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🌱 Patch AM: Shelton Home With 'Generous Interior Living Space' Listed For Sale
You won't want to miss ✨ Ethan Allen Milford End-of-Summer 25% Savings Event ✨ on the Shelton Patch calendar

Hey there, Shelton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Shelton home listing offers flexible space and potential fourth bedroom
- How Shelton firefighters freed a trapped driver on Bridgeport Avenue
- Shelton community remembers Christopher Taylor's life and local contributions
Also on today's calendar: ✨ Ethan Allen Milford End-of-Summer 25% Savings Event ✨ and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and more humid, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
- Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Shelton Home With 'Generous Interior Living Space' Listed For Sale (patch.com) — House hunters in Shelton may want to check out a $615,000 listing on Applewood Drive that offers three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and flexible living space. The finished lower level can be adapted into a fourth bedroom, home office, or recreation room, giving local buyers multiple options for how to use the space.
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• Person Rescued From Vehicle After Rollover Crash In Shelton: FD (patch.com) — Firefighters in Shelton rescued a person trapped in a vehicle after a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon on the 700 block of Bridgeport Avenue. Crews stabilized the car, cut off the roof to reach the sole occupant, and transferred the patient to a trauma center via Echo Hose Ambulance. No additional injuries or road closure details were released.
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• Shelton man found dead Monday known for coin collecting, coaching and culinary talents (nhregister.com) — Shelton is mourning Christopher Taylor, 73, a longtime resident known for his coin collecting, youth sports coaching, scouting leadership, and culinary skills. Police say he was found dead Monday after a multiagency search, and donations in his memory are being directed to Huntington Fire & Rescue Co. No. 3 in Shelton.
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📸 Around Shelton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shelton
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★ Featured events ★
- ✨ Ethan Allen Milford End-of-Summer 25% Savings Event ✨ →
Ethan Allen, 1620 Boston Post Rd, Milford
10:00 am - My Friend Abby's Shining Together Candlelight Vigil for Suicide Prevention →
Trumbull Town Green, Trumbull
6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 10
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Other local events
- Support education with the DAR! →
801 Bridgeport Ave, Shelton
7:00 am - Derby Neck Library - Needlers' Club →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
1:00 pm - KG Elite Sport One Year Anniversary Party →
282 Quarry Rd, Milford
12:00 pm - Derby Neck Library - Drums & Strings & Shaky Things →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
10:30 am - Derby Neck Library - Family Fun Time →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
3:30 pm - Derby Neck Library - Puzzles, Chess, and Magic →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
4:30 pm - Derby Neck Library - Read & Roll →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
10:30 am - Derby Neck Library - Afternoon TeaV →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
1:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Shelton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Needlers' Club
Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
1:00 pm - Drums & Strings & Shaky Things
Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
10:30 am - Family Fun Time
Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
3:30 pm - Puzzles, Chess, and Magic
Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
4:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Shelton PatchAM possible:
- Crispys' Hauling and Junk Removal — (203) 722-2546
- St. Joseph High School — (203) 378-9378
- Sterling Marine Dock Builders — (203) 650-5601
- Unquowa School — (203) 367-3151
- Bureau Family Dental — (475) 231-8833
- Coldwell Banker — (203) 240-0624
- Masonicare — (203) 679-5900
- GxG Builders — (203) 994-6490
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Constitution Week: The Bill of Rights —SRHMS chapter, NSDAR, Inc. Read on Patch
- The Battle of Long Island & The Ripton Parish Militia 250 years ago —Ripton Parish Chapter, NSDAR. Inc. Read on Patch
- The reason I love Koi is because I like their food especially it's always fresh.
And I also love the people that worked there and owned the restaurant. They are awesome very friendly, kind considerate the restaurant is very clean… (Nextdoor Nells Rock/Buddington)
- StaffWorks, Inc. posted a job opening for Electronic or Electrical Assemblers, Entry level in Shelton. Apply here.
- Tomra posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Specialist in Shelton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Trumbull
- Ridgefield high school football preview 2026 (trumbulltimes.com)
Monroe
- Monroe Police Reports: Traffic Advisory, crash on 111, stolen wallet (themonroesun.com)
- St. Jude Italian Festival: One more summer bash before school starts (themonroesun.com)
- 4th suspect arrested in Fairfield home invasion (fox61.com)
Milford
- Rapidly Expanding Retailer Plans Milford Mall Store (patch.com)
Ok Shelton! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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