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MONROE, CT — While crafting a town budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26, First Selectman Terry Rooney reduced the Board of Education’s request by $1,850,000, and recommended reducing the tax rate by nearly 10 mills and using $4 million of surplus funds to limit the impact the state-mandated revaluation will have on homeowners. He is proposing a $107,069,131 town budget with a 2.84 percent overall spending increase for Monroe’s public schools and municipal services. The budget proposal has $73,917,629 for education, which is $2,453,370 or 3.43 percent higher than the current $71,464,259 spending plan. The school board had requested a…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Monroe Republican Town Committee is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Monroe Food Pantry from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. this…
Read MoreThe following is news of accomplishments by Monroe students compiled from press releases colleges and universities sent to The Sun, not all schools sent something to…
Read MoreThelma Kay (Ulbrich) Inderdohnen, of Monroe, died on February 1, 2025. She was 91-years-old. Kay was born in Meriden on September 18, 1933 to the late…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Two days, two games — two blowouts. Masuk High’s girls basketball team followed up Tuesday’s 61-31 road win over Bunnell of Stratford with…
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MONROE, CT — While crafting a town budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26, First Selectman Terry Rooney reduced the Board of Education’s request by $1,850,000, and recommended reducing the tax rate by nearly 10 mills and using $4 million of…
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MONROE, CT — The Monroe Republican Town Committee is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Monroe Food Pantry from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday in the Century Plaza parking lot, across from Big Y Supermarket, 535 Monroe…
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The following is news of accomplishments by Monroe students compiled from press releases colleges and universities sent to The Sun, not all schools sent something to the site: Victoria named to University of New Haven’s Dean’s list WEST HAVEN, CT…
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Thelma Kay (Ulbrich) Inderdohnen, of Monroe, died on February 1, 2025. She was 91-years-old. Kay was born in Meriden on September 18, 1933 to the late Carl and Ruth (Karcher) Ulbrich. Raised in New Britain, she graduated from New Britain…
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MONROE, CT — Two days, two games — two blowouts. Masuk High’s girls basketball team followed up Tuesday’s 61-31 road win over Bunnell of Stratford with a 49-21 victory over visiting Amistad of New Haven the next night. In the…
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MONROE, CT — Soaring special education costs hit the school district hard last January, but Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza says it’s too early to determine the impact on this year’s budget. “We will have to wait and see,” Kobza…
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BROOKFIELD, CT — Masuk’s wrestling team recently finished in second place in the Brookfield Tournament, taking home a trophy after having the most first place wins out of the 16 schools competing. The Panthers also had wrestlers come in third,…
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The following is an OpEd by State Rep. Tony Scott, R-112th. He is the Ranking Member of the Housing Committee and his district includes Monroe and portions of Easton and Trumbull. Learn more at RepScott.com. Coming back to the General…
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SHELTON, CT — The South West United girls hockey team, which includes Masuk High players, rebounded from a 7-0 loss to West Haven on Jan. 22 with a 2-0 win over Trumbull on Jan. 27. Both games took place at…
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The Masuk High hockey team followed a 4-2 loss to the Joel Barlow-Weston-Abbott Tech (JBWA) co-op at the Sports Center of Connecticut in Shelton on Jan. 29 with a 4-3 victory at Watertown-Pomperaug at the Taft School in Watertown on…
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MONROE, CT — While crafting a town budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26, First Selectman Terry Rooney reduced the Board of Education’s request by $1,850,000, and recommended reducing the tax rate by nearly 10 mills and using $4 million of surplus funds to limit the impact the state-mandated revaluation will…
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MONROE, CT — Family Shoes’ store sign is down and it has been closed since Dec. 23, but the owners announced a reopening from Saturday, Feb. 1, to Saturday, Feb. 15, for a “last chance” sale of the remaining shoes and a large variety of estate items. “Everything in the store is discounted at 10- to 50-percent off,” Susan Smith said. Items will be sold for cash only and the hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The storefront, which currently has a large “For Rent” sign in the window, is housed in Chuck’s Corner,…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Jessica Iannotta’s fifth grade science teacher sparked her interest in nutrition, when she was growing up on Long Island. A registered dietitian of…
Read MoreTea parties often conjure up images of women wearing white gloves and fancy hats, while chatting over pastries and sipping herbal brews out of fine china.…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Four friends sat around a table for a board game inside Upper Crust Games Friday afternoon. The business, which sells tabletop games like…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Douglas Sawyer stood behind the counter, while preparing a floral arrangement for a customer inside Eden Florist, a flower shop he and his…
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MONROE, CT — Two days, two games — two blowouts. Masuk High’s girls basketball team followed up Tuesday’s 61-31 road win over Bunnell of Stratford with a 49-21 victory over visiting Amistad of New Haven the next night. In the win over Bunnell, Peyton Webb led the way with 20 points, Bailey Bajda scored 17, Grace Sheppard had 11 and Maddie Farrer nine. Masuk got strong contributions from nine players in the win over Amistad. Bajda scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half. Julia Hourigan dropped in 10 points. A quartet of Panthers — Sheppard, Farrer, Emma…
Read MoreBROOKFIELD, CT — Masuk’s wrestling team recently finished in second place in the Brookfield Tournament, taking home a trophy after having the most first place wins…
Read MoreSHELTON, CT — The South West United girls hockey team, which includes Masuk High players, rebounded from a 7-0 loss to West Haven on Jan. 22…
Read MoreThe Masuk High hockey team followed a 4-2 loss to the Joel Barlow-Weston-Abbott Tech (JBWA) co-op at the Sports Center of Connecticut in Shelton on Jan.…
Read MoreNEWTOWN, CT — The Masuk High cheerleading squad put together an impressive routine full of various stunts, including flips, tumbles and tosses during the South-West Conference…
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The following is news of accomplishments by Monroe students compiled from press releases colleges and universities sent to…
MONROE, CT — Soaring special education costs hit the school district hard last January, but Superintendent of Schools…
The following is news of accomplishments by Monroe students compiled from press releases colleges and universities sent to…
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MONROE, CT — Police are using surveillance camera footage to investigate an accident that left a salt truck…
Criminals are constantly circling potential victims like sharks, trying to separate them from their finances with a variety…
Correction: The first version of this story said both men were charged with risk of injury to a…
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You may not know the name, but you most likely have seen Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). It is an…
Hummingbirds are a treat to see. They are so quick you often hear the hum before you see…
Have you ever read about the amazing journey of Monarch butterflies and wondered if you could help support…