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🌱 Patch AM: Hamden Woman Charged In Hotel Fraud Scheme In Wallingford: Police

Also, don't miss Live Auction at Manjares Restaurant on the Hamden Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Hamden woman charged in multi-victim hotel credit card fraud case
  • How could a 150-unit Old Coach Highway project reshape this Hamden neighborhood?
  • What's happening inside Hamden's Orchid Gallery this October?

Also on today's calendar: Live Auction at Manjares Restaurant and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
  • Wednesday: A morning shower, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hamden Woman Charged In Hotel Fraud Scheme In Wallingford: Police (patch.com) — Hamden readers may want to know that a 30-year-old Hamden woman has been charged alongside a Bridgeport man in an alleged hotel fraud and identity theft scheme centered in Wallingford. Police say the pair used multiple victims' credit card information to pay for a long-term hotel stay in 2025, and both are now free on $50,000 bonds with court dates set in October.
   

2. CT developer says flyer misrepresents 150-unit housing plan in Hamden (nhregister.com) — A 150-unit affordable housing proposal off Old Coach Highway in Hamden is drawing neighborhood concern over traffic, wetlands, and building height, while the developer says a circulating flyer misrepresents his plans and fuels stereotypes. Filed under Connecticut's 8-30g law, the project could override some local zoning limits, with Planning and Zoning expected to take it up this fall.
   

3. Discover 'Between Memory + Matter' at Orchid Gallery (theinnercitynews.com) — An art show at Orchid Gallery inside the LAB at ConnCORP on Morse Street in Hamden is spotlighting experimental mixed-media work by regional Black artists through October. The two-person exhibition, "Between Memory + Matter," features paintings and assemblages that weave together corduroy, goat leather, burlap, plastics, and natural materials to explore heritage, family, and the modern landscape. It's a chance for Hamden residents to see ambitious contemporary art close to home.
   

4. Homeowners figuring out how to recover after nor'easter damage (wtnh.com) — A Hamden homeowner is dealing with major cleanup after a tree crashed onto their house during this weekend's nor'easter, though fortunately no one was hurt and damage was limited. Similar scenes across Connecticut have utility crews stretched thin as they work to restore power and help residents secure their properties against further rain.
   

5. Quinnipiac women's hockey opens season with sweep at Maine (wfsb.com) — Quinnipiac's sixth-ranked women's hockey team returns to the ice in Hamden this Friday, fresh off a two-game season-opening sweep at Maine. Players and coaches say they're focused on building on last year's near-Frozen Four run, with strong leadership and a deep returning roster aiming for another national push.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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