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🌱 How a Middlebury first-grade class turns Packers games into math lessons
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Middlebury first-grade class turns Packers games into math lessons
- What does this week’s horoscope say for Middlebury star signs?
Also on today's calendar: Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets and 4 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 25.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fan of the Year uses Packers games to teach first-grade students (greenbaypressgazette.com) — A Middlebury first-grade teacher, Ashley Christensen, is being celebrated nationally as the Green Bay Packers’ Fan of the Year while using the team’s season to teach her students math and geography. From tracking scores and wins to comparing points, her classroom turns Packers games into lively lessons, and she’s now a finalist for NFL Fan of the Year with a Super Bowl trip ahead. 
• Salome's Stars – Week of December 15, 2025 (bee-news.com) — If you follow horoscopes in Middlebury, this week’s Salome’s Stars offers short guidance for every sign, from handling workplace changes to navigating family tensions and holiday prep. While not town-specific, it’s framed for local readers curious about what the week might hold.
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Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets
5 Rock St, West Haven
9:00 am -
The First Noel: A Broadway Christmas Cabaret
Seven Angels Theatre, 1 Plank Rd, Waterbury
7:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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Book to Movie
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
11:00 am -
Speed Dating Ages 40s-50s in Middlebury, CT at Brewbury
Brewbury , 1383 Whittemore Rd , Middlebury
7:00 pm -
Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
10:30 am -
Learn How To Judge Wine Like A Pro!
Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery , 1892 Middlebury Rd , Middlebury
2:00 pm -
Family Movie
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Health Supplements
Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
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Afternoon Computer Class
Silas Bronson Library Computer Classroom
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Teen Library Leaders
Silas Bronson Library TeenZone
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Where in the Library is Silas the Cat?
Silas Bronson Library KidZone -
Tai Chi at Mattatuck Museum
Mattatuck Museum , 144 W Main St , Waterbury
9:00 am -
Oakville Branch Christmas Party
Oakville Branch Library , 55 Davis St , Oakville
11:00 am -
Bilingual Domino
Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
3:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Naugatuck
- Naugatuck Woman Honored For 'Making The World A Better Place' (patch.com)
Waterbury
- Connecticut Debates Adding Oversight to Homeschooling (governing.com)
- Connecticut schools have delayed opening Monday amid deep freeze (newstimes.com)
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