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🌱 Patch AM: Can Ledyard’s young fencing squad defend its ECC championship legacy?
Also, don't miss Mental Health Collaboration Series on the Ledyard Patch calendar
What's up Ledyard! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Ledyard’s young fencing squad defend its ECC championship legacy?
Also on today's calendar: Mental Health Collaboration Series.
Find out what's happening in Ledyardfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Ledyardfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 29, low: 19.
- Sunday: An a.m. flurry; partly sunny, with a high of 30 and low of 11 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• H.S. boys' and girls' fencing / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com) — Ledyard High’s fencing program heads into the 2025-26 season young but still ambitious after last year’s Division II titles in boys’ foil and girls’ epee, plus a boys’ epee championship led by Ben Wolford. Coach Tom Howard expects the Colonels, backed by key returners and several freshmen, to stay competitive in the ECC against programs from New London, NFA, Waterford, and others. 
📸 Around Ledyard
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard
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★ Featured events ★
- Mental Health Collaboration Series
Lighthouse Inn, 6 W Guthrie Pl, New London
2:00 pm
Sunday January 4
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Other local events
- Coastal Mudworks Sip and Spin
740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy , Ledyard
6:00 pm - Handbuilt Mugs Workshop
740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard, CT 06339
12:30 pm
Friday January 9
Sunday January 11
📣 Ledyard Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Eastern Regional Tourism District - Finance Committee
Norwich, CT Calendar
8:00 am - City Council
Norwich, CT Calendar , 100 Broadway 3rd Floor , Norwich
7:30 pm - PRESTON SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE-CANCELLED
Preston, CT Calendar , 45 Long Society Rd. , Preston
1:00 pm - Board of Selectman Meeting
Waterford, CT Calendar , 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium , Waterford
5:00 pm - Waterford Shellfish Commission Meeting
Waterford, CT Calendar , 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium , Waterford
7:00 pm - REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 , Preston
7:00 pm - Harbor Management Commission Meeting
Waterford, CT Calendar , 41 Avery Lane Police Training Room , Waterford
5:00 pm - MUNICIPAL FACILITIES BUILDING NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT ADVISORY GROUP-CANCELLED
Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
6:00 pm - Greeneville Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
Norwich, CT Calendar , 446 N. Main St. , Norwich
6:00 pm - DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE CAUCUS
Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
7:00 pm
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Ledyard PatchAM possible:
- Werrlein Companies — (860) 785-0125
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Custom Storage Solutions for the Whole Home - 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
- Dollar General Corporation posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in GALES FERRY, CT S24201 in Gales Ferry. Apply here.
- Big Y posted a job opening for Frozen Food/Dairy Clerk in Mystic. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mystic
- Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon (wbur.org)
- The ‘Stranger Things' finale is out tonight. Here's how fans can watch it in Connecticut theaters (milfordmirror.com)
- Andrea Amelia Joy (November 10, 1943-December 29, 2025) (newtownbee.com)
Groton
- Kick off 2026 on a healthy note in CT with New Year's Day guided hikes or walks. Here's where to go (courant.com)
Norwich
Ok Ledyard! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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