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🌱 Patch AM: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and 11 more events
Also check out Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype? on the Monroe Patch calendar

Good morning Monroe! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype?
- Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
- Mahjongg Club
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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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Find out what's happening in Monroefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 29 degrees.
- Tuesday: Morning snow, up to 1", temps: high: 36, low: 33.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 27 degrees.
📸 Around Monroe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe
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★ Featured events ★
- Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype?
3 Corporate Dr, Shelton
12:00 pm
Wednesday January 14
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Other local events
- Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
371 Old Zoar Rd , Monroe
4:00 pm - Mahjongg Club
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library , 733 Monroe Turnpike , Monroe
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 24
Monday December 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Playgroup
Wilton Library , 137 Old Ridgefield Rd , Wilton
10:30 am - Ticketed Event: All-Age Family Storytime
Ridgefield Library , 472 Main Street , Ridgefield
10:30 am - Indoor Snowball Fight for Grades 4-7
Wilton Library , 137 Old Ridgefield Rd , Wilton
2:00 pm - downUNDER Afterschool Program
Fairfield Public Library , 1147 Fairfield Woods Road , Fairfield
2:45 pm - Pre-K Craft Time
Weston Public Library , 56 Norfield Rd , Weston
3:30 pm - America 250: Gingerbread for Liberty!
Ridgefield Library , 472 Main Street , Ridgefield
4:30 pm - A Christmas Carol
Woodbridge, CT Calendar , 10 Newton Road , Woodbridge
6:00 pm - MTL Writers' Workshop (In-Person)
Mark Twain Library , 439 Redding Road , Redding
6:30 pm - Speed Dating Ages 35-49 in Woodbridge, CT at NEBCO
New England Brewing Company - Woodbridge , 175 Amity Rd , Woodbridge
6:30 pm - George Lesiw & Lee-Ann Lovelace Duo
Uptown Bar & Eatery , 102 Main St , Ansonia
6:30 pm
Monday December 22
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Monroe PatchAM possible:
- Honey Tree Preschool and Childcare — (203) 633-8393
Quality Childcare & Preschool for children 6 wks to 6 years - Rural Fuels — (203) 364-5816
Dependable Heat & Reliable HVAC Service with Rural Fuels - Dogtopia of Shelton — (475) 338-3501
Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness - California Closets — (203) 924-8444
Custom Storage Solutions for the Whole Home
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Never Leave Food Cooking On The Stovetop Unattended.
Put out grease fires with a lid. Placing a lid on a fire in a pan smothers and contains the fire. (Nextdoor ) - Firefighters responded to a structure fire with heavy smoke and flames on the third floor of a three-story occupied dwelling on Pembroke Street in Bridgeport.
3:31PM on Dec 20: Heavy smoke is reported from a building on the top floor of a three-story occupied dwelling on Pembroke Street in Bridgeport. (Nextdoor )
- Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Monroe. Apply here.
- Big Y Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for (Overnight) Night Crew Clerk in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newtown
- Defending State Champion Dance Squad Strives For More Success (newtownbee.com)
- FUN Celebrates 16th Annual Holiday Party With Music, Games & Community Spirit (newtownbee.com)
- Kindness Project Provides Hundreds Of Stuffed Animals To Ambulance Corps (newtownbee.com)
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