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🌱 Patch AM: Monroe Memorial Day Parade Returning This Weekend

Also, don’t miss History Lecture - The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History on the Monroe Patch calendar

Tuesday May 19th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Monroe prepares for Sunday’s Memorial Day parade and road closures
  • How two late-night Fan Hill Road stops turned into DUI arrests

Also on today's calendar: History Lecture - The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 97, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monroe Memorial Day Parade Returning This Weekend (patch.com) — Monroe residents are invited to line the streets this Sunday, May 24, for the town’s annual Memorial Day parade honoring fallen service members. The procession will run up Monroe Turnpike to the Town Green for a wreath-laying ceremony, with road closures starting at 12:30 p.m. and a backup indoor ceremony planned in Town Council Chambers if weather cancels the parade.    

• Monroe Police: Lysol does not prevent DUI arrest (themonroesun.com) — Monroe police recently charged two local drivers with DUI after separate traffic stops on Fan Hill Road, where officers reported signs of intoxication and over-the-limit breath tests. Other incidents included a Bridgeport driver allegedly running a stop sign and crashing at Cross Hill and Elm, and a Derby man sideswiping a utility pole on Moose Hill Road, with no serious injuries reported.    


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an emergency vehicle on Newfield Ave...
    There is an emergency vehicle on Newfield Ave reported at 9:53 AM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • There is an emergency vehicle on Wardwell St...
    There is an emergency vehicle on Wardwell St reported at 9:21 AM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Meat Clean-up Clerk in Shelton. Apply here.
  • Easton, Redding & Region 9 Public School Districts posted a job opening for Redding Elementary School: Part Time Cafeteria Supervisor in Easton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

  • Child Struck By Personal Watercraft At State Park In Shelton: FD (patch.com)
  • Nightly Road Work Begins On Derby Road, Delays Expected: Police (patch.com)

Easton

  • Easton Memorial Mile to Support Senior Center Programs, Honor Veterans (eastoncourier.news)

Newtown

  • Stratford Crier1st Annual Newtown Community Running Event (stratfordcrier.com)
  • The Tiny Connecticut Italian Spot Where Meatball Sandwiches Steal The Show (takingthekids.com)
  • Julianne Moore says she eschews roles with ‘explosions and guns' at Cannes (nydailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because its horns doesn't work! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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