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In today's newsletter:

• Taylor Swift's $50K gift boosts recovery fund for brave Ledyard mom
• Can Ledyard's boys cross country team repeat as Class M champions?

Also on today's calendar: Illusionist JOSH FARLEY-- seen on Penn & Teller An intimate cabaret, with wine, mystery, & illusion and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 70, low: 65.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Taylor Swift Donates $50K To Help Hero Ledyard Good Samaritan Hit By Car (patch.com) — Ledyard residents are rallying around local Good Samaritan Ashley Taunton after she was seriously injured while helping motorists on I-95 in Rhode Island, and Taylor Swift has boosted her recovery fund with a $50,000 donation. The GoFundMe, organized by a friend, supports Ashley, her husband, and their three children with medical and household expenses as she undergoes multiple surgeries and a long recovery.
   

• What to know about the 2026 CIAC boys cross country season (ctpost.com) — Ledyard High's boys cross country team enters the 2026 season as defending Class M champions, returning several key scorers from last year's title run. The statewide preview highlights how the Colonels stack up against powerhouses like Greenwich and Xavier as the CIAC season opens Sept. 8, with championships again set for Wickham Park.
   

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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
Wednesday September 16
• New England Trivia! →
  Waterford CT VFW, 382 Boston Post Rd, Waterford
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• 11th Annual Car Cruise →
  728 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• LMS Student Picture Day
  Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry, CT 06335
  7:30 am
• LMS Open House 2026
  Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry, CT 06335
  5:30 pm
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

Tuesday September 1
• PRESTON SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE →
  Preston, CT Calendar, 45 Long Society Rd., Preston
  1:00 pm
• Rose City School Open House
  Norwich School District 526 E Main St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  4:00 pm
• Moriarty Back to School BBQ
  Norwich School District John M. Moriarty Elementary School, 20 Lawler Ln, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  4:00 pm
• Kelly M.S. Back to School Open House
  Norwich School District Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School, 25 Mahan Dr, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  4:00 pm
• Huntington Back to School Meet & Greet
  Norwich School District Samuel Huntington Elementary School, 80 W Town St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
  4:30 pm
• Waterford Shellfish Commission Meeting →
  Waterford, CT Calendar, 15 Rope Ferry Road Auditorium, Waterford
  6:00 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

• Ocean Community YMCA posted a job opening for Housekeeping/Custodial Staff-Part Time in Mystic. Apply here.
• US Marine Corps posted a job opening for Recreation Assistant in Groton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ledyard here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mashantucket

• Schemitzun: Feast of Green Corn and Dance is back in Mashantucket (fox61.com)
• Foxwoods Tanger grants return for 2026 academic cycle (norwichbulletin.com)

Mystic

• Travel Talk — Marvelous, mystical, mythic Mystic (westfaironline.com)
• Don't Shoot! (syncopatedtimes.com)

Groton

• Haubold takes command of USS Iowa (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
• Local roundup: Hovey and Flannery wins SK Modified races at the Speedbowl (theday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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