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In today's newsletter:

  • How a 5-year-old rang in the end of cancer treatment
  • Why police think a New Haven apartment shooting wasn't random
  • Yale officer accused of workers' comp fraud heads to New Haven court

Also on today's calendar: Italian Festival 2026 and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 5-year-old Connor celebrates end of cancer treatment at Smilow Cancer Hospital (nbcconnecticut.com) — A young patient just rang the bell at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, marking the end of years of cancer treatment in New Haven. His family and caregivers, including a pediatric leukemia specialist, reflected on the exhausting journey, the hospital team's support, and the joy of finally letting a 5‑year‑old get back to everyday childhood.
   

2. New Haven man shot through apartment window, police say he was targeted (wfsb.com) — Police are investigating after a 39-year-old man was shot through his apartment window on South Genesee Street in New Haven Friday night, suffering non-life-threatening leg injuries. Investigators believe he was specifically targeted and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives or the anonymous tip line as they work to learn more about what happened.
   

3. Yale police officer charged with workers' comp fraud (nhregister.com) — A New Haven man who worked as a Yale campus police officer has been charged with allegedly collecting nearly $39,000 in workers' compensation benefits he wasn't entitled to. State investigators say documentation shows he exceeded medical restrictions while on disability, and he's due in New Haven Superior Court on Sept. 29 to face larceny, perjury, and fraud charges.
   

4. Brookhaven And Stony Brook Researchers Demonstrate 'Wireless' Capability for Quantum Network (thequantuminsider.com) — New Haven's Yale University is set to become the third hub in a pioneering quantum network, linking a new facility there to Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook via a 30‑mile free‑space optical link. Researchers have already sent entangled photons wirelessly over 13 miles on Long Island, and the expanded network could eventually connect to satellites, enabling ultra‑secure communications and advanced quantum experiments that include New Haven‑based systems.
   

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    Monday August 24
  • 12:30 PM - EARLY DISMISSAL FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
    Highville Charter School 1 SCIENCE PARK NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
    7:30 am
  • Mystery Book Club
    Hagaman Memorial Library DeMayo Room
    3:00 pm
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    John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School King-Robinson Inter-District Magnet School, 150 Fournier St, New
    5:30 pm
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    North Branford Public Libraries 3 Old Post Road, Northford, CT, 06472, US
    6:00 pm

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