Hey, New Haven, Here's What You Need To Know Saturday

Good morning, people of New Haven! Ellyn here with a fresh edition of the New Haven Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in New Haven today:

1. Obituary: Lawrence W. Cramer, Sr. Ret. NHPD, 83, of New Haven (New Haven Patch)
2. FAA approves blueprint for Tweed airport expansion (The CT Mirror)
3. Criscuolo Park Swings Into Next Phase Of Upgrades (New Haven Independent)
4. New Haven ad campaign aims to boost COVID vaccination rates in communities of color, youth (New Haven Register)
5. 911 2.0 Takes Root In New Haven (New Haven Independent)
6. New Haven Man, 28, Pleads Guilty On Gun, Drug Charges: Feds (New Haven Patch)
7. Space Studios Launches With Open House (New Haven Independent)
8. CT Supreme Court to review $20 million bond of man accused of slaying Yale grad student (Thehour.com)
9. Yale Black Postdoctoral Association celebrates first anniversary (Yale Daily News)
10. Opinion A voice against Tweed Airport's expansion (The CT Mirror)
11. University revamps harassment policies, accessibility services (Yale Daily News)
12. Lots has changed in New Haven's mayoral race. Here's what you need to know (Yale Daily News)
13. Inside Out: On finding queerness in quarantine (Yale Daily News)
14. Newhall Flipper Promises Property Fix-Up (New Haven Independent)
15. Letter: The better choice for health coverage (New Haven Register)

Today in New Haven:

• Yale NHV Walking Tour (11:00 AM)
• Odyssey EXPRESS - Greek Food Takeout Event - Labor Day Weekend (12:00 PM)

New Haven Patch Notebook

• New Haven Fire Department Engine 8 / Rescue 1: "Thoughts and prayers with the Troopers family and the Connecticut State Police as they deal with a tragic loss." (Facebook)
• New Haven Free Public Library: "Thanks so much to Country Quilt Llama Farm for visiting us at Mitchell Library!" (Facebook)
• Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter: "Please join us online this Saturday, Sept. 4th at 1pm for our Clear the Shelters Virtual Adotpion Event! https://fb.me/e/209hO53wO" (Facebook)
• Regional Water Authority: "Check out this monarch butterfly laying eggs on the milkweed in the newly installed pollinator garden at our headquarters in New Haven! Planting native species helps support pollinators and the environment. " (Facebook)
• New Haven Free Public Library: "In light of recent events, we have curated a collection of films that deal with the tenuous situation in Afghanistan. To provide further context around this historical moment, we are highlighting films on Kanopy, including: -The Kite Run..." (Facebook)
• New Haven Museum: "In June we once again tackled the Pardee-Morris House roof, this time the east facing portion of the main roof and the north facing portion of the west ell roof. Connecticut Roofcrafters were once again our expert contractors. Watch: htt..." (Facebook)
• New Haven Free Public Library: "Today we are going to read Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo. A humorous tale of friendship between a raccoon and a seed and thge most important question: can this seed grow cheeseburger?" (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. I'll see you around! If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Ellyn Santiago

About me: A lot to tell, but it's your stories I'm interested in. I am a long, long time journalist who ended up by way of NYC, Florida, Rhode Island, Cali & lots of stops in between, to settle in Westville. They're going to have to drag me away —kicking and screaming — from New Haven. Holler at me anytime. ellyn.santiago@patch.com

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