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🌱 Patch AM: Can Ledyard’s young fencing squad repeat last year’s title run?
And on the Ledyard Patch calendar - Mental Health Collaboration Series
Hi Ledyard! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Ledyard’s young fencing squad repeat last year’s title run?
Also on today's calendar: Mental Health Collaboration Series and 1 more event.
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.
- Saturday: Sun followed by clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 22 degrees.
- Sunday: A.M. flurries; partly sunny, temps: high: 30, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
- Monday: Cold with periods of sun, with a high of 24 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• H.S. boys' and girls' fencing / 2025-26 preview capsules (theday.com) — Ledyard High’s fencing program enters the 2025-26 season young but still aiming to defend last year’s Division II titles in boys’ foil and girls’ epee. Coach Tom Howard highlights returning epee standout Ben Wolford and several promising freshmen as the Colonels try to stay competitive in the ECC against familiar rivals like Bacon Academy, Griswold, and Waterford. 
📸 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 - FREE WEBINAR | “We Three Kings: The Top 10 Adoration of the Magi Paintings of the Italian Renaiss..”
Online,
11:30 am
Sunday January 4
Tuesday January 6
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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 - REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 , Preston
7:00 pm - Waterford Shellfish Commission Meeting
Waterford, CT Calendar , 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium , Waterford
7:00 pm - Harbor Management Commission Meeting
Waterford, CT Calendar , 41 Avery Lane Police Training Room , Waterford
5:00 pm - Greeneville Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
Norwich, CT Calendar , 446 N. Main St. , Norwich
6:00 pm - MUNICIPAL FACILITIES BUILDING NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT ADVISORY GROUP-CANCELLED
Preston, CT Calendar , 389 Route 2 Preston , Preston
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:
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Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - California Closets — (203) 924-8444
Custom Storage Solutions for the Whole Home - Werrlein Companies — (860) 785-0125
Coming to the Mystic Area January 2026
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Dunkin 3 A.M. Baker/Opener - Pgas in Preston. Apply here.
- Connecticut Tech Education & Career System posted a job opening for General Education Department Head #58549 - Ella Grasso Technical High School, Groton, CT in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mashantucket
- Mashatucket Pequot Tribe inaugurates leaders (theday.com)
- 8 Things to Do: Cover bands, UConn games and outdoor winter activities (wtnh.com)
Mystic
- Hotels on the rise in Connecticut. Here's what opened in 2025, coming in 2026 (thehour.com)
- Major wine and food fest heading to CT. Think: ‘hugely talented chefs' cooking, engaging with guests (courant.com)
- Readers dive into New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th 'Moby-Dick' marathon (wbur.org)
Groton
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-- The Patch AM Team
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