Farmers Market Honored + Sally's Opens New Location

Up and at 'em, Monroe! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 75 Low: 59.

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Here are the top stories today in Monroe:

1. Monroe Farmers' Market wins best in the Northeast, 3rd in the nation (The Monroe Sun)
2. Police seize 7 dogs, believed to have been used for fighting, from home in Orange (WFSB)
3. 5 Pumpkin-Themed Kid Games To Play This Fall (Monroe Patch)
4. Hamden student facing charges after bringing loaded handgun to school (WFSB)
5. Sally's Apizza Set To Open Thursday In Stamford (Stamford Patch)
6. CFJ to hold Domestic Violence Awareness Month Vigil (The Monroe Sun)
7. Bridgeport police chief bans No Shave November cancer fundraiser (CTPost)

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Today in Monroe:

• Red Day - Masuk High School (12:00 AM)
• Preschool Lab - Edith Wheeler Memorial Library (1:00 PM)
• FAFSA Information Night Part 2 - Masuk High School (7:00 PM)

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Monroe Patch Notebook

• Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: "Our preschool lab sessions are still going strong! Register your littles for learning, exploration, and most of all...fun!" (Facebook)
• Monroe Farmers' Market: "In October, we wear PINK. Our annual Market Goes Pink in partnership with Think Pink Monroe is this Friday! Every single dollar raised during our raffle goes back to Monroe residents dealing with cancer to help offset their medical expen..." (Facebook)
• Monroe CT Office of the Fire Marshal: "It's Fire Prevention Week!" (Facebook)

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About me: I am a veteran journalist and Connecticut native with more than 30 years of experience covering municipal governments, education, politics and a host of other topics. A few years ago, I realized how much I missed the world of hyperlocal journalism, and I was fortunate to be hired by Patch in 2013.

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