🌱 Patch AM: Can Ledyard’s boys’ track team turn last year’s near-miss into gold?

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• Can Ledyard’s boys’ track team turn last year’s near-miss into gold?

Also on today's calendar: Pottery Explorers Ages 5-7 and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Snow late in the afternoon, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.
• Saturday: Morning snow, 1-2"; cloudy, temps: high: 30, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. boys' indoor track / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com) — Ledyard High’s boys’ indoor track team is expected to contend in ECC Division II this winter after narrowly finishing behind Bacon Academy last year. Coach Dave Tetlow returns a deep roster, especially in distance events, fresh off a Class M cross country title. Several Colonels are projected to make noise at the Class M state meet and beyond.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Jump - America's Van Halen Experience
  Premier Theater, 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd, Ledyard
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Ledyard Colonels vs Guilford Indians
  Ledyard High School , 24 Gallup Hill Rd , Ledyard
  9:00 am
• Totally Tubular Festival
  Premier Theater , 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd , Ledyard
  7:00 pm
• JUMP - America's Van Halen Experience
  Premier Theater , 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd , Ledyard
  8:00 pm

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Cribbage
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  8:30 am
• Agile Classroom Training in New London, CT
  New london ct , Cottage St , New London
  9:00 am
• Pickleball Open Play for Beginners
  Waterford, CT Calendar Waterford, CT 06385
  9:45 am
• Vacation Santa Visits Mystic Aquarium!
  Mystic Aquarium , 55 Coogan Blvd , Mystic
  10:00 am
• Stories, Music (Nursery Rhymes) and Dancing!
  Mystic & Noank Library , 40 Library St , Mystic
  10:30 am
• COLLiS P. HUNTINGTON STATE PARK, Redding, CT. Picnic afterwards.
  Collis P. Huntington State Park , 9 Dodgingtown Rd , Redding
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Camelback Road is closed in Glendale due to a two-vehicle crash near 73rd Avenue, with police investigating the incident.
  7:11AM on Dec 24: A two-vehicle crash is causing road closures on Camelback Road from 71st to 75th avenues in Glendale as police investigate. (Nextdoor )

• Ledyard School District posted a job opening for Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher 2nd Grade in Ledyard. Apply here.
• Precision Castparts Corporation posted a job opening for Straightener - 2nd shift *5% Shift Differential + Quarterly Incentive Bonus* in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Vehicle Goes Into Water, Dramatic Rescue Efforts Captured In Photos: CT News (patch.com)
• Christmas Weekend 2025 in Connecticut Top Things To Do: Winterfest, Santa Events, and More! (mommypoppins.com)

Groton

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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