Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: Shelton community remembers longtime resident and Navy veteran Thomas Beatrice
Spotted on the Shelton calendar: Medicare Market Disruptions

Hi Shelton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Shelton community remembers longtime resident and Navy veteran Thomas Beatrice
Also on today's calendar: Medicare Market Disruptions and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Thomas A. Beatrice (newhavenindependent.org) — Shelton is mourning the passing of Thomas A. Beatrice, a 98-year-old former longtime resident who was born in Shelton and later worked many years at Farrel Corporation in nearby Ansonia. A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, he was known for his love of history, gardening, and community involvement before spending his final years near family in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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📸 Around Shelton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shelton
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★ Featured events ★
- Medicare Market Disruptions →
Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave, Milford
10:00 am - SPIRITUAL NIGHT - A Night of Readings →
Twisted Vine Restaurant, 285 Main St, Derby
4:00 pm - KG Elite Sport One Year Anniversary Party →
282 Quarry Rd, Milford
12:00 pm - Molly Tuttle in Concert →
The Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport
7:30 pm
Monday August 24
Thursday August 27
Sunday August 30
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- Derby Neck Library - Virtual Author Talk: When Trees Testify with Beronda Montgomery →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
2:00 pm - Derby Neck Library - Growing Together Book Club →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
6:30 pm - Derby Neck Library - FILM FESTIVAL NIGHT! →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
6:00 pm - Derby Neck Library - Virtual Author Talk: High Altitudes and High Stakes with Lucy Foley →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
2:00 pm - Derby Neck Library - Morbid Curiosity Book Club →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
6:30 pm - Support education with the DAR! →
801 Bridgeport Ave, Shelton
7:00 am - Derby Neck Library - Needlers' Club →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
1:00 pm - Derby Neck Library - Drums & Strings & Shaky Things →
Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
10:30 am
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
📣 Shelton Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Shelton PatchAM possible:
- St. Joseph High School — (203) 378-9378
- Crispys' Hauling and Junk Removal — (203) 722-2546
- Coldwell Banker — (203) 240-0624
- GxG Builders — (203) 994-6490
- Bureau Family Dental — (475) 231-8833
- Sterling Marine Dock Builders — (203) 650-5601
- Unquowa School — (203) 367-3151
- Masonicare — (203) 679-5900
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Morris and Madison: Founding Fathers of the Constitution —Ripton Parish Chapter, NSDAR. Inc. Read on Patch
- Constitution Week: the Electoral College —SRHMS chapter, NSDAR, Inc. Read on Patch
- Just wanted to pass on a recent experience I had with Chewy.
The website asked if my kitty Charlotte's weight was still 9 lbs and I asked that her profile be removed. They asked the reason and I explained that… (Nextdoor Riverdale)
- Nesco Resource posted a job opening for Assembler in Shelton. Apply here.
- Colony Grill posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Shelton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelton here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Abandoned in the woods, Gandalf the goat finds a new home (themonroesun.com)
- Monroe Police Reports: A one-car-crash on Pastors Walk, Judd Road bridge opens (themonroesun.com)
- Page 0 - Top Floor Cleaning Jobs in Bridgewater, CT (care.com)
Milford
- 'Lovingly Maintained Home' On Cul-De-Sac For Sale In Milford (patch.com)
Ok Shelton! 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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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