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🌱 Patch AM: Numerous Monroe Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut
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- See which Monroe students made UConn’s fall 2025 Dean’s List
Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale - Sandy Hook and 9 more events.
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📰 News we're reading
• Numerous Monroe Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut (patch.com) — Monroe families can celebrate a long list of local students who earned a spot on the University of Connecticut’s fall 2025 Dean’s List. The recognition showcases academic success across many Monroe households, highlighting the town’s strong presence at the state’s flagship university. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe
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- Estate Sale - Sandy Hook
52 Great Ring Rd, Newtown
10:00 am - Women's Safety and Self-Defense Class
YWCA, 49 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien
1:00 pm - Technology Investing: Is A.I. opportunity or hype?
3 Corporate Dr, Shelton
12:00 pm - Navigating Divorce with Confidence & Clarity
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6:00 pm - Virtual: Free College Admissions & Financial Aid Workshop
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7:30 pm - Your New Year's Resolution Solution: Square Dance Lessons!
St Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church St, Shelton
6:30 pm - Harvey Fierstein is the Recipient of The Spirit of Dr. King Award at Ridgefield’s 30th Anniversary
Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E Ridge Rd, Ridgefield
3:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Monday January 19
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Other local events
- Acrylic painting demonstration
Shelton Community Center, 41 Church St., Shelton
1:00 pm - Restorative Aerial Fusion & HaloTherapy
Salt Cave of Darien , 555 Post Rd , Darien
4:00 pm - Second Hill Lane Pajama Day/Spirit Day (Adam's House)
Stratford School District , 1000 East Broadway , Stratford
8:30 am - Makerspace Saturday
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library , 733 Monroe Turnpike , Monroe
10:30 am - Your New Year's Resolution Solution: Square Dance Lessons!
St Paul's Episcopal Church , 25 Church St , Shelton
6:30 pm
Monday January 12
Friday January 16
Saturday January 17
Thursday January 22
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🗞 Nearby News
Newtown
- Numerous Newtown Students Named To Dean's List At Western Connecticut State University (patch.com)
Oxford
- Numerous Oxford Students Earn Honors At University Of Connecticut (patch.com)
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