🌱 Patch AM: Ledyard Beautification Committee Approves Spending For Daffodil Planting Day

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In today's newsletter:

• Ledyard committee backs daffodil day, mural ideas and school beautification
• What new homes, road, and farm expansion just got Ledyard's OK?

Also on today's calendar: New England Trivia! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ledyard Beautification Committee Approves Spending For Daffodil Planting Day (patch.com) — Ledyard residents can look forward to a Daffodil Planting Day on October 17, funded by $500 in newly approved spending from the Beautification Committee. Members also discussed a potential school-based mural, native fruit trees near Ledyard Middle School, expanded gardening classes, and improvements around a rediscovered flagpole by Juliet W. Long School, all aimed at enhancing local public spaces.
   

• Ledyard Wetlands Commission Approves 14-Lot Kineo Estates Resubdivision (patch.com) — Several new projects in Ledyard just cleared a key hurdle, as the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Commission approved a 14-lot Kineo Estates resubdivision with a new town road plus three separate home and commercial proposals. Commissioners also deemed a major farm expansion with hoop houses and an irrigation pond an "as of right" use, imposing erosion controls and inspections across all projects to protect local wetlands.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ledyard

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• New England Trivia! →
  Waterford CT VFW, 382 Boston Post Rd, Waterford
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• LMS Student Picture Day
  Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry, CT 06335
  7:30 am
• Ledyard Farmers Market →
  728 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard
  4:00 pm
• 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
Wednesday September 16
• Ledyard Farmers Market →
  728 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard
  4:00 pm
• GFSJWL Open House
  Ledyard Public Schools Ledyard, CT 06339
  5:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Lee Brice →
  Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino, 240 Mgm Grand Drive, Ledyard
• Coastal Mudworks Handbuilt Fruit Bowl →
  Coastal Mudworks, 740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Steve Martin & Martin Short →
  Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino, 240 Mgm Grand Drive, Ledyard
Sunday September 27
• Tom Jones →
  Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino, 240 Mgm Grand Drive, Ledyard

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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Groton

• HAMDEN SCOOP: Ross Dress for Less plans 10/10 opening in Hamden! (theconnecticutscoop.com)
• Goodwin University Magnet Schools Expands Partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat (ctbythenumbers.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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