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🌱 Patch AM: What AJJ will bring to Space Ballroom this Thursday night.
Coming up: Document Shredding Event on the Hamden Patch calendar
Hi Hamden! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What AJJ will bring to Space Ballroom this Thursday night.
Also on today's calendar: Document Shredding Event and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Warmer; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Folk punk band AJJ returns to CT with new album featuring different styles and sounds (courant.com) — Hamden music fans can catch folk punk band AJJ at Space Ballroom on Oct. 15, with tickets available in advance. The article dives into the band's evolving sound, new album "Dirty Old Power," and their long-running connection to Connecticut venues, highlighting what listeners can expect from the setlist and performance style. 
📸 Around Hamden
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hamden
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★ Featured events ★
- Document Shredding Event →
Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Ave, Hamden
9:00 am - Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516,
10:00 am - Coquí Duo: Free Chamber Music in New Haven →
St. John's Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey St, New Haven
1:30 pm
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- The Devil in New England: Witch Belief and Witch Trials in the Seventeenth Century →
Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
6:30 pm - Shauna Shane, demonstrates "Painting Successful Landscapes in Oil" →
Hamden Senior Citizens Services, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
7:00 pm - Wednesday 13 →
Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St, Hamden
7:30 pm - Hamden Hall Admissions Coffee and Campus Tours →
1108 Whitney Ave, Hamden
9:00 am - New Haven Walk To End Alzheimer's (RESCHEDULED FROM 9/27/26) →
Lighthouse Point Park In New Haven
9:00 am - Chatteron Way Bridge Replacement Public Meeting →
2750 Dixwell Ave, Hamden
9:00 am - The Myriad Project: Fable & Fantasy →
Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden
2:00 pm - Sunday Scrabble →
New England Brewing Co., 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge
1:00 pm - Which Medicare plan should you choose for 2027? →
Orange Community Center, 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange
1:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Sunday October 18
Tuesday October 20
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Tuesday October 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Obituary: Gabriel Bizzario (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
- Obituary: Ernest R. Marchitto, Sr. (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
- Hamden Elks Donates to West Haven VA Baby Shower —Peter Freiler Read on Patch
- Fireworks in October
Where in spring glen was this happening last night ? (Nextdoor Spring Glen)
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Hamden, Connecticut in Hamden. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Cashier in Hamden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hamden here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Haven
- North Haven Open Houses: A Douglas Orr Mid-Century Modern On 3.7 Acres And More (patch.com)
- Former Navy SEAL and pro-Trump Republican challenging Jahana Hayes in CT-5 (courant.com)
Woodbridge
- 5 Things To Know In Bethany & Woodbridge: $118.5M Beecher School Vote, Library Gala And More (patch.com)
New Haven
- Eye Spy … Raptors! (newhavenindependent.org)
Ok Hamden! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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