Swimming News + Witching Event

Happy Thursday, Monroe! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.

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First, today's weather:

Rain overnight. High: 77 Low: 68.

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Monroe Patch Notebook

• Stepney Fire Department: "Stepney firefighters spent Tuesday night working on our in-house training facility, which is being constructed through the recycling of an old shipping container. The facility will function to serve as the platform for many training scen..." (Facebook)
• Monroe Farmers' Market: "Meet this week's unofficial volunteers; Karen Culp Coffey and Barbara Fahr! These ladies are our unofficial in-house marketing team, sharing our posts and information about the market across the Monroe Facebook community so that we ensur..." (Facebook)
• Monroe Historical Society: "The Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library in partnership with The Monroe Historical Society proudly presents: Witches in Connecticut The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our..." (Facebook)
• Steve Vavrek: "Best public 9 hole course. Great Rules" (Instagram)
• Monroe Little League, Monroe, CT: "Touch-a-Truck at the Emergency Preparedness Day at Seaside Park!" (Facebook)

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Here are the top stories in Monroe today:

1. Masuk swimmers edged by St. Joseph, take on Pomperaug (The Monroe Sun)
2. Danbury leaders want a downtown cooling and shading plan, more trees to save city's green character (Danbury News Times)
3. 700+ Yale Health employees still not vaccinated with Oct. 1 mandate deadline approaching (WTNH.com)
4. 'A second chance:' Animal rescue releases baby turtles in Westport after car fatally strikes mother (News 12 Bronx)
5. Know Him? Man Wanted For Robbing Branch Of Fairfield County Bank (New Canaan Daily Voice)

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Today in Monroe:

• FAFSA Information Night Part 1 - Masuk High School (7:00 PM)

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— Al Branch

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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