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MONROE, CT — Monroe residents have come together during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing health information, cheering people up with drive-by birthday parades, and running errands for those quarantined in their homes. Read More
MONROE, CT — Connecticut Housing Partners’ proposal to construct 49-units of senior housing on Main Street under the state’s affordable housing statute was well received during a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing Thursday. Read More
MONROE, CT — Monroe offers vaccine clinics to protect seniors over age 75 from the coronavirus. Though First Selectman Ken Kellogg calls the vaccine rollout “great news,” public health officials warn it is too early for it to have a significant impact on the second wave of cases.
The following is a letter to families from Monroe public schools:
Dear Parents/Guardians,
For the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, the National School Lunch Program will provide breakfast and lunch for all children through the age of 18 who live in Monroe at no cost. Read More
MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza says the 5.85 percent spending increase in the $61.9 million budget the Board of Education adopted for Monroe’s public schools is “much higher” than they wanted it to be. Read More
MONROE, CT — Sodexo is offering school lunches under its Seamless Summer Option program so the meals are free to all Monroe residents under the age of 18, whether they are enrolled in Monroe public schools or not. Read More
MONROE, CT — A global pandemic is causing uncertainty over what the needs of the school lunch program will be next fall, so the Board of Education decided to take advantage of a federal bid waiver to extend the contract with its food provider by one year. Read More
The following is a letter from Democrats on the Monroe Board of Education:
To the Editor:
We believe that it is the Board of Education’s job to put a budget out to the people that encompasses everything that we think is needed to provide a high quality education to Monroe’s students. Read More
MONROE, CT — Nick Kapoor, a school board member, says the board’s charge is to pass a budget that fully funds education, so during Tuesday’s meeting he motioned to approve Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s budget proposal as is, with the 5.85 percent spending increase intact. Read More
This article is the fifth in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22. Read More