Men Not at Work; A Mansfield Gift Guide; Church Breakfast

Here’s a recap of some of the stories making headlines this past week on the Mansfield-Storrs Patch:

• Report: 18% of Tolland County Men in Prime Working Years Not in Labor Force
• Find Open Houses in Mansfield This Weekend Including Contemporary Colonial
• 3rd Saturday Monthly Breakfast
• Database: UConn Police Department Received Excess Military Gear
• 10 Tips for the December Gardener
• Geminids: Year’s Best Meteor Shower Late Saturday -- Will Weather Cooperate in Mansfield?
• Take Our Invasive Worm Survey
• Shopping Made Easy With Mansfield-Storrs Patch 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

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