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🌱 How Hartford upperclassmen are changing the freshman experience this year
Greetings Hartford! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hartford upperclassmen are changing the freshman experience this year
- How Hartford teams powered through tournaments and tough ice this weekend
Also on today's calendar: Hartford Community Meal and 4 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 32 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vt. high school launches mentoring program to help freshmen transition (wcax.com) — Hartford High School is rolling out a new Link Crew mentoring program where selected juniors and seniors guide every incoming freshman through academic and social challenges. Students and staff hope the effort will ease anxiety, boost belonging, and improve attendance and behavior. Other districts curious about the program are invited to reach out to Hartford High. 
• Local Roundup: Hanover edges Pelham in boys basketball thriller (vnews.com) — Hartford High athletes had a big weekend, with the boys basketball team dominating both games to capture the Stretch Gilliam Tip-Off Classic and all 11 players scoring in each contest. Hartford’s hockey team also saw heavy action, with goalie Nunu Mayer facing 30 shots in a tough matchup against Colchester. The roundup also highlights nearby Hanover and Lebanon teams’ early-season performances.
📸 Around Hartford
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Upcoming Events in
Hartford
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★ Featured events ★
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Hartford Community Meal
Bugbee Senior Center, 262 N Main St, White River Junction
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
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Climate Action Steering Team
Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
5:00 pm -
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
5:15 pm -
Skate with Santa
Hartford, VT Calendar , 431 Highland Ave , White River Junction
1:30 pm -
Hartford Community Meal
Bugbee Senior Center , 262 N Main St , White River Junction
12:00 pm -
Christmas
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Hartford Community Meal
Bugbee Senior Center , 262 N Main St , White River Junction
12:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sister Cities Committee
Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
5:00 pm -
Tree Board Meeting
Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
5:00 pm -
Selectboard Meeting (Special Budget Meeting)
Hartford, VT Calendar , 171 Bridge Street , White River Junction
6:00 pm -
December Book + a Bottle at Putnam's Vine/yard — vine/yard
Putnam's Vineyard , 188 S Main St Suite 110 , White River Junction
6:30 pm -
A Forest of Lights
VINS Nature Center , 149 Natures Wy , Quechee
4:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitor/ Part Time Maintenance $18.00 in White River Junction. Apply here.
- US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Materials Handler in White River Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Quechee
- Windsor County deputy returns to duty after charges dropped (vnews.com)
- Manure spreading ban in Vermont until April (newenglandnewspress.com)
Hartland
- Young Writers Project: ‘Those who love life' (vtdigger.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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