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🌱 Patch AM: 'Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity' Awaits You In Monroe

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Good morning Monroe! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tour this modern Monroe farmhouse with a dramatic glass staircase
  • Deadly late-night Monroe house fire under investigation by officials

Also on today's calendar: Learn about our secular Bar & Bat Mitzvah program and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the a.m.; clearing, temps: high: 66, low: 47.
  • Thursday: A steady morning breeze, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity' Awaits You In Monroe (patch.com) — Monroe homebuyers can tour a high-end modern farmhouse on Spring Hill Road, now listed for just under $1.3 million. The property features a dramatic two-story foyer, glass staircase, and sun-filled interiors with wide-plank white oak floors, offering a sleek yet classic style in town.
   

• Person, Dog Die In Monroe House Fire: Officials (patch.com) — Monroe officials are investigating a late-night house fire on Cottage Street in the Stevenson section that left one adult and a dog dead. Volunteer firefighters from Monroe and nearby towns battled heavy flames for hours, kept crews safe from injury, and closed part of Cottage Street Monday morning while the Fire Marshal examines the cause.
   

📸 Around Monroe

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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)
  • Biomerics posted a job opening for Production Planner in Monroe. Apply here.
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Bartender in Shelton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

  • Tiny Kitten Disappears Into a Storm Drain Until Firefighters Come to the Rescue (greatergood.com)
  • Lyman Hall ace Liam Laffin, a two-time CIAC champion, commits to Vanderbilt baseball (sheltonherald.com)
  • Pitching 252 apartments and condos, developer sees big change for CT town. 'What transformation looks like' (courant.com)

Trumbull

  • Trumbull Restaurant Week 2026 Details Announced (patch.com)

Newtown

  • This Newtown Home For Sale Is 'Unmatched' (patch.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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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