🌱 Patch AM: Can Ledyard girls’ track turn last year’s runner-up finish into gold?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Ledyard girls’ track turn last year’s runner-up finish into gold?

Also on today's calendar: Pottery Explorers Ages 5-7 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Snowy in the morning, 1-2", with a high of 27 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 35, low: 27.
• Monday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 50 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. girls' indoor track / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com) — Ledyard High’s girls’ indoor track team is poised for another strong ECC Division II run, returning key league champions and deep relay talent. Coach Dave Tetlow’s Colonels, last year’s division runners-up, expect multiple athletes to contend at league and state levels, while nearby ECC rivals like Montville, Stonington, and others also reload for the winter season.
   

📸 Around Ledyard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard

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Tuesday December 30

• Pottery Explorers Ages 5-7
  740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  9:00 am
• Intro to Handbuilding: Ages 8-12
  Coastal Mudworks , 740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  10:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Mental Health Collaboration Series
  Lighthouse Inn , 6 W Guthrie Pl , New London
  2:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Coastal Mudworks Sip and Spin
  740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Vacation Santa Visits Mystic Aquarium!
  Mystic Aquarium , 55 Coogan Blvd , Mystic
  10:00 am
• Robert E Fitch High School vs. Old Lyme High School
  Robert E. Fitch Senior High School · Groton , CT , Poquonock Bridge
  10:00 am
• Montville Wolves vs Plainfield Public Schools
  Montville High School , 800 Old Colchester Rd #1 , Oakdale
  1:00 pm
• Family Movie Matinee - SMURFS!
  Waterford, CT Calendar , Waterford Public Library Meeting Room , Waterford
  2:30 pm
• Winter Nights at Pop
  POP OVER EATERY , 24 E Main St , Mystic
  5:00 pm
• Mike Koutrobis
  Comix Comedy Club , 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Casino Of The Earth , Uncasville
  6:00 pm
• Brian Glowacki
  Garde Arts Center , 325 State St , New London
  8:00 pm
• JUMP - America's Van Halen Experience
  Premier Theater , 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd , Ledyard
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Firefighters have achieved control on a vacant house fire near 32nd St. and Thomas Rd., with no reported injuries and investigators on the scene to determine the cause.
  8:29PM on Dec 25: Firefighters respond to a house fire near 32nd St. and Thomas Rd. (Nextdoor )

• Hilton Mystic posted a job opening for Line Cook in Mystic. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0682 in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mashantucket

• 8 Things to Do: Harlem Globetrotters, spooky Christmas tours and Santa swimming with sharks (wtnh.com)

Groton

• Switcheroos have marked the naming of Navy submarine for decades (stripes.com)

New London

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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