Community Corner
🌱 How Monroe’s missing building inspector could affect neighborhood quality-of-life crackdowns.
Spotted on the Monroe calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know

Cheers Monroe! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Monroe's missing building inspector could affect neighborhood quality-of-life crackdowns.
Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Warmer; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 52.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Village of Monroe without full-time building inspector since June (thephoto-news.com subscription) — Village of Monroe residents should know the village has lacked a full-time building inspector since June, relying instead on several part-time inspectors and code officers. The mayor says low salaries are scaring off qualified candidates and wants trustees to raise pay so the department can better tackle quality-of-life issues like overgrown lawns, rental code violations, and junked cars.
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📸 Around Monroe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe
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★ Featured events ★
- Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
Webinar - Online Presentation,
2:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Pure Terror Scream Park →
Pure Terror Scream Park, 1008 NY-17M, Monroe
7:00 pm - Pure Terror Scream Park - Pure Terror Scream Park →
Pure Terror Scream Park, 1008 NY-17M, Monroe
7:00 pm - Terranova Live at the Captain's Table →
The Captain's Table, 547 New York 17M, Monroe
9:00 pm - Terranova at The Captain's Table →
The Captain's Table, 547 New York 17M, Monroe
9:00 pm - Pure Terror Scream Park →
Pure Terror Scream Park, 1008 NY-17M, Monroe
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 17
Thursday October 22
📣 Monroe Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Hike - Parker Cabin Mountain via Claudius Rock →
Harriman State Park, Harriman
9:00 am - Hosted Party: Closing Ceremony of the Nawakwa Centennial →
Camp Nawakwa, Harriman
5:00 pm - Hosted Sunday with Janet →
Camp Nawakwa, Harriman
8:00 am - Canasta After Hours at The Granola Bar →
The Granola Bar, 8285 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury
6:30 pm - Randy Feltface →
Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
7:30 pm - LINX MEETING →
The Mansion at Oyster Bay, 1 S Woods Rd, Woodbury
7:45 am - Camp Season Closing →
Camp Nawakwa, Harriman
8:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Chester. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Chester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbury
- Alex Prizgintas begins a four-month residency at Sweet Clover Farm this week (thephoto-news.com)
Chester
- USWNT Roster Takeaways: Ashley Sanchez Called Up Amid Historic Season (pix11.com)
Goshen
- NFA's young soccer standouts, Goshen's Cusumano earn Student-Athlete Spotlight (midhudsonnews.com)
- Early voting dates for Orange County (chroniclenewspaper.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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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