New Haven Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Thank you, New Haven Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

New Haven is one of Patch’s newer sites in Connecticut, opening two years ago. It sure feels longer than that in the dynamic Elm City where exciting things are always happening. One of the first stories we covered was when Bernie Sanders drew a crowd of more than 10,000 people to the Green during the 2016 election season.

In August, New Haven Patch recorded more than 80,000 visitors. For a city of around 130,000 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from New Haven, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on New Haven Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are five of the most-read articles on New Haven Patch in August.

• New Haven Mass Overdoses
• Two Young Children Hit By Car In New Haven: PD
• LL Bean Opens New Location In New Haven: Report
• What Is K2? Drug Behind New Haven Mass Overdose
• New Haven Spent Nearly $4k on Receptionist Uniforms

Got a news tip? I'm Rich Scinto, your local editor. I’ve been covering local Connecticut news for seven years at various publications including the New Haven Register where I was the New Haven police/fire reporter. I helped cover Winter Storm Nemo, the election of Mayor Toni Harp after John DeStefano decided to not seek re-election after 20 years and countless other stories. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at rich.scinto@patch.com.

Our readers also love New Haven Patch's calendar of events — more than 9,100 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are Beer and Oysters On the Sound, St. Mary’s Reunion and Sam Bush- The Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride

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Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Trumbull Patch is part of a broad network, with more than and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made New Haven Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Image of New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade by Rich Scinto/Patch