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🌱 Patch AM: Home With 'Timeless Character' Hits The Market In Hamden

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Good morning to you Hamden! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See inside this upgraded Amos Street home now for sale
  • Police seek leads after Hamden man killed at Bridgeport housing complex
  • Hamden motorcyclist critically hurt after plunging into New Haven pond

Also on today's calendar: Italian Festival 2026 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Home With 'Timeless Character' Hits The Market In Hamden (patch.com) — Hamden homebuyers can now check out a four-bedroom house on Amos Street that blends classic charm with extensive recent upgrades. The 2,200-square-foot property at 24 Amos Street lists for $524,925 and features a new septic system, updated well, newer furnace, and many replaced windows, plus an unrecorded 300-square-foot add-on.
   

• Bridgeport police seek person of interest in fatal shooting at P.T. Barnum complex (nhregister.com) — Police say a Hamden man was fatally shot last week at Bridgeport's P.T. Barnum public housing complex, and investigators are now seeking help identifying a person of interest caught on camera. Detectives are urging witnesses or anyone with cellphone video from the crowded scene to come forward to help piece together what happened.
   

• Motorcyclist critically injured after crashing into New Haven pond, police say (nhregister.com) — A 35-year-old Hamden man is in critical condition after his motorcycle left Ella T. Grasso Boulevard in New Haven early Wednesday and plunged into a pond near Southern Connecticut State University. Bystanders and emergency crews pulled him from the water, and New Haven police accident investigators are working to determine what caused the crash.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Community Meeting: Building Job Skills and Stewardship in Fair Have
    Connecticut Fund for the Environment - Save the Sound https://www.savethesound.org/communityseries
    10:00 am
  • Third Thursday Movie Matinee →
    James Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main St, Branford
    10:00 am
  • Drop-in Tech Help
    North Branford Public Libraries 3 Old Post Road, Northford, CT, 06472, US
    10:00 am
  • Book Club, "The Midnight Library"
    North Branford Public Libraries 1720 Foxon Rd, North Branford, CT, 06471, US
    12:00 pm
  • Beyond Intermission: Thriving in Your Third Act Workshop Series
    Hagaman Memorial Library DeMayo room
    2:00 pm
  • STEM Club (Slime Making)
    Hagaman Memorial Library 227 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • David Starks, 72 of West Haven, passed away on August 15, 2026, at his home. —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers gives me rides home from dialysis twice a week.
    I have used them for 3 years for medical transportation. They are extremely easy to work with and the drivers are amazing. Their transportation… (Nextdoor Whitneyville)
  • Trees are falling from my neighbors yard into my yard.
    Who is responsible for removing the trees from my property.? (Nextdoor Pine Rock)
  • PriceRite Marketplace posted a job opening for Price Rite - CGO/Scanning Coordinator (PRRC CT) Salary Range $17.69 - $24/hr in Hamden. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Hamden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hamden here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Haven

New Haven

  • New Haven Public Schools Get $350K State Grant To Strengthen In-District Special Education Programming (patch.com)
  • New Haven smoke shop closed permanently after cannabis violations, officials say (nhregister.com)
  • Election officials dismiss claim New Haven candidate traded meals for votes (nhregister.com)

Wallingford

  • Big Lottery Prize Sold In Wallingford (patch.com)
  • Road Closures Announced For Block Party In Wallingford: Police (patch.com)

Ok Hamden! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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