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🌱 Patch AM: How a Haddam farmer’s family quietly shaped America’s biggest moments
Happening soon: 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Phantom Burger & Brewery! on the Haddam Patch calendar
Greetings Haddam! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
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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!)
- 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. 
📸 Around Haddam
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Haddam
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★ Featured events ★
- 🍺 CT Beer Tour for a Cancer-Free Future at Phantom Burger & Brewery! →
Phantom Burger & Brewery, 199 Saybrook Rd, Haddam
6:00 pm - Annual Concert and Dinner Fundraiser at Rettich Preserve →
Rettich Preserve - Madison Land Trust, 249-295 River Rd, Madison
5:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Cozy Library Nook Reading Event →
Kaleidoscope, 56 Middlesex Ave, Chester
11:00 am - 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 - BES - Movie Night
Burr District Elementary School Higganum, CT 06441
6:00 pm - Manchester Book Fest →
Downtown Manchester, 903 Main St, Manchester
10:00 am - Welcome Back Sunday! →
St Stephen's Episcopal Church, 31 Main St, East Haddam
10:00 am - Nutmeg Lit Fest - Meet Connecticut Authors at Deep River Library →
Deep River Library, 150 Main St, Deep River
10:00 am
Sunday September 6
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 19
📣 Haddam Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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
Tuesday September 1
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 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)
Ok Haddam! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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