🌱 How is Woodstock’s state senator pressing CT over missing health audits?

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• How is Woodstock’s state senator pressing CT over missing health audits?

Also on today's calendar: Grinch Paint Night! - $25 and 7 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• CT Health Strategy Office missing evaluations for $15 million in evaluations, audit finds (thehour.com) — A new state audit found the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy failed to document evaluations and reports for tens of millions in contracts, raising concerns about oversight of healthcare spending. Woodstock’s state senator Jeff Gordon joined other Republicans in demanding a full accounting and faster fixes. The agency agrees with the findings and says new procedures and training are underway.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodstock

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Crafting Event - Decorate a Top Hat Tree Topper, Centerpiece or Wear it! or Ugly Headbands!
  4 G's Restaurant & Pizza, 305 Hartford Pike, Killingly
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Taylor Brooke Brewery – Woodcock, CT
  Taylor Brooke Brewery, 818 CT-171, Woodstock
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• 5th Annual Roseland Park Christmas Run 5K, 5M & Kids Run
  Roseland Park , 205 Rd , Woodstock
  9:00 am
• Roseland Park Christmas Run
  Roseland Park , 205 Rd , Woodstock
  9:00 am
• Library Open House - Winter Festival!
  West Woodstock Library , 5 Bungay Hill Road , Woodstock
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Adult Book Club!
  West Woodstock Library , 5 Bungay Hill Road , Woodstock
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Family Storytime!
  West Woodstock Library , 5 Bungay Hill Road , Woodstock
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Grinch Paint Night! - $25
  Montana Nights Axe Throwing- Putnam , 50 Providence Pike , Putnam
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Christmas in the Air: A Broadway-Style Review
  Loos Center for the Arts , 150 CT-169 , Woodstock
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Cookbook Club!
  West Woodstock Library , 5 Bungay Hill Road , Woodstock
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Dime Bingo
  Ashford, CT Calendar , Senior Center , Ashford
  12:00 pm
• TMS & TMHS Winter Concert (Snow Date)
  Tourtellotte Memorial High School North Grosvenordale, CT 06255
  6:00 pm
• Board of Finance Meeting - Cancelled
  Ashford, CT Calendar , Ashford Town Offices - Room 104 , Ashford
  7:00 pm
• Board of Finance Meeting
  Ashford, CT Calendar , Ashford Town Offices - Room 104 , Ashford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loos posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Rope Mill in Pomfret. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Putnam. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodstock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Thompson

• Stepping Up: Nickolas Hovey Mapping Out Unique And Varied Racing Plan For 2026 Season (racedayct.com)
• These restaurants, chefs won at the Connecticut Restaurant Association 'CRAZIES' Awards (nhregister.com)

Putnam

• Bound by Faith: Inspiring Reads— Make Them Yours (norwichdiocese.org)
• Understanding Hospital Safety Ratings In Connecticut For Fall 2025 (i95rock.com)
• A billion-dollar plan to bolster rural health in CT (ctmirror.org)

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