🌱 Patch AM: Meet the newest firefighter-paramedic joining East Haven’s front-line ranks

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the newest firefighter-paramedic joining East Haven's front-line ranks
• East Haven man wounded in New Haven double shooting that turned deadly

Also on today's calendar: 10-Week Learn To Play Hockey with the NY Rangers & Shoreline Sharks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, temps: high: 78, low: 67.
• Tuesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• East Haven Fire Welcomes Mason Hallstrom As Newest Firefighter/Paramedic (patch.com) — East Haven's fire department has added a new firefighter/paramedic, Mason Hallstrom, who will begin training at the Connecticut Fire Academy on Monday before joining a shift in town. The department expects him to earn paramedic authorization and uphold its high standards, continuing a family tradition of public safety service in the region.
   

• 21-year-old New Haven man dies after double shooting (ctpost.com) — A New Haven shooting in the West River neighborhood has turned fatal, claiming the life of 21-year-old Garnet Beckford and injuring a 24-year-old man from East Haven who walked into Yale-New Haven Hospital with non-life-threatening wounds. Police say the incident does not appear random and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives or the anonymous tip line.
   

📸 Around East Haven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• 10-Week Learn To Play Hockey with the NY Rangers & Shoreline Sharks →
  Northford Ice Pavilion, 24 Fire-Lite Pl, North Branford
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

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
• Science Fiction Club
  Hagaman Memorial Library Study Cove
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Teen Advisory Group →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  9:00 am
• Poetry Club →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  6:30 pm
• Poetry Club
  Hagaman Memorial Library Study Cove
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• History and Trivia Night: Star Trek 60th Anniversary
  Hagaman Memorial Library Community Room
  5:30 pm
• History and Trivia Night: 60th Anniversary of Star Trek →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• B.Y.O.Book Bedazzling →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  9:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Harvest Fair →
  Christ & the Epiphany Church, 39 Park Pl, East Haven
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• History of the U.S. Constitution →
  Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St, East Haven
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Branford

• Save the Sound's Cleanup Season Takes Off Across Connecticut and New York (yonkerstimes.com)
• Industrial Physics Adds Vitrek to Test and Measurement Portfolio (pcimag.com)
• Alexander Pearl Gets First SK Modified Victory Of 2026 At Stafford Speedway (racedayct.com)

New Haven

• New Haven police warn: Don't confront riders during Connecticut 'ride out' (nhregister.com)

North Haven

• 'Thoughtfully Updated' Home Hits The Market In North Haven (patch.com)

Ok East Haven! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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