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🌱 Patch AM: Stratford Emergency Crews Deliver Baby In Shopping Center Parking Lot

And on the Stratford Patch calendar - Free Concert

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In today's newsletter:

  • Stratford EMS turns parking lot emergency into joyful baby delivery
  • Stratford adjusts trash pickup and recycling rules for Labor Day
  • Why Stratford's Sterling Community Center pantry is sounding the alarm now

Also on today's calendar: Free Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a shower in places, temps: high: 73, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Stratford Emergency Crews Deliver Baby In Shopping Center Parking Lot (patch.com) — Stratford EMS crews helped a local mother deliver a healthy baby girl right in a shopping center parking lot, turning an ordinary Sunday into a memorable community moment. First responders quickly stabilized mom and baby and transported them to a nearby hospital, where both were reported safe and doing well.
   

2. Sanitation Schedule Announced For Labor Day In Stratford (patch.com) — Stratford residents face a one-day delay in trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup for Labor Day week, with Friday's route moving to Saturday and the Watson Boulevard Transfer Station closed on the holiday. The town also reminds residents to use only the official large containers, avoid plastic bags in recycling, and properly bundle or bag yard waste for collection.
   

3. 'Staggering.' Stratford's Sterling Community Center in desperate need of food pantry donations as school year begins (news12.com) — Sterling Community Center in Stratford says its food pantry shelves are running bare just as local kids head back to school, and it urgently needs donations. The pantry serves hundreds of residents each week, including many Stratford students and their families. Leaders warn that back-to-school season can strain supplies even more than the holidays, and say other pantries are facing similar pressures.
   

4. A look inside the history of basketball at African American History Museum (brightsideofthesun.com) — Stratford's Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum is getting national attention for its basketball history exhibits tied to Hall of Fame legends and Connecticut players. During Hall of Fame induction weekend, the museum shared a mini exhibit in Uncasville, showcasing artifacts that connect civil rights history with the sport and inviting visitors to explore more back home on East Broadway.
   

5. 5 people without life jackets rescued from sinking boat off Connecticut coast, police say (ctpost.com) — Stratford police helped rescue five people from a sinking powerboat in Long Island Sound near Bridgeport's Pleasure Beach after it began taking on water Sunday morning. None of the boaters wore life jackets, but Westport officers located the vessel and everyone was safely brought back to Fairfield without injuries. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Stratford United Methodist Church - Sunday Worship September 6, 2026 —Chris Muller Read on Patch
  • Our Lady of Peace Thrift Shop - Re-Opening on Thursday, September 3rd —Pam B Read on Patch
  • Update: Found!
    Owners came and got him. PHEW! Lost dog found on Hemlock St in Lordship. Message me if this is your pup! Only a shock collar on (Nextdoor Lordship)
  • Come out and meet the artists on October 3rd.
    We'll be at Greg Ackley Park, in Stratford, CT - across the street from Our Lady of Peace Church in Lordship - at the intersection of Prospect Dr and… (Nextdoor Lordship)
  • Ashcroft Brand posted a job opening for 1st Shift Manufacturing Opportunities in Stratford. Apply here.
  • Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Center Store Clerk in Stratford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stratford here.

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