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🌱 Patch AM: Monroe man among four charged in Fairfield home invasion case

Spotted on the Monroe calendar: My Friend Abby's Shining Together Candlelight Vigil for Suicide Prevention

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In today's newsletter:

  • Monroe man among four charged in Fairfield home invasion case

Also on today's calendar: My Friend Abby's Shining Together Candlelight Vigil for Suicide Prevention and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy, humid; p.m. showers, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
  • Tuesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fourth man arrested in connection with armed robbery and home invasion in CT (courant.com) — A Monroe resident is among four men now in custody after an armed home invasion and robbery in Fairfield last February that briefly closed several schools and triggered a shelter-in-place advisory. Police say the final suspect was captured in Alabama and extradited, while the Monroe man and two others were previously arrested and face serious felony charges including home invasion and robbery.
   

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    Sunday August 30
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    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    10:30 am
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    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
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