🌱 Patch AM: Can Ledyard’s veteran lineup turn last year’s promise into titles?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Ledyard’s veteran lineup turn last year’s promise into titles?

Also on today's calendar: Sip and Spin Workshop at Coastal Mudworks Pottery Studio and 6 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Ledyard? Post it to Ledyard photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 20.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• H.S. girls' basketball / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com) — Ledyard High’s girls’ basketball team returns all five starters this winter, led by all-state guard Maggie Dykes and a deep, experienced roster aiming to push the pace. The preview also sizes up their ECC Division II competition, including Bacon Academy, Stonington, Waterford, and others, giving local fans a clear sense of how the Colonels stack up heading into the 2025-26 season.
   

📸 Around Ledyard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• JUMP - America's Van Halen Experience
  Premier Theater, 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd, Ledyard
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Finance Committee
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  5:00 pm
• Community Relations Committee For Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Organizational Meeting
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:15 pm
• Community Relations Committee For Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:30 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Sip and Spin Workshop at Coastal Mudworks Pottery Studio
  740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Democratic Town Committee
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Water Pollution Control Authority
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Ledyard Town Council Meeting - Cancelled
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Retirement Board
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  10:00 am
• Agricultural Commission
  Ledyard Calendar , 741 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
  6:00 pm
• Bonsai Workshop at Tox Brewing Company
  Tox Brewing Company , 123 Bank St , New London
  6:30 pm
• Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Commission
  Ledyard Calendar , 12 Van Tassel Dr. , Gales Ferry
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Ledyard PatchAM possible:

• Werrlein Companies — (860) 785-0125
  Coming to the Mystic Area January 2026
• California Closets — (203) 924-8444
  Custom Storage Solutions for the Whole Home
• Monaco Ford of Niantic — (860) 739-5437
  Experience The Monaco Difference. Extra Value. No Extra Cost
• Deans Mill Farm — (860) 245-5487
  Rustic-chic private farm venue in scenic Stonington, CT

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash on I-395 in Griswold causes serious injuries and closes the highway, with traffic being diverted off Exit 24.
  8:40AM on Dec 15: Serious injuries are reported in a one-car crash on I-395 in Griswold, which has shut down the highway and diverted traffic off an… (Nextdoor )
• The left lane on SR 347 NB near Riggs was blocked due to a vehicle fire, but all lanes are now open.
  5:46AM on Dec 15: The left lane of SR 347 NB near Riggs is blocked due to a vehicle fire. (Nextdoor )

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Ledyard. Apply here.
• Daily Thread posted a job opening for Part Time Assistant Store Manager in Ledyard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Michelin-star chef Buddha Lo joins Hell's Kitchen as the top eight chefs face a relay-style test (primetimer.com)

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• Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard (channel3000.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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