🌱 Patch AM: How Meriden police handled a BB gun scare at Platt High

Good day Meriden! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Meriden police handled a BB gun scare at Platt High
• How Meriden police ran a sting to catch alleged child predators
• How Maloney's shootout loss helped shake up the state Top 10

Also on today's calendar: 14th Annual Latino Winemakers Wine Tasting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
• Friday: Rain possible in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Student Brought BB Gun To School, Gets Arrested: Meriden Police (patch.com) — A Meriden high school student was arrested after fleeing Platt High and resisting officers who later found a realistic handgun-style BB gun in his backpack, according to police. Officers emphasized that student safety across all Meriden schools remains a top priority as they continue working with the Meriden Board of Education to keep campuses secure.
   

• Waterbury man was eager to meet 'teen' for sex in Meriden sting, police say (nhregister.com) — Meriden police used an undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old to lure a Waterbury man into town for a sting targeting adults seeking sex with minors, leading to seven arrests. One suspect is free on bond and due in Meriden Superior Court, highlighting ongoing local efforts to combat child exploitation.
   

• GametimeCT Top 10 Football Poll, Week 3 (Sept. 21): Ridgefield breaks into the Top 10 (nhregister.com) — Maloney High's football team, representing Meriden, was edged 50-36 by Ridgefield, a win that vaulted Ridgefield into the statewide GametimeCT Top 10 poll. The latest rankings keep New Canaan firmly at No. 1 while several other Connecticut programs shuffle positions after Week 2 results.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meriden

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• 14th Annual Latino Winemakers Wine Tasting →
  The Farms Country Club, 180 Cheshire Rd, Wallingford
  5:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Kiwanis Kabaret Variety Show! →
  YMCA Outdoor Center, 576 High Hill Rd, Meriden
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Pizza, Pasta, & Politics →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St., Meriden
  5:00 pm
• Digital Collage Workshop →
  Digital Media Lab at Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden
  6:00 pm
• Booktok Bookclub →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  6:30 pm
• Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  Virtual
  8:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Intro to Mah Jongg →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  5:30 pm
• Resume Help →
  105 Miller St, Meriden
  6:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Matinee Monday : Frida (2002) →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  1:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Intro to Mah Jongg →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  5:30 pm
• Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian Icon Veronica Roth →
  Virtual Event with the Meriden Public Library
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• The 10th Annual Fundraising Event Messages from Above - MHS Fundraiser →
  North Italian Home Club, 43 Thorpe Ave, Meriden
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Counseling Center Brings Expanded Mental Health Services to Meriden and Surrounding Communities —CT Buzz Media Read on Patch

• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Inspection Team Leader, Distribution Center in Cheshire. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wallingford

• Wallingford lottery player hits big on 20X Cash scratch-off (shorenewsnetwork.com)
• CT Lottery Powerball, Cash 5 winning numbers for Sept. 21, 2026 (norwichbulletin.com)

Cheshire

• Motorcyclist Killed In Crash In Cheshire: Police (patch.com)
• Hand's Lucca Boyce is chasing a school rushing record. Coach says he's among the best he's ever seen (middletownpress.com)

Southington

• Tickets On Sale Now For Southington's Popular 'Soup Night' (patch.com)
• Southington BoE Remembers 5 Ex-School Employees Who Died (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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