🌱 Patch AM: How a new dredging plan could reshape Ledyard’s riverfront industrial land

Hello Ledyard! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new dredging plan could reshape Ledyard's riverfront industrial land
• Ledyard man charged after police discover dead cat in bathroom

Also on today's calendar: Illusionist JOSH FARLEY-- seen on Penn & Teller An intimate cabaret, with wine, mystery, & illusion and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Monday: Afternoon showers; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• GFI's new Ledyard plan calls for bringing in dredged material (theday.com) — Ledyard residents are weighing a new proposal to barge dredged material to the former Dow Chemical site on Route 12, mix it with cement, and reshape part of the 165-acre riverfront for future industry. After a previous large quarry plan was rejected, neighbors packed an Aug. 19 meeting to question contamination risks, noise, truck and barge traffic, and long-term groundwater monitoring before new local permits are considered.
   

• CT man arrested for allegedly drowning cat in bathtub (courant.com) — Ledyard police arrested a 53-year-old town resident after he allegedly told Groton officers he drowned a cat in a bathtub at a Ledyard home, where a dead cat was later found. He faces an animal-cruelty charge, was released on bond, and is due in New London Superior Court in September.
   

📸 Around Ledyard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• Illusionist JOSH FARLEY-- seen on Penn & Teller An intimate cabaret, with wine, mystery, & illusion →
  Custom House Maritime Museum - New London Maritime Society, 150 Bank St, New London
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• 11th Annual Car Cruise →
  728 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Coastal Mudworks Intermediate Sculpture 4-Week Class →
  Coastal Mudworks, 740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard
  3:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Coastal Mudworks Handbuilt Fruit Bowl →
  Coastal Mudworks, 740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Gungywamp Hike →
  Gungywamp
  9:30 am
• Waterford Farmers Market →
  Waterford Community Center, 24 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford
  10:00 am
• Old Saybrook Girls Varsity Soccer @ Stonington →
  Stonington High School, 176 S Broad St, Pawcatuck
  10:00 am
• Adam Hunter →
  The Stress Factory comedy club, Bridgeport, 167 State St, Bridgeport
  7:00 pm
• Demi Lovato →
  Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville
  7:30 pm
Monday August 31
• Eastern Regional Tourism District - Finance Committee →
  Norwich, CT Calendar
  8:00 am
• Booked in the Borough - Writers Group
  Stonington Free Library , 20 High St., Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• PRESTON SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 45 Long Society Rd., Preston
  1:00 pm
• PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 389 Route 2 Preston, Preston
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is a lane closed on AZ Loop 101 W • Agua...
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• Brunswick Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Dock Hand at Mystic, CT (April through October) in Mystic. Apply here.
• Ladgov Corporation posted a job opening for Music Director in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mashantucket

• 10 concerts to check out in CT in September: Olivia Rodrigo, Willie Nelson and more (ctpost.com)
• CT sues Kalshi over unlicensed sports betting (ctmirror.org)
• Top Gambling News Stories for Friday August 28, 2026 (gambling911.com)

Mystic

• MYSTIC SCOOP: Pearls & Plaid opening new pop-up in Mystic! (theconnecticutscoop.com)
• Peekachu, a beluga whale rescued from Canada, dies at Chicago aquarium (ocregister.com)

Groton

• Groton Man Arrested After Police Find Ghost Gun In Car (patch.com)

Ok Ledyard! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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