This Week’s Monroe Deals is a new feature connecting participating businesses with customers seeking great deals and bargains in and around the…
Moretms-ads-home-leaderboard
Latest News
See all »
MONROE, CT — Members of the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home in Monroe attended the annual Newtown Giving Circle Breakfast for Regional Hospice at The Waterview on Nov. 7. Among the guests at their table were First Selectman Terry Rooney and Monroe Community and Social Services Director Kim Cassia. “Hospice is one of the most transformative and underutilized services,” The Rev. Matthew Crebbin, minister of Newtown Congregational Church, said during the blessing. “The individuals who choose a career in hospice are simply built different,” Rooney said. “The amount of compassion and patience it takes to…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Troops 62 and 26 honored members with advancements in ranks, the awarding of merit badges and naming of new troop leaders in a…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — A town-owned vehicle reported stolen from outside the Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road, Friday, was recovered at a shopping mall in…
Read MoreMONROE, CT – This weekend, Masuk drama students performed the play “You’re Only Young Once”, written by Glenn Hughes. The story takes place at Lincoln High…
Read MoreDecades ago, families descended upon Family Shoes at Chuck’s Corner, 150 Main St. in Monroe, before the new school year as shoppers bought shoes and sneakers…
Read More
MONROE, CT — Joanne Amendola remembers when her late husband, Alphonse, took their nine-year-old son, Alan, with him to his chiropractor appointments at Dr. James Allen’s office in Milford. “He would come home and say he wanted to be a…
Read More
Period clothing worn by children in the 1700s hung from the walls of the Barn Hill-East Village Schoolhouse on Wheeler Road Saturday morning, and old books, quill pens and other learning materials of the day were on display. A bell…
Read More
MONROE, CT — A huge crowd stretched from Wolfe Park’s pool and stage areas all the way back to the fields by the tennis courts Saturday, as townspeople celebrated Monroe’s 200th birthday with food trucks and a concert by Ticket…
Read More
MONROE, CT — Planning and Zoning commissioners unanimously approved the establishment of a Special Development District with conceptual plans for the construction of two fast food restaurants, a grocery store and a fourth building for self-storage, retail and offices at…
Read More
MONROE, CT — A foreman told police 45 orange cones were stolen from a job site in the 880-block of Main Street (Route 25), according to a complaint made Monday. The 42-year-old Massachusetts man said construction equipment, including the cones,…
Read More
MONROE, CT — A developer planning to build a Starbucks coffee shop at 255 Monroe Turnpike made tweaks to improve traffic flow in the parking lot and added a buffer of trees for residential neighbors to the northwest of the…
Read More
One hundred guests arriving at Victorinox’s U.S. headquarters at 7 Victoria Drive in Monroe Wednesday evening were greeted by Leah Pepper and Julia Filimon, who helped them make their own complimentary Swiss Army Knives. Guests were also treated to a…
Read More
MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg announced the postponement of the Bicentennial Fireworks due to the current weather forecast, predicting a significant chance of rain and thunderstorms on Friday, especially during the early evening hours. The celebration will be…
Read More
MONROE, CT — The Monroe, CT Residents Facebook group is starting #MonroeSEEK, a scavenger hunt during which a generous benefactor will make donations to Monroe charities and nonprofits. The game is inspired by the May scavenger hunt at Edith Wheeler…
Read More
Boo’s Crew 3, a team with four Masuk High School swimmers, finished third in St. Vincent’s annual Swim Across the Sound’s Traditional Relay on Saturday, July 29, racing in the salt water of Long Island Sound, from Port Jefferson to…
Read More
MONROE, CT — Members of the Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home in Monroe attended the annual Newtown Giving Circle Breakfast for Regional Hospice at The Waterview on Nov. 7. Among the guests at their table were First Selectman Terry Rooney and Monroe Community and Social…
Read Moretms-ads-home-between-1
Business
See all »
Decades ago, families descended upon Family Shoes at Chuck’s Corner, 150 Main St. in Monroe, before the new school year as shoppers bought shoes and sneakers for classes and cleats for the upcoming baseball and football seasons. The store also bustled with activity before Easter. Stephen Chuckta Sr., whose close friends called him Chuck, started the business further down Route 25 as the Trumbull Family Shoe Outlet in 1963, before building Chuck’s Corner, the brick shopping center in Monroe, and moving his store there in 1973. Family Shoes fulfilled a niche in town, until big box stores came in the…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Capital Spirits, which began with two stores in Hartford, added a third location at 575 Monroe Turnpike this year. It is owned and…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Takumi Ramen & Grill, 435 Main St., offers a variety of noodle dishes with chicken, beef and seafood, as well as meals prepared…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Shoppers welcomed the new Aldi supermarket to town with open arms Thursday morning, filling the parking lot in the upper level of Town…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — A developer plans to build a new 7,500-square-foot retail building at 685 Main St., near Northbrook Condominiums. A hot dog stand that used…
Read Moretms-ads-home-between-2
Sports
See all »
Success the first time around is no guarantee it will happen again. Monroe Lions Head Coach Matthew Duffy’s fifth-grade youth football team had learned that valuable lesson last season, when they beat Newtown in the regular season, only to lose to them in the championship game. Now the Lions face a similar situation, squaring off against a familiar foe in the American Youth Football Shoreline League Championship game at North Haven High School this Saturday at 11 a.m. Fresh off Monroe’s convincing 31-12 playoff win against Southington at Masuk High School last weekend, Pomperaug is the only team standing in…
Read MoreThe Masuk High girls swimming and diving team placed eighth, with 266 points, in the Class M State Championships. Masuk had a team record-setting performance from…
Read MoreWESTON, CT — The Masuk High football team went to Weston and delivered a 56-6 win on Friday. With the victory the Panthers improved to 7-1.…
Read MoreMasuk High’s girls volleyball and girls soccer teams were eliminated from the Class LL State playoffs on Thursday, ending strong seasons for these teams. On the…
Read MoreMONROE, CT – Masuk High School welcomed Isabella “Bella” Vaitkus as the school’s new athletic trainer. Vaitkus, who currently serves as athletic trainer for the Yale…
Read MoreEducation
See all »
MONROE, CT – This weekend, Masuk drama students performed the play “You’re Only Young Once”, written by Glenn…
MONROE, CT — Monroe Elementary School fourth-graders sang patriotic songs for veterans visiting their school on Veterans Day…
MONROE, CT — Fawn Hollow Elementary School Principal Leigh Metcalf Ances shared photos from her school’s Veterans Day…
Public Safety
See all »
MONROE, CT — A town-owned vehicle reported stolen from outside the Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road,…
MONROE, CT — Thousands of dollars worth of construction supplies were reported stolen in the burglary of a…
MONROE, CT — Officers with the Monroe Police Department will host a Tip-A-Cop event to benefit Special Olympics…
Home & Garden
See all »
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…