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Monroe Daily: Improving COVID Rates + Condo Fire Extinguished

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Catching you up on what's news in the area.
Catching you up on what's news in the area. (Scott Anderson/Patch file photo)

Hey, Monroe! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Monroe:

  1. Monroe Coronavirus Infection Rate Improving (Monroe Patch)
  2. Smoke detectors save family, before firefighters extinguish condo fire on Old Colony Road (The Monroe Sun)
  3. Redding's Mark Twain Library is Examining Child Abuse through the Documentary Memoir Rewind (HamletHub)
  4. Ridgefield Library's annual Love Your Library weekend – Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2, 2021 (HamletHub)
  5. Farmhouse in Redding for Sale: 220 Black Rock Turnpike (HamletHub)
  6. Housatonic Campus News: Powerful Film Series Promises Emotion And Nostalgia Featured (Monroe Patch)
  7. Deep Dive: New Haven, Hartford counties see unemployment figures above national average (News 12 Connecticut)

Today in Monroe:

  • Yoga for Adults - Edith Wheeler Memorial Library (9:00 AM)
  • Apple 🍎 Festival 2021 – St. Peter's Episcopal Church – Monroe CT (10:00 AM)

Monroe Patch Notebook

  • Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 Inc.: "Around 5:30am today, Stepney Fire Department, Monroe FD and Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to a house fire on Old Colony Rd in the Great Oak Farm complex. The owner reported the laundry room was on fire and spreading th..." (Facebook)
  • Stepney Fire Department: "At around 5:30 this morning, Stepney was dispatched with Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 Inc. and Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company to a residence on Old Colony Road in the Great Oak Farm neighborhood for a reported structure fire...." (Facebook)
  • Masuk High School Robotics: "Come down and stop by our booth at the @monroectfarmersmarket here today till 6:00" (Facebook)
  • Monroe Farmers' Market: "We are blessed with yet another beautiful Friday for Market Day! Come out and enjoy it as we celebrate Grandparents Day today...we have lots of fun in store 💚 It's GRANDPARENTS DAY at the Market! Come visit a green shirt volunteer to re..." (Facebook)
  • Monroe Farmers' Market: "Apples from Hidden Gem are back!!" (Facebook)
  • Monroe Farmers' Market: "Come get your picture at the Monroe Playground Foundation - Kids Kreation Rebuilding Project table" (Facebook)
  • Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 Inc.: "As a reminder our 9/11 memorial ceremony is tomorrow (Sat) at 9am at Monroe Fire Headquarters on Route 110. All residents are welcome to join us for this brief 20th Anniversary tribute to those who lost their lives as a result of the 9/1..." (Facebook)
  • Monroe Farmers' Market: "Something to add to your shopping bag tomorrow! 😍" (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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