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In today's newsletter:

• How Monroe's AAA bond rating could save your tax dollars.

Also on today's calendar: Learn about our secular Bar & Bat Mitzvah program and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a touch of rain, temps: high: 65, low: 50.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monroe receives favorable bond rating, interest rate to fund capital projects (themonroesun.com) — Monroe has secured a low 2.88% interest rate on nearly $5.9 million in bonds, thanks to its reaffirmed AAA credit rating, to fund school upgrades, road work, and public safety equipment. Town officials say the strong rating will save taxpayers money for years through lower borrowing costs, support major school facility planning, and help sustain home values and business investment.
   

📸 Around Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• Learn about our secular Bar & Bat Mitzvah program →
  Visit website for information,
  9:00 am
• Color Your Garden-Flowering Bulbs for Every Season →
  Cyrenius H Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown
  1:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
  Online Event,
  12:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Beginner-Friendly Square Dance Lessons →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church St, Shelton
  7:30 pm
Friday September 25
• James Prosek: Growing Up in Easton →
  336 Westport Rd, Easton
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Region 15 Invites Community to STEM-A-Palooza! →
  234 Judd Rd, Southbury
  10:00 am
• Oktoberfest →
  Sacred Heart And Saint Patrick Parish, 169 Black Rock Tpke, Redding
  3:00 pm
• Music at Grace Farms | Leslie Odom Jr. →
  Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Rd, New Canaan
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• AUDITIONS for 2026 A Winter Ballet - Nutcracker - Mark Your Calendars →
  Rockwell Dance Center, 18 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611,
  10:30 am
• AUDITIONS for NUTCRACKER - OPEN TO ALL - Ages 6-21 →
  Rockwell Dance Center, 18 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611,
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Twenty-Second Annual Easton Lions Golf Classic →
  385 Oronoque Ln, Stratford
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  VIRTUAL
  7:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• A Slice of History: Connecticut's Pizza Legacy with Author Colin M. Caplan →
  Trumbull Library: Main Branch, 33 Quality St, Trumbull
  9:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Call for Vendors! →
  Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, 733 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe
  9:30 am

📣 Monroe Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Monroe PatchAM possible:

• Scoop Pros CT — 4753191055
• Little Guy Pest Management LLC — (203) 853-9006
• Unquowa School — (203) 367-3151
• St. Joseph High School — (203) 378-9378
• Cool Cookster, LLC
• California Closets — (203) 924-8444
• GxG Builders — (203) 994-6490
• Honey Tree Preschool and Childcare — (203) 633-8393
• Coldwell Banker — (203) 240-0624
• Scoop Pros CT — 4753191055

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tortora Marble & Tile and Earthscape… Designers Choice*
  Calacatta Viola Custom-fabricated Vanity Sink, Wall & Trim (Nextdoor Wolfe Park)

• Big Y posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Monroe. Apply here.
• Masonicare posted a job opening for Food Service Worker (DAY/EVENING SHIFT) in Shelton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

• Pitching 252 apartments and condos, developer sees big change for CT town. 'What transformation looks like' (courant.com)
• Rowing Kicks Off Fall Campaign at Parents Weekend Scrimmage (lehighsports.com)
• Woodbridge Library Celebrating 100 Years (theorangetimes.com)

Trumbull

• Flood forum in Fairfield highlights need for stronger storm protections after regional deluge (news12.com)

Ok Monroe! 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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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