🌱 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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Weather forecast:

• 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.
   

📸 Around Middlebury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlebury

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Jimmies Savin Rock LIVE AUCTION liquidation of ENTIRE Assets
  5 Rock St, West Haven
  9:00 am

Friday December 19

• The First Noel: A Broadway Christmas Cabaret
  Seven Angels Theatre, 1 Plank Rd, Waterbury
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• 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

Saturday December 20

• 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

Tuesday December 23

• Family Movie
  Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Health Supplements
  Silas Bronson Library Auditorium
  3:00 pm
• Afternoon Computer Class
  Silas Bronson Library Computer Classroom
  3:30 pm
• Teen Library Leaders
  Silas Bronson Library TeenZone
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• 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

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💬 Chatter

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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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