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Also on today's calendar: Lions KidSight USA Community Eye Screening For Children and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Ledyard P&Z To Open Hearing On 23-Lot Subdivision, Revisit Solar And Intermodal Projects (patch.com) — Ledyard residents have a busy Planning and Zoning agenda coming up, including a public hearing on a 23-lot subdivision off Silas Deane Road and Seabury Avenue and several tabled projects in Gales Ferry. Commissioners will also consider a new 14-lot subdivision, changes to local housing regulations, potential Village Districts in Gales Ferry and Ledyard Center, and receive an update on litigation involving Gales Ferry Intermodal.
2. Ledyard Gas Prices Above State Average As Connecticut Prices Ease (patch.com) — Drivers in Ledyard are paying slightly more for gas than the Connecticut, New England, and national averages, with local stations averaging $4.46 for regular. The story breaks down current prices at four Ledyard stations and compares them with statewide and regional trends so residents can see how their town stacks up at the pump.
3. Sink or Swim? We Choose Swim (colonelnews.com) — Ledyard High School swimmers are now part of a larger Fitch co-op team, after the former Ledyard–St. Bernard co-op became too small to continue. Seven Ledyard athletes are contributing to what's now the ECC's biggest squad, which has opened the season undefeated and is eyeing a potential conference title run.
4. Milford considers pausing more Flock cameras amid surveillance concerns; data breach (nbcconnecticut.com) — Ledyard is among several Connecticut towns that have stopped using Flock Safety surveillance technology after the company disclosed a data breach exposing device information, though not images or police data. As Milford officials debate whether to pause or end their own Flock camera program, experts say the incident is fueling broader public scrutiny of how police use and secure surveillance tools.
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