🌱 Patch AM: How is a North Haven advocate trying to protect tow truck operators?

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• How is a North Haven advocate trying to protect tow truck operators?

Also on today's calendar: Eight to the Bar and Sweeter Than Wine play an outdoor show at Small Batch Cellars Sun, 9/13 and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Heavy morning rain; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
• Monday: Sunshine; nice, less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Death Of Tow Truck Operator Prompts Renewed Call For Improved Safety Measures (patch.com) — A deadly crash that killed a tow truck operator has revived efforts to let Connecticut towers use more visible warning lights while working roadside. North Haven resident Salena Khan, whose family runs a towing company, is helping lead a new state working group and pushing for stronger lighting rules and "Slow Down, Move Over" enforcement to protect operators.
   

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Sunday September 13
• Eight to the Bar and Sweeter Than Wine play an outdoor show at Small Batch Cellars Sun, 9/13 →
  Small Batch Cellars, 37 Nettleton Ave, North Haven
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Arc Run 2026 →
  200 Research Pkwy, Meriden
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Open Rehearsal Night! →
  785 Ridge Rd, Hamden
  6:15 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Free Fraud Prevention Seminar Featuring Detective Houlihan of Wallingford Police Department →
  Finex Credit Union, 159 S Turnpike Rd, Wallingford
  9:00 am
Sunday September 27
• New Haven Walk To End Alzheimer's →
  Lighthouse Point Park, 2 Lighthouse Rd, New Haven
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Parent Playdate →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  10:00 am
• Calm Connections →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Bilingual Storytime (Spanish) →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  10:30 am
• National Voter Registration Day →
  Hamden Public Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave. Hamden, CT 06518
  11:00 am
• Glam Your Grandparents →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  2:00 pm
• Kids Who Code →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Work Force Alliance Career Fair →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time →
  North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St, North Haven
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Quinnipiac University To Host Second Annual Adaptive Sports And Recreation Exploration Day On Sept. 19 —John Pettit Read on Patch
• Obituary: Zenia M. Lockwood (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
• Quinnipiac University School of Law to host Connecticut Law Fair on Thursday, Sept. 17 —John Pettit Read on Patch

• That time of year.
  * Snapping Turtle eggs must have hatched last night.( added clarification of snapping turtle eggs) Last few years I've pulled roughly 2 dozen each… (Nextdoor Ridge Road Vicinity)
• Hello neighbors!
  Daily Deli is currently hiring for several positions supporting its logistics, customer fulfillment, and day-to-day operations: • Executive… (Nextdoor Ridge Road Vicinity)

• Outback Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in North Haven. Apply here.
• Precision Terminal Logistics posted a job opening for Load Operator in North Haven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Haven here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Branford

• Ask Them How? (blogspot.com)

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• CT Lottery Mega Millions, Lotto winning numbers for Sept. 11, 2026 (norwichbulletin.com)

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