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In today's newsletter:
- Will your child design Middlebury’s official America 250 T-shirt?
- What happened when a Middlebury editor spotted a weasel in her yard?
- How will SCORE’s new leadership team support Middlebury’s small businesses?
Also on today's calendar: You are Electric and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Windy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 33 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 33, low: 22.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 35 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• America 250 contest and cookbook (bee-news.com) — Middlebury families still have time to get kids’ designs and favorite recipes into the town’s America 250 celebrations. Local K–12 students can submit original T‑shirt art by December 15, and residents can share cherished recipes for a community cookbook through December 31, helping raise funds and showcase Middlebury’s history and flavor. 
• Seen a weasel lately? (bee-news.com) — A local naturalist piece highlights the short-tailed weasel that Middlebury residents might glimpse in their own yards or along nearby trails. It explains how to tell weasel species apart, describes a dramatic chipmunk hunt witnessed by the Middlebury Bee Intelligencer editor, and notes how habitat loss, rodenticides, and climate change threaten these elusive predators.
• Krieger heads up new SCORE Western CT leadership team with Rich (westfaironline.com) — Small business owners in Middlebury are now served by the newly consolidated SCORE Western Connecticut chapter, led by co-chairs David Rich and Matthew Krieger. The group coordinates nearly 200 volunteer mentors and will run workshops, webinars, and other programs that support entrepreneurs across Fairfield, Litchfield, and western New Haven County towns.
📸 Around Middlebury
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middlebury
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★ Featured events ★
- You are Electric
Nature's Goods Market, 860 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT, 06762,
4:30 pm - The Nutcracker
Shubert Theatre, 247 College St, New Haven
7:00 pm - Nutcracker
Pomperaug High School, 234 Judd Rd, Southbury
4:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Gingerbread House Decorating Class
Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery , 1892 Middlebury Rd , Middlebury
6:00 pm - Open Children's Holiday Craft
Middlebury Public Library - Children , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
10:30 am - Blend with the Winemaker
Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery , 1892 Middlebury Rd , Middlebury
2:00 pm - Steal My Style Market: Middlebury Thriftmas Market
Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery , 1892 Middlebury Rd , Middlebury
12:00 pm - Fairy Tale Fun
Middlebury Public Library - Children , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
4:30 pm - 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 - The First Noel: A Broadway Christmas Cabaret
Seven Angels Theatre , 1 Plank Rd , Waterbury
7:30 pm - Gingerbread Scavenger Hunt
Middlebury Public Library , 30 Crest Road , Middlebury
10:30 am
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pomperaug Regional School District 15 posted a job opening for Intermittent Substitute Teacher K-12 in Middlebury. Apply here.
- Marta Nerin - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member in Middlebury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middlebury here.
🗞 Nearby News
Naugatuck
- State Representative Seth Bronko speaks at the university's College Republicans event (chargerbulletin.com)
- With Deadline for Healthcare Premium Tax Credits Expiration Looming, Farmers Brace for Rate Hikes — The Jefferson County Beacon (jeffcobeacon.com)
- Connecticut boys, girls soccer players earn All-New England laurels (thehour.com)
Waterbury
- Waterbury Police Activity League hosts 10th annual ‘Shop With a Cop' event (wtnh.com)
- No restrictions on Waterbury magnet school land to be used for new firehouse, attorney says (greenwichtime.com)
- Officials urge precautions and vaccinations as flu, RSV cases rise (nbcconnecticut.com)
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