🌱 Patch AM: Why Foxwoods is betting big on reopening Ledyard’s Two Trees Inn

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Foxwoods is betting big on reopening Ledyard’s Two Trees Inn

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

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 47, low: 20.
• Monday: Sunny, breezy and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Foxwoods Resort Casino to reopen Two Trees Inn next spring amid tourism rebound (nhregister.com) — Two Trees Inn on Indiantown Road in Ledyard is set to reopen in spring 2026, restoring a 280-room hotel just a short walk from Foxwoods Resort Casino. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Waterford Hotel Group say the move reflects a strong tourism rebound in eastern Connecticut, bringing new local jobs and more lodging options near the casino and Lantern Hill trails.
   

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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

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

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

Saturday December 20

• Gungywamp Hike
  Gungywamp , Groton
  10:00 am
• Santa Visits Mystic Aquarium!
  Mystic Aquarium , 55 Coogan Blvd , Mystic
  10:00 am
• BKFC Fight Night
  Mohegan Sun Arena , 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd , Uncasville
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Totally Tubular Festival
  Premier Theater , 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd , Ledyard
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve at Scorpion Bar Foxwoods with SideFX
  Scorpion Bar Foxwoods , 350 Trolley Line Blvd , MASHANTUCKET
  9:30 pm

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• Deans Mill Farm — (860) 245-5487
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ledyard School District posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute Elementary Math Interventionist in Ledyard. Apply here.
• Connecticut REAP posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher / Mathematics in Ledyard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mashantucket

• Christmas by Martha Stewart at Foxwoods (themarthablog.com)
• Wooded inn near CT destination spot to reopen. Called reflection of region's recovery and hospitality (courant.com)
• Marshall Tucker Band To Kick Off The New Year With 'While I'm Young Tour' (musicrow.com)

Mystic

• $1,000,000 Powerball ticket sold in CT as jackpot rises to $1.5 billion (courant.com)
• Hallmark fans flocking to Connecticut's Christmas Movie Trail, tour company says (thehour.com)

Montville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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