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🌱 Patch AM: West Haven Overdose Awareness Day Includes Free Naloxone Training, Kits

Spotted on the West Haven calendar: Mini Golf in the Stacks - A Hole Lot of Fun in the Library

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Good morning to you West Haven! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Free naloxone training and kits offered at West Haven City Hall
  • Can West Haven football survive one of Connecticut's toughest 2026 schedules?
  • West Haven VA research shows flu drug timing may cut hospital stays

Also on today's calendar: Mini Golf in the Stacks - A Hole Lot of Fun in the Library and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Haven Overdose Awareness Day Includes Free Naloxone Training, Kits (patch.com) — West Haven residents are invited to mark Overdose Awareness Day on Monday with a noon ceremony on the steps of City Hall, including a mayoral proclamation and a call to wear purple in solidarity. The Health Department will offer free, confidential naloxone training and kits from noon to 2 p.m., and City Hall will glow purple that night to honor lives lost and support affected families.
   

• Schedules could make or break these 10 CT football teams in 2026 (nhregister.com) — West Haven High's football team faces one of the toughest 2026 schedules in Connecticut, with opponents boasting a .730 winning percentage and multiple recent state champions. After narrowly missing the Class LL playoffs last year and graduating key offensive players, the Blue Devils must navigate this brutal slate under second-year coach Tom Unger to return to state title contention.
   

• Early Oseltamivir Tied to Lower Hospitalization Risk in Flu (medscape.com subscription) — Researchers at the VA Connecticut Health Care System in West Haven found that giving the flu drug oseltamivir within six hours of diagnosis significantly cut hospitalizations and ICU admissions for veterans. While the study used national VA data, it highlights important infectious disease research work happening right in West Haven's VA facility that could shape how local doctors treat flu cases.
   

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  • East Haven 24-Year-Old Suffers Non-Life Threatening Gunshot Injuries In New Haven Double Shooting: PD (patch.com)

Ok West Haven! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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