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🌱 Cromwell Boys Varsity Basketball @ East Hampton and 9 more events
Also check out Santa's Workshop on the Lake Pocotopaug Patch calendar

Good morning to you Lake Pocotopaug! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Santa's Workshop at 94 Camp Ingersol Rd, Portland, CT, 06480
- Cromwell Boys Varsity Basketball @ East Hampton
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Find out what's happening in Lake Pocotopaugfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 33 and low of 20 degrees.
- Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 32, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 33 and low of 23 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Pocotopaug
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★ Featured events ★
- Santa's Workshop
94 Camp Ingersol Rd, Portland, CT, 06480,
2:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Cromwell Boys Varsity Basketball @ East Hampton
East Hampton High School , 15 N Maple St , East Hampton
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Health Education - Portland Senior Center
Portland Senior Center , 7 Waverly Ave , Portland
11:15 am - Portland Exchange Club Bingo Night — Concentric Brewing Company
Concentric Brewing Company , 91 Main St , Portland
7:00 pm - MS Play Performance
Portland Middle School , 93 High St , Portland
6:00 pm - Comedy Night at Crystal Ridge Winery
Crystal Ridge Winery , 257 Belltown Rd , South Glastonbury
7:00 pm - Winchester Cafe
Winchester Cafe , 1374 Portland-Cobalt Rd #66 , Portland
9:00 pm - Jeremy Haddad Music: Concentric Brewing
Concentric Brewing Company , 91 Main St , Portland
4:00 pm - The Mick Louis Band
Winchester Cafe , 1374 Portland-Cobalt Rd #66 , Portland
4:00 pm - Monthly Shamanic Circle
Fire Ring Farm LLC , 247 Middle Haddam Rd , Portland
5:30 pm - The Marlborough Tavern
Marlborough Tavern , 3 E Hampton Rd , Marlborough
6:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Portland
- Middletown, Portland, Teaming Up To Celebrate Nation's Semiquincentennial (patch.com)
- Claressa Shields facing Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Detroit in first bout of her $8M, multi-fight deal (middletownpress.com)
- Willington residence on Village Hill Road destroyed in Tuesday fire (middletownpress.com)
Glastonbury
- Driver Arrested After Hit-And-Run Incident Involving School Bus In Glastonbury (patch.com)
Cromwell
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