Upcoming Family Justice Vigil + Food Pantry Donation

Good morning, neighbors! Al Branch here with the latest Monroe Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 63 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Monroe today:

1. The Center for Family Justice to Hold Domestic Violence Vigil (Monroe Patch)
2. Girl Scouts donate 50 birthday bags to Monroe Food Pantry (The Monroe Sun)
3. This Easton home was meant to be an abbey, now it's a scenic estate (Fairfield Citizen)
4. Naugatuck High Class of 1960 holds memorial service (Waterbury Republican American)
5. Ansonia OKs rock-crushing operation over neighborhood objections (CTPost)
6. Danbury Symphony Orchestra in 2021-2022 Season Opening Concert on October 2 (HamletHub)
7. Driver Killed In 1-Car Crash In Newtown: Police (Newtown Patch)

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Today in Monroe:

• SJPC 12th Annual Benefit Dinner (6:00 PM)

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Monroe Patch Notebook

• Monroe Farmers' Market: "Meet this week's customer of the week; Rick, Margo, Niko & Sebastian! As Monroe residents for the past 7 years, we frequently see this family at the market. Their favorites market items are the kettle corn 🍿 from Little Kernel Kettle Co..." (Facebook)
• Steve Vavrek: "Sometimes you just need to refocus and reprioritize your thoughts" (Instagram)
• Edith Wheeler Memorial Library: "There's still plenty of time to read October's Adult Book Discussion pick! "The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian" will be discussed over Zoom. Grab your copy at the Circulation Desk or via Library-to-go. Register online at www..." (Facebook)
• Monroe Food Pantry: "Saturday, September 25 at Wolfe Park the 2nd Annual Wiffle Ball Fundraiser took place. The weather was fantastic and everyone had a lot of fun! The event raised over $3000!!! There were 3 teams in the Major League, 2 teams in the Triple ..." (Facebook)
• Monroe Food Pantry: "Girl Scout Troop 34082 reached out to the Food Pantry with an idea for their Bronze Award Project, they wanted to create birthday bags. The girls came up with the project, raised funds, shopped for the best prices and created bags with c..." (Facebook)
• Monroe Food Pantry: "The Monroe Sun posted a nice article ~ Wiffle Ball Fun Day, a pitched battle against hunger https://themonroesun.com/wiffle-ball-fun-day-a-pitched-battle-against-hunger/" (Facebook)
• Monroe Food Pantry: "Karen Culp Coffey, photographer extraordinaire, stopped by to take photographs to commemorate our Wiffle Ball tournament. https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=karen%20culp%20coffey" (Facebook)

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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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Monroe Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at alfred.branch@patch.com.