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Be sure to catch Tiki Week on the Middletown Patch calendar
Morning Middletown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want to join a 9/11 tribute walk as it reaches Middletown?
Also on today's calendar: Tiki Week and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 65.
- Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• One Last Push: Retired flight attendant makes final 9/11 tribute push through New England (fox61.com) — A retired Boston flight attendant is pushing a beverage cart from Boston to Ground Zero to honor the 36 flight crew members killed on 9/11, and he's expected to reach Middletown this weekend. As he moves through Connecticut, including nearby East Hampton and Portland, he invites locals to walk with him, hear personal stories from that day, and help pass this tribute on to a new generation. 
📸 Around Middletown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Middletown
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★ Featured events ★
- Tiki Week →
The 1851, 150 Sebethe Dr, Cromwell
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
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Other local events
- Multi-Family TAG SALE →
101 West St, Cromwell
9:00 am - Meet & Greet: Winnie-the-Pooh at Lyman Orchards! →
Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market, 32 Reeds Gap Rd, Middlefield
10:00 am - Oink & Om: Yoga Flow Class at Lyman Orchards →
Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market, 32 Reeds Gap Rd, Middlefield
10:00 am - Philosophy Night →
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, 413 Main St, Middletown
5:30 pm - K9 Story Time with Officer Bodell and Bear →
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore, 413 Main St, Middletown
11:00 am - Burgers, Beer & Line Dancing: Line Dancing Under the Tent at 1741 Pub & Grill →
1741 Pub and Grill, 72 Lyman Rd, Middlefield
5:00 pm - Mixtape Match at 1741 Pub & Grill →
1741 Pub and Grill, 72 Lyman Rd, Middlefield
6:00 pm - Support the Troops Committee
Middlesex County Chamber Middlesex Chamber 318 High Street Middletown, CT
10:00 am - Cruise Night on Main Street Volunteer Meeting
Middlesex County Chamber South Fire District - Community Room 445 Randolph Rd Middletown, CT 06457
5:00 pm - Chamber Connects →
Middlesex County Chamber Courtyard by Marriott Cromwell 4 Sebethe Dr Cromwell, CT 06416
7:30 am - 🎵 J. Edmond Live - Klekolo Sessions →
Klekolo World Coffee, 181 Court St, Middletown
7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Next Week We Come Together —Timothy L Cooper Read on Patch
- Cat Tales: Current Adoptable Community Cats —Cat Tales Non-Profit Rescue Read on Patch
- Roseland Cottage A National Historic Landmark. —Bill Maune Read on Patch
- Thank you to the Community Foundation of Middlesex County! —Middlesex YMCA Read on Patch
- Sunday, August 30th, 2026 from 10am until 3pm.
The historic Mansion will transform its 700 foot vista into a marketplace and festival where a variety of vendors will gather to sell their… (Nextdoor Wesleyan Hills)
- A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists posted a job opening for Warehouse / Storekeeper Clerk in Middletown. Apply here.
- Pratt & Whitney, Inc. posted a job opening for SkillBridge: Assembly Technician- AWW (onsite) in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Middletown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cromwell
- Book Review: 'Blunt Instrument' (wshu.org)
Meriden
- Man Charged In 2 Shootings In Meriden: Police (patch.com)
- 'Completely Remodeled' Home Hits The Market In Meriden (patch.com)
Rocky Hill
- Driver Hospitalized Following 2-Vehicle Crash In Rocky Hill (patch.com)
Ok Middletown! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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