🌱 $170 Million Given For Flooding Help + CT Family Seeks Justice

Hello, The Haddams-Killingworth! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the The Haddams-Killingworth Patch newsletter, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Wednesday started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 78 Low: 63.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 77 Low: 63.

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Here are the top three stories today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

1. Friends and family of Roya Mohammadi, 29, of West Haven, whose body was found four months ago in a river, are demanding justice. They are urging the police to investigate her death on a higher level and for police accountability, stating that they are not taking her life seriously and ignoring the fact that she was a victim of ongoing documented domestic violence. Friends of Mohammadi reported her missing back in March. (FOX61 Hartford)
2. On Monday, state officials announced that they would spend $170 million to help protect homeowners and properties in Hartford's north end, addressing decade-long flooding issues. The old sewer system used in the neighborhood overflows, causing flooding and sewage spilling into basements during hard rain. Five infrastructure projects are scheduled to start this year. (WTNH.com)
3. Rashawn Samms, of Hamden, has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking. Samms was arrested by New Haven Police in June 2022 and found with a handgun, narcotics, digital scales, and $628 in cash. The gun had apparently been used in an incident that occurred in 2021. (WTNH.com)

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Today and tomorrow in The Haddams-Killingworth:

Wednesday, June 28

• Haddam Conservation Commission Meeting At Higganum Community Center (7:00 PM)

Thursday, June 29

• Community Closet At 11 Jail Hill Road (9:00 AM)
• Haddam Zoning Board Of Appeals Meeting At Haddam Town Hall (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Middletown community faces delays in opening the Veterans Memorial Pool and Splashpad on Walnut Grove Road due to delays and issues that were found during the property’s final inspection. The pool was to open on Jun. 20. The city is now looking at a mid-July opening date. (Middletown Press)
• Congratulations to Police Chief Butch Hyatt, who is retiring on Jun. 30 after six years with the Guilford Police Department, and to Deputy Chief Christopher Massey, who will take his place. (CT Insider)
• Announcement! Hope Alliance Rescue needs Halo cat food, and any help is greatly appreciated. Their delivery address is 2 Roast Meat Hill Road Killingworth, CT 06419. Click here for direct access to the cat food in need. (Hope Alliance, Inc. via Facebook)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all soon for another update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.