🌱 Patch AM: Gov: $10.6M State Grants Strengthen In-District Special Education Programs, East Haven Award $303K

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In today's newsletter:

• East Haven schools land major grant to boost special education services

Also on today's calendar: Nurse Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gov: $10.6M State Grants Strengthen In-District Special Education Programs, East Haven Award $303K (patch.com) — East Haven's school district will receive just over $300,000 from a new state special education grant program aimed at expanding in-district services. Local students with disabilities are expected to benefit from improved programming, staffing, and resources that reduce costly out-of-district placements and keep more learners in their home community schools.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• Nurse Open House →
  Gentiva Hospice Branford Branch, 500 E Main St, Branford
  8:00 am
Friday August 28
• Italian Festival 2026 →
  St. George Church, 33 Whitfield St, Guilford
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 18
• Benedict Arnold History and Trivia Night
  Hagaman Memorial Library Community Room
  5:30 pm
• Alexander Hamilton History and Trivia Night →
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
• PokĂŠmon Club
  Hagaman Memorial Library 227 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Mystery Book Club →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• The British Invasion of New Haven, 1779 →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Between the Covers Romance Book Club: "Just for the Summer" by Abby Jimenez →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Comic Book & Game Club →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  10:30 am
Saturday August 29
• Kids Entrepreneur Fair →
  East Haven Town Green, Hemingway Ave, East Haven
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Game Night →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  5:30 pm
• Bluegrass Jam at the Museum - 1st Tuesday of each month →
  The Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St, East Haven
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Free furniture!!!!
  Come pick it up and it's yours! On Bradford Ave, across from the the baseball field/beach parking lot. Dark gray L-shaped couch, media console,… (Nextdoor Momauguin)
• Hi Neighbors… is anyone interested in some carrots that have sprouted?
  I put some.carrot ends in water and they have started to grow. No charge I just don't want to throw them out… I don't have a garden so I can't grow… (Nextdoor Momauguin)

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🗞 Nearby News

Branford

• Branford Fire Department's Annual Report For FY 2025-2026 Released, Shows 7,367 Calls For Service (patch.com)
• 16 Highland Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• A hidden garden coffee spot is serving blueberry pancake lattes in Connecticut (ctpost.com)

New Haven

• 8 Best HVAC Companies in New Haven, CT of 2026 (consumeraffairs.com)
• Black Wall Street Booms (newhavenindependent.org)

North Haven

• North Haven High School Sports Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2026 (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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