🌱 Patch AM: How Monroe firefighters are turning Fire Prevention Month into action

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In today's newsletter:

• How Monroe firefighters are turning Fire Prevention Month into action

Also on today's calendar: Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
• Thursday: Humid with sun and clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monroe fire officials share safety tips to ring in Fire Prevention Month (themonroesun.com) — Monroe fire officials are using Fire Prevention Month to push residents to check smoke alarms, plan escape routes, and review key safety habits after a recent fatal house fire. Volunteer firefighters and the fire marshal will visit Monroe elementary schools and daycares, while a new poster contest invites Monroe students in grades K-8 to compete for prizes and a firehouse tour.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  VIRTUAL,
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School →
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Shelton Day 2026 – A Day of Family Fun, Food & Entertainment! →
  38 Canal St E, Shelton
  11:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Bingo at Stepney Fire with American Ninja Warrior's Joe "The Weatherman" Moravsky →
  88 Main St, Monroe
  5:30 pm
Friday October 23
• My Friend Abby's Share Your Light event →
  Two Roads Brewery, 1700 Stratford Ave, Stratford
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• East Village Cemetery's 5th Annual History & Lore Walk →
  East Village Cemetery, 185 E Village Rd, Monroe
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Beginning Bridge lessons →
  Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown
  9:30 am
• Any Doctor. Any Hospital that accepts Medicare. Why people love Medicare Supplement Plans! →
  Orange Community Center, 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange
  1:00 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
Wednesday October 14
• Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop →
  R.D. Scinto, 1 Corporate Dr, Shelton
  6:15 pm
Thursday October 15
• American Red Cross Blood Drive at UMC Monroe →
  United Methodist Church of Monroe, 515 Cutler's Farm Rd, Monroe
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Fall Open House - Notre Dame High School →
  Notre Dame High School, 1 Notre Dame Way, West Haven, CT, 06516
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panera Bread posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Monroe. Apply here.
• Masonicare posted a job opening for Cook Supervisor (DAY/EVENING SHIFT) in Shelton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

• 6 CT football teams end long opponent droughts (sheltonherald.com)
• Dog killed in Orange house fire that homeowner escaped late Friday night, officials say (sheltonherald.com)

Trumbull

• History Close at Hand: George Washington, Benjamin Tallmadge, and the Revolutionary War on L.I. (Part 9) (tbrnewsmedia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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