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🌱 Patch AM: How crowded is Masuk High School really? See what officials found.

And check out My Friend Abby's Shining Together Candlelight Vigil for Suicide Prevention on the Monroe Patch calendar

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Hello Monroe! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How crowded is Masuk High School really? See what officials found.

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; afternoon showers, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm or two; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monroe Facilities Planning Committee tours Masuk High School (themonroesun.com) — Monroe school and town officials recently toured Masuk High School to assess how every corner of the aging building is being repurposed to handle growing enrollment and specialized programs like STEM and occupational therapy. From converted closets to crowded classrooms and a deteriorating Benedict Field grandstand, the visit highlighted space, safety, and HVAC needs ahead of a Sept. 9 Facilities Planning Committee meeting at Town Hall.
   

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    Monday August 31
  • Drums & Strings & Shaky Things
    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    10:30 am
  • Family Fun Time
    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    3:30 pm
  • GES PTO-Chalk the Walk Rain Date
    Gainfield Elementary School Southbury, CT 06488
    4:00 pm
  • Puzzles, Chess, and Magic
    Derby Neck Library 307 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
    4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Shelton

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Trumbull

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  • Little League baseball pioneer encourages other girls to 'do what you love' (usatoday.com)
  • State police clear suspicious luggage at Connecticut park before 9/11 memorial ride (trumbulltimes.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 Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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