🌱 Patch AM: How a Haddam farmer’s family quietly shaped America’s biggest moments

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Haddam farmer's family quietly shaped America's biggest moments

Also on today's calendar: 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Phantom Burger & Brewery! and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Charles Whittlesey and His Ancestors Have Left Lasting Contributions to American Life (blogspot.com) — Haddam's Revolutionary War sacrifices take center stage through the story of Private Duren Whittlesey, a local farmer-turned-soldier who died after the Battle of Long Island. The piece traces how his Haddam-based family connects to World War I hero Charles Whittlesey and to national figures like Sarah Josepha Hale and Ulysses S. Grant, highlighting the town's surprising imprint on American history.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Haddam

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Phantom Burger & Brewery! →
  Phantom Burger & Brewery, 199 Saybrook Rd, Haddam
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Annual Concert and Dinner Fundraiser at Rettich Preserve →
  Rettich Preserve - Madison Land Trust, 249-295 River Rd, Madison
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• Cozy Library Nook Reading Event →
  Kaleidoscope, 56 Middlesex Ave, Chester
  11:00 am
Thursday September 10
• Personnel & Evaluation Committee
  REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 17 Central Office Board Room
  5:30 pm
• Back to School HS Open House
  East Hampton High School East Hampton, CT 06424
  6:30 pm
• HKIS Open House
  Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate, 451 CT-81, Killingworth, CT 06419, USA
  6:30 pm
Friday September 11
• BES - Movie Night
  Burr District Elementary School Higganum, CT 06441
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Manchester Book Fest →
  Downtown Manchester, 903 Main St, Manchester
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Welcome Back Sunday! →
  St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 31 Main St, East Haddam
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Nutmeg Lit Fest - Meet Connecticut Authors at Deep River Library →
  Deep River Library, 150 Main St, Deep River
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Chamber Connects →
  Middlesex County Chamber Courtyard by Marriott Cromwell 4 Sebethe Dr Cromwell, CT 06416
  7:30 am
• School Building HVAC Project Committee Polson / Hand →
  Madison, CT Calendar
  8:00 am
• Affordable Housing Committee
  Middlesex County Chamber Middlesex Chamber 318 High Street Middletown, CT or join via Zoom
  9:00 am
• Sanitary District Disposal Commission →
  Middletown, CT Calendar Middletown, CT 06457
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli/Kitchen Clerk in Middletown. Apply here.
• Wesleyan University posted a job opening for Assistant Diving Coach in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Haddam here.

🗞 Nearby News

Middletown

• Two Middletown CTLottery Players Win Combined $60,000 (patch.com)

Portland

• Seymour High teams return to refurbished turf at DeBarber Field (middletownpress.com)
• New Middletown escape room to open at Trolley Barn (rep-am.com)
• U.S. colleges, universities brace for loss of international students (wuky.org)

Madison

• Madison Board Of Education, Planning & Zoning Commission Among This Week's Meetings (patch.com)
• Madison Resident Wins Big CASH5 Lottery Prize (patch.com)
• Madison Police Seek Motorist Involved In Crash With Bicyclist (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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