🌱 Patch AM: Death Investigated As Homicide After Human Remains Found Following Fire In Meriden: PD

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:

• Meriden police probe homicide after burned body found on Hicks Avenue
• How will Meriden's $274,000 LEAP grant change student attendance?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Meriden Hall of Fame Induction and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 60 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Tuesday: A shower late in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Death Investigated As Homicide After Human Remains Found Following Fire In Meriden: PD (patch.com) — Meriden officials are investigating the death of 35-year-old Travis Douglas as a homicide after firefighters discovered his burned remains while putting out a brush fire on Hicks Avenue. Detectives later determined Douglas had been shot multiple times, and police are urging anyone with information to contact the lead investigator as the case continues.
   

• Meriden Schools Awarded State Grant Aimed At Boosting Student Attendance (patch.com) — Meriden Public Schools are getting a $274,000 state grant to fund home visits aimed at improving student attendance and engagement across the district. The money comes through Connecticut's LEAP program, which has helped cut chronic absenteeism statewide, and will support trained staff who work directly with Meriden families to identify barriers and connect them with needed resources.
   

📸 Around Meriden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meriden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• 2026 Meriden Hall of Fame Induction →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Silent Movie with Live Organ accompaniment by the amazing Shari Lucas →
  First Church in Middletown, UCC, Congregational, 190 Court St, Middletown
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• CT Orchid Society Orchid Harvest Show & Sale →
  Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Mass at OLQA Chapel →
  Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, 109 Goodwill Ave, Meriden
  7:30 am
• Adoration →
  Our Lady of Mt Carmel Chapel, 109 Goodwill Ave, Meriden
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• The Power of Limits: How Constraints Drive Genius with David Epstein →
  Virtual Event with the Meriden Public Library
  2:00 pm
• Finding Oscar (2016) →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Scrapbooking Your Memories →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  3:00 pm
• What's Next? Book Club →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  10:00 am
• Basic One-to-One Computer Classes with Jane →
  Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller St, Meriden
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Boo Bingo →
  Meriden YMCA Mountain Mist Day Camp, 576 High Hill Rd, Meriden
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mental Health Services Available in English & Spanish for Children & Adults —Community Guidance Clinic for Central CT Read on Patch

• Looking for someone professional to install vinyl siding on my sunroom at a reasonable price.
  Please message me with any recommendations. Thank you! (Nextdoor Yale Farm - Meriden)

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🗞 Nearby News

Wallingford

• Upcoming Open Houses In Wallingford (patch.com)
• Wallingford Schools Awarded State Grant Aimed At Boosting Student Attendance (patch.com)

Cheshire

• Cheshire Open Houses: A French Colonial, A Ranch And More (patch.com)

Newington

• Newington Zoning Board To Review Former Boston Market Redevelopment, Radio Tower And Warehouse Expansion (patch.com)

Ok Meriden! 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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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