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🌱 Patch AM: How Ledyard athletes quietly turned 2025 into a championship year
And check out Mental Health Collaboration Series on the Ledyard Patch calendar
Good morning to you Ledyard! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ledyard athletes quietly turned 2025 into a championship year
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.
- Thursday: A morning flurry; breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mostly sunny, brisk and cold, temps: high: 24, low: 11.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 29 and low of 17 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Day's Top 10 local sports stories (theday.com) — Ledyard athletes had a standout year, with the boys’ cross country team winning a state title and wrestler Lukas Boxley capturing a New England championship. A new Ledyard/St. Bernard gymnastics co-op also debuted with ECC and Class M state crowns, while neighboring schools across eastern Connecticut piled up championships in track, volleyball, basketball, rowing, and more. 
📸 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 - 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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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The left lane on 67th Ave Northbound at Union Hills Dr. has been reopened.
7:02AM on Dec 31: Northbound 67th Avenue at Union Hills Drive is closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
- Emprise Corporation posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Ledyard. Apply here.
- Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Night Auditor in Mystic. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mystic
- 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
- In the LymeLight: A Legal Victory and a Scholar-Athlete (lymeline.com)
- 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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