🌱 Patch AM: How a dumped goat near Webb Mountain found safety in Monroe

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In today's newsletter:

• How a dumped goat near Webb Mountain found safety in Monroe

Also on today's calendar: High Holiday Services with Congregation for Humanistic Judaism and 2 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, 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 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Abandoned in the woods, Gandalf the goat finds a new home (themonroesun.com subscription) — A once-abandoned goat named Gandalf is now thriving at a Monroe home after being rescued near Webb Mountain Park and cared for by Monroe Animal Control. Local resident and Masuk alum Laura Mangone adopted him, adding to her small backyard herd and highlighting the need to support the town's animal control efforts. Neighbors even pitched in with donations to help Gandalf's recovery.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Morning Meditation →
  Muktinath Holistic Center, 731 Main St Unit 121, Monroe
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Board of Education Meeting
  Stratford School District 1000 E Broadway, Stratford, CT 06615, USA
  7:15 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Meet and Greet
  Stratford Academy Johnson House School 719 Birdseye St, Stratford, CT 06615, USA
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• High Holiday Services with Congregation for Humanistic Judaism →
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Festival →
  Second Company Governor's Horse Guard, 4 Wildlife Dr, Newtown
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Kindergarten Back to School Story Time for Incoming Kindergarteners
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  3:00 pm
• Derby Police Commission - Special Meeting
  City of Derby Meetings Derby Police Department at 125 Water Street, Derby, Connecticut 06418
  6:00 pm
• MTL Writers' Workshop (In-Person)
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  6:30 pm
• POSTPONED: Another Look Book Club
  Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
  6:30 pm
• Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Convocation
  Shelton Public Schools 382 Long Hill Ave, Shelton, CT 06484
  7:45 am
• Shuffle the Tiles! Summer Mah Jongg Lessons (In-Person)
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trumbull Public Schools posted a job opening for Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach in Trumbull. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

• William Blair Investment Management LLC Buys Shares of 541,392 Edgewell Personal Care Company $EPC (marketbeat.com)
• Thomas A. Beatrice (newhavenindependent.org)
• Bard Associates Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Acme United Co. $ACU (marketbeat.com)

Trumbull

• Trumbull, Connecticut outlook raised to stable as Fitch affirms AA rating (tradersunion.com)
• Crosby high school football preview 2026 (trumbulltimes.com)

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-- 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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