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🌱 Patch AM: Update: Man, 37, Charged, Held On $1M Bail In Messina Drive Domestic Assault With Knife: EHPD

Make time for String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! on the East Haven Patch calendar

Tuesday September 8th Patch AM
Tuesday September 8th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning East Haven! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • East Haven officers save stabbing victim after swift Messina Drive arrest
  • Where East Haven drivers can still find gas under four dollars

Also on today's calendar: String of Pearls Big Band - Dinner and Dancing! and 9 more events.

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


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Update: Man, 37, Charged, Held On $1M Bail In Messina Drive Domestic Assault With Knife: EHPD (patch.com) — East Haven police say a 38-year-old man was quickly arrested after a domestic violence stabbing at the East Farm Village apartments on Messina Drive, where officers also rendered lifesaving aid to a seriously injured woman. A juvenile in the East Haven apartment was not hurt, and the victim is now in stable condition at Yale New Haven Hospital as the investigation continues.
   

• Connecticut gas prices among highest in nation for Labor Day travel (wfsb.com) — If you're filling up in East Haven after Labor Day travel, one of the cheapest gas prices in Connecticut—$3.89 a gallon—is at the Xpress Fuel station in town. With statewide averages at $4.33 amid global tensions driving up oil costs, New Haven County drivers are hunting for these rare sub-$4 spots.
   


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  • New Haven families make the most of Labor Day weekend despite rain (fox61.com)
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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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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