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🌱 Patch AM: Back To School: Wallingford 2026-27 School Calendar

Coming up: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords on the Wallingford Patch calendar

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Greetings Wallingford! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See every key date in Wallingford's 2026-27 school year
  • How 83 new Leigus Road apartments could reshape Wallingford's housing mix
  • Wallingford Walmart assault: what police say happened in the parking lot

Also on today's calendar: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back To School: Wallingford 2026-27 School Calendar (patch.com) — Families in Wallingford can now plan ahead with the full 2026-27 public school calendar, including the August 27 first day of classes and all major holidays and breaks. The article also explains how snow days will be made up and when the Board of Education will set the final graduation date.
   

• Connecticut housing proposal calls for 83 apartments, 66 affordable (ctpost.com) — A major affordable housing complex with 83 apartments, including 66 income-restricted units and supportive housing, is being proposed for 110 Leigus Road in Wallingford. Filed under Connecticut's 8-30g statute, the project faces wetlands review Sept. 2 and Planning and Zoning consideration Sept. 14, and could significantly boost the town's currently low share of affordable housing.
   

• Man accused of beating stranger unconscious at Walmart after believing he secretly photographed a child (kptv.com) — Police say a man was seriously injured in a July 25 assault outside the Wallingford Walmart after another man allegedly believed he had photographed a child. Investigators report the victim was beaten unconscious, identified a suspect through surveillance video, and later arrested him on assault and related charges. The injured man was taken to a hospital for treatment.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Meriden

  • Opening Of New Ramp On Route 15 Set In Meriden (patch.com)
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North Haven

  • Connecticut roadside cameras look alike. What they record is very different (nhregister.com)
  • The 10 Hottest U.S. ZIP Codes in 2026, According to Realtor.com (bhg.com)
  • Marcello Rufrano Back To Victory Lane In SK Modified At Stafford Speedway (racedayct.com)

Cheshire

  • 'I Also Recognize the Benefit of Education for the Incarcerated' (ctexaminer.com)

Ok Wallingford! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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