🌱 Patch AM: Hamden Girls Volleyball, Soccer Teams Gear Up For Season With Fundraising Car Washes: PHOTOS

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In today's newsletter:

• Hamden girls teams scrub cars to kick off fall sports
• Veteran hospitality pro takes the helm at Haven Beer Company

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 73, low: 69.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hamden Girls Volleyball, Soccer Teams Gear Up For Season With Fundraising Car Washes: PHOTOS (patch.com) — Hamden families just wrapped up summer break by supporting Hamden High School girls volleyball and soccer teams at fundraising car washes held Sunday in town. The events help the teams prepare for their upcoming Sept. 8 season openers against Guilford, including a home volleyball match at Hamden High. Local fans now have clear dates to cheer on these student-athletes.
   

• Hamden's Haven Beer Company Names New General Manager (patch.com) — Hamden's Haven Beer Company has tapped veteran hospitality leader Chris Leonard as the new general manager of its Whitney Avenue brewery, scratch kitchen, taproom, rooftop and biergarten. Leonard, known for roles at 110 Grill in Manchester and City Steam Brewery in Hartford, will now oversee daily operations and events in Hamden, bringing extensive experience in high-volume venues to the local beer scene.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hamden

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  Wallingford Public Library, Community Room, 200 N Main St, Wallingford, CT, 06492,
  6:15 pm
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

Saturday September 5
• Classic Car Show →
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day →
  Hamden, CT Calendar
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Education Meeting
  Hamden School District Boardroom at 60 Putnam Ave.
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Hamden CERT, Free, Emergency Preparedness Course →
  420 Dunbar Hill Rd, Hamden
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Eight to the Bar and Sweeter Than Wine play an outdoor show at Small Batch Cellars Sun, 9/13 →
  Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• 24 Tales from 240 Years of Hamden History →
  Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Building Healthy Brain Habits and 10 Warning Signs of Dementia →
  Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
  2:00 pm
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church St, Shelton
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Framework, reclaimed window art by Eddie Hall - Opening Reception →
  Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave, New Haven
  2:00 pm
• Way Dynamic →
  Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St, Hamden
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Quinnipiac University Announces 2026 Student Choice Award Winners —John Morgan Read on Patch
• Special Olympics Awarded $50,000 Grant from the CVS Health Foundation —Special Olympics Connecticut Read on Patch

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  Always on time has good appliances and installers my friends agree (Nextdoor Hamden)

• Burlington Coat Factory posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Hamden. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Hamden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hamden here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Haven

• Seymour High teams return to refurbished turf at DeBarber Field (nhregister.com)
• $16: Connecticut movie ticket prices continue to climb. Here's how to get the best deals (nhregister.com)
• Connecticut Man Arrested After Street Takeover Crossed Several New Haven County Towns, With Police Seizing a Motorcycle and Charging Him With Pursuit and Reckless Driving (centralrecorder.com)

New Haven

• New Haven's 19K students return to classrooms for first day of school: 'We're so excited' (ctpost.com)
• Mitch Marcus Quintet Announces New Studio LP 'InAround,' Sets Release Shows at Firehouse 12 and Smalls Jazz Club (lemonwire.com)
• Aaron Taylor Kuffner (yale.edu)

Wallingford

• Lyman Hall Principal Leaving District For New Position (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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