) - What do you call food cooked in a microwave oven that results in a new style of presentation for that food?
It is cooked beyond its "normal" but not charred. It is a new style/result. You cannot achieve this result in any other method of cooking. Have you… (Nextdoor Hartford)
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Wethersfield. Apply here.
- Jacobs posted a job opening for Associate Material Controller in Wethersfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wethersfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newington
- Newington Named A Top 10 'Livable' Community In CT: AARP (patch.com)
- Hartford Opens Up 9 Warming Center Sites Amid Cold Snap (patch.com)
- Connecticut State Parks hosting ‘First Day Hikes' on New Year's Day (fox61.com)
Hartford
- CT man allegedly found with cocaine, fentanyl following report of unresponsive person in vehicle (courant.com)
West Hartford
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