🌱 Patch AM: What happened to the haunted artifacts once kept in Monroe?

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• What happened to the haunted artifacts once kept in Monroe?

Also on today's calendar: St. Jude's Parish Italian Festival (Wednesday Aug 19 - Saturday Aug 29th) and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See Annabelle by flashlight: Warrens' 'haunted' collection leaves Connecticut for Salem (rep-am.com) — Monroe residents may be interested to know that the famed paranormal collection once housed at Ed and Lorraine Warren's Monroe home has now moved to a new Haunted Warren Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The Annabelle doll and other well-known artifacts are featured in flashlight-only, ticketed tours through Christmas, though the original Monroe site remains closed to the public due to zoning rules.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• St. Jude's Parish Italian Festival (Wednesday Aug 19 - Saturday Aug 29th) →
  St. Jude's Parish, 707 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• 44th Annual WICC Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth with $25,000 Grand Prize →
  Long Island Sound,
Thursday September 10
• My Friend Abby's Shining Together Candlelight Vigil for Suicide Prevention →
  Trumbull Town Green, Trumbull
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• JESSE LEE UMC Semi-Annual Document Shredding Event →
  Jesse Lee United Methodist Church, 25 Flat Rock Rd, Easton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Morning Meditation →
  Muktinath Holistic Center, 731 Main St Unit 121, Monroe
  9:30 am
Friday September 4
• White Hills Christian Music Festival →
  707 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe
  5:00 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
Monday September 14
• Shelton Art League - member's artwork and art class sign ups →
  Shelton Community Center, 41 Church St.,Shelton, CT, 06484
  11:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority - Regular Meeting
  City of Derby Meetings South Central Connecticut Regional Water District at 90 Sargent Drive, New Haven, Connecticut
  12:30 pm
• Virtual Author Talk: High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple
  Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
  2:00 pm
• High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Fol
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  2:00 pm
• Property and Development Committee - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Hybrid - In person and Zoom - See Agenda for details
  5:00 pm
• Community Relations Committee - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Hybrid - In person and Zoom - See Agenda for details
  5:00 pm
• Finance and Public Safety Committee - Regular Meeting →
  City of Derby Meetings Hybrid - In person and Zoom - See Agenda for details
  5:00 pm
• The Allen & Helen Hermes Arts Series Presents: Celebrating America'
  Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A while back there was a post about a restaurant that had modestly priced steak and philly cheese steak sandwiches.
  I think it was in Bethel, CT. Does anyone know the name of the restaurant? (Nextdoor Wolfe Park)

• Panera posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Monroe. Apply here.
• Baskin Robbins posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

• Labor Day In Shelton: What's Open, What's Closed (patch.com)
• Missing 73-Year-Old Man Found Dead, Shelton Police Investigating: PD (patch.com)

Trumbull

• 3 Arrested After Standoff With Police At Trumbull Hotel: PD (patch.com)

Oxford

• Oxford Approves 9-Month Development Moratorium (patch.com)
• Oxford Resident Claims Powerball Prize (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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