Wallingford Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Thank you, Wallingford Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here.

In August, Wallingford Patch recorded 47,416 visitors. For a town of 44,660 people, that’s a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Wallingford, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Wallingford Patch from time to time. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 5 of the most-read articles on Wallingford Patch in August:

• Edible Arrangements Moving Headquarters Out Of Wallingford
• Car Crashes Into Restaurant In Wallingford
• Popular Pizza Place Reopens In Wallingford
• DUI Driver Was 4 Times Over Legal Limit In Wallingford Crash: PD
• Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Wallingford

Got a news tip? I'm Vinnie Salzo, your local editor. I’ve been covering local news in Connecticut for 20 years working in various roles at several publications, including the New Haven Register, Elm City and Shoreline Newspapers. I have worked as a staff reporter, community editor, sports editor, copy editor and paginator/page design. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at vincent.salzo@patch.com.

Our readers also love Wallingford Patch’s calendar of events — more than 1,000 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are Behind the Scenes at the Wallingford Public Library, Sheehan High School’s 8th Annual Marching Band Home Show and much more.

If you would like to post on Wallingford Patch, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 274 new email subscribers have joined Wallingford Patch, boosting our email list to 1,793 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 281 Wallingford lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're almost at 4,700 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 4,700 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Wallingford Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Wallingford Patch is part of a broad network, with more than six dozen Patches in Connecticut and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Wallingford Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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