🌱 How a former Taft School star just rewrote UConn’s record book

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• How a former Taft School star just rewrote UConn’s record book

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Cocktail Class and 3 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 41, low: 23.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Skyler Bell becomes first UConn football player in 15 years to earn first-team All-America status (thehour.com) — A standout former Taft School player in Watertown, wide receiver Skyler Bell has become UConn’s first first-team All-American in 15 years after a record-breaking season. The Bronx native, who chose UConn for its proximity and coaching support, set school marks in catches and touchdowns, ranked among national leaders, and earned a coveted Senior Bowl invitation.
   

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Saturday December 20

• Live Music w/ Tom Scarola — Hawk Ridge Winery
  Hawk Ridge Winery, 28 Plungis Rd, Watertown
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Oakville Branch Christmas Party
  Oakville Branch Library , 55 Davis St , Oakville
  11:00 am
• Mystery Book Club
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St , Watertown
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Make Your Own Herbal Heating Pad
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St , Watertown
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Christmas Cocktail Class
  Connecticut Distilling Tasting Lounge , 2066 Thomaston Ave , Waterbury
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closed
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main Street , Watertown

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Core + More
  Nourished Roots Yoga , 34 Main St , Thomaston
  6:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Mystery Book Club
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St , Watertown
  7:00 pm
• Winter Music Concert
  Thomaston High School Auditorium Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Movie Night: Home Alone - Sponsored by the Class of 2029
  Thomaston High School Auditorium Auditorum
  6:00 pm
• Make Your Own Herbal Heating Pad
  Watertown Library Association , 470 Main St , Watertown
  6:30 pm
• Flow + Restore
  Nourished Roots Yoga , 34 Main St , Thomaston
  7:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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