MONROE, CT — An ambitious proposal to restore damaged wetlands and fill a massive hole on land in the Pepper Street Business Park offered complex solutions and was ultimately denied by the Inland Wetlands Commission. If only a superhero could have swooped in to save the day. On Wednesday night, the applicants asked commissioners their preferences to resolve the wetlands issues, during an informal conversation that will lead to the submission of a second proposal. “If Superman could fly around the Earth a thousand times in reverse and it put all that material back, and that solid rock, and the impermeabilities and the layers of natural soil, that would be my preference,” Chairman Keith Romano said with a laugh. But on a serious note, Romano agreed with Kevin Solli, of Solli Engineering, the engineer for the property owners, on the need to rehydrate the wetlands and start filling the hole to cover the groundwater table as soon as possible.
As Monroe’s new COVID cases go down, vaccinations rise
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MONROE, CT — Monroe is following the national trend of dropping case rates of COVID-19. The town is now averaging just under four new cases per day, according to First Selectman Ken Kellogg.
Monroe braces for impact of delayed costs to be paid by taxpayers
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MONROE, CT — Fearing a drastic loss of revenue from residents not being able to pay their taxes due to job losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, town officials used a number of one time fixes to keep taxes as low as possible. Read More
EMS building project attracts nearly 100 bids
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MONROE, CT — Contractors lined up at Town Hall to submit bids to do work on the renovation and addition to the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Services’ headquarters on Jockey Hollow Road. Read More
Stuff-A-MINI Food Drive to benefit Monroe Food Pantry
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MONROE, CT — Nonperishable donations will be collected for the Monroe Food Pantry this Saturday for the Stuff-A-Mini Food Drive in the Rite Aid parking lot at 435 Main St. Read More
Education
Monroe public schools releases lunch signup info
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The following is a letter from Monroe public schools to families about the National School Lunch program:
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
Education
Kindergarten Information Night is on Zoom tonight
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MONROE, CT — Stepney, Fawn Hollow and Monroe elementary schools remind parents of all incoming kindergarten students to attend a live Zoom Kindergarten Information Night tonight (Thursday, Feb. Read More
Sredzinski resigns as state representative for Connecticut’s 112th District
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MONROE, CT — State Rep. J.P. Sredzinski, 40, represented his constituents in Monroe and Newtown for Connecticut’s 112th District since 2015, but after a period of reflection during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republican decided to step down. Read More
Housatonic River fatalities of Monroe woman and son ruled a ‘homicide/suicide’
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SEYMOUR, CT — Investigators determined that a Monroe woman intentionally took her own life and her son’s when she drove her SUV into the Housatonic River on Friday, July 31, 2020. Read More
Traffic stop leads to DUI charge for a Monroe driver
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MONROE, CT — A local man was charged with DUI following a traffic stop in the 470-block of Main Street on Feb. Read More
Tuesday feels like opening day at Masuk, Jockey Hollow
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MONROE, CT — Many students took advantage of a new option Tuesday, allowing them to go to school for in-person-learning four days a week. Read More