🌱 Patch AM: More Than 60 Cats Removed From Home In Wallingford: Report

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In today's newsletter:

• Police probe after 63 cats taken from Wallingford home
• Where bigger CT Lottery prizes get cashed in Wallingford
• Red Cross steps in after Wallingford fire displaces local resident

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

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. More Than 60 Cats Removed From Home In Wallingford: Report (patch.com) — Wallingford residents are learning that 63 cats were removed from a home on East Street after animal control officers reported poor and overcrowded living conditions. Police and Wallingford Animal Control are investigating the situation, and no arrests have been made so far, according to WTNH News 8.
   

2. CT Lottery Powerball, Cash 5 winning numbers for Oct. 7, 2026 (fiorreports.com) — If you hit a bigger CT Lottery prize, you may be heading to the claims office at 15 Sterling Drive in Wallingford, which handles larger payouts. This update lists the winning Powerball and Cash 5 numbers from the Oct. 7 drawing and reminds players of drawing times and basic prize-claim rules across the state.
   

3. Fire Displaces Resident In Wallingford (patch.com) — A Wallingford resident was displaced after a house fire on Heritage Woods this week, with the American Red Cross stepping in to cover immediate needs. The Wallingford Fire Department rescued a cat from the home and shared photos from the scene, while Red Cross volunteers provided comfort kits and recovery information to support the person's next steps.
   

4. Venomous Spiders Never Before Documented In CT Found In Apartment Building (patch.com) — Residents of a Wallingford apartment building have been living with Mediterranean recluse spiders, a venomous species never before documented in Connecticut, discovered after a pest professional brought specimens to state entomologists. Experts say the spiders likely can't survive outdoors in Connecticut winters, tend to hide from people, and rarely bite, but they may quietly persist in basements and similar spaces.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wallingford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Owner →
  Yard Sale,
  9:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
  Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Pick For Pink: Middlesex Health Comprehensive Breast Center Fundraiser at Lyman Orchards →
  Lyman Orchards Pick Your Own, Powder Hill Rd, Middlefield
  9:00 am
• School of Rock at the Apple Barrel →
  Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market, 32 Reeds Gap Rd, Middlefield
  11:30 am
• Oktoberfest: A Fundraiser for Guilford VFW Post 7666 →
  Martin-Bishop Field, 111 Long Hill Rd, Guilford
  12:00 pm
• Drive Thru Pet Blessing 12 pm-2pm →
  First Congregational Church, 23 S Main St, Wallingford
  12:00 pm
• IORG Centennial Gala →
  Masonicare at Ashlar Village, 1000 Ashlar Village Drive, Wallingford
  5:00 pm
• The Orchard Trials: Haunted House at Lyman Orchards →
  105 South St, Middlefield
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Beginner Tennis in the Park - Grades 1-2 →
  Doolittle Park Tennis Courts, Wallingford
  9:00 am
• Pick For Pink: Middlesex Health Comprehensive Breast Center Foundation at Lyman Orchards →
  Lyman Orchards Pick Your Own, Powder Hill Rd, Middlefield
  9:00 am
• The Orchard Trials: Haunted House at Lyman Orchards →
  105 South St, Middlefield
  7:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Pick for Pink: Middlesex Health Comprehensive Breast Center Fundraiser at Lyman Orchards →
  Lyman Orchards Pick Your Own, Powder Hill Rd, Middlefield
  9:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Wallingford PatchAM possible:

• Priority Urgent Care — (203) 677-0660
• B.C. Bailey Funeral Home — (203) 265-1111
• Masonicare — (203) 679-5900
• Day Night Nail Spa — (203) 404-8484
• Kylie's Daycare World LLC — (203) 443-3762
• UNAPEN, Inc. — (203) 269-6111

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The original space had a nice atmosphere, but the walls didn't really stand out.
  After the last section was installed, everything looked more balanced without becoming too busy. The homeowner's reaction made the careful work worth… (Nextdoor Wallingford)
• North Main Street School opened in 1871 on land donated by Moses Y.
  Beach and became one of Wallingford's major civic landmarks. In 1878, a tornado destroyed the upper portions of the building. The rebuilt school… (Nextdoor Yalesville Northwest)

• Aerotek posted a job opening for General Production Worker in Wallingford. Apply here.
• Executive Auto Group posted a job opening for Automotive Title and Inventory Clerk in Wallingford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wallingford here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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