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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…
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Panagiotis “Pete” Simoulidis of Monroe, the beloved and devoted husband of Heather and father of Chris and Alex, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. He touched the hearts of all who knew him and while his departure leaves an…
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MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg briefed the Town Council on the Pepper Street project in his first selectman update given at its meeting Monday. Residents have been expressing frustration over slow progress and delays throughout the project. “As…
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MONROE, CT — Jerry Stevens, the Democratic Party’s candidate for first selectman, told a packed dining room at Jennie’s Pizzeria about the family history that shaped him and shared his vision for Monroe’s future during a campaign fundraiser Wednesday night.…
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MONROE, CT — Police received complaints about a man in a silver Chevrolet Suburban, who was stopping cars by Stevenson Dam on Route 34 Saturday evening and offering gold jewelry and diamonds in exchange for cash. He reportedly told drivers…
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MONROE, CT — Picklefest is coming back to the Monroe Farmers’ Market this Friday when the weekly event is held on the town green from 3 to 6 p.m. “There’s no better way to celebrate the bumper crops of cucumbers…
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FAIRFIELD, CT — A ladder truck from the Fairfield Fire Department held up a giant American flag in front of First Church Congregational on Beach Street Tuesday morning. Ambulances from several towns, along with police vehicles, lined Old Post Road…
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Fairfield District Superior Court Judge Dale W. Radcliffe’s decision in April, finding an excavation and filling permit issued by the Monroe Planning and Zoning Commission for extensive site work at 64 Cambridge Drive to be invalid, has sparked a proposal…
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MONROE, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission includes properties of one-acre-or-more along commercial thoroughfares in the Main Street Design District, allowing the owners more flexibility of uses. But a developer wants the town to make an exception to allow…
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Elizabeth “Betty” Rose Heiney, 89, of Monroe, passed away peacefully in her home on June 22, 2023. Born in Bordentown, N.J., to the late Charles Chard and Marion Blomgreen Rose, Betty was a Monroe resident for the last 50 years.…
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Donald Edwin Smith III, a longtime resident of Shelton, passed away on July 4, 2023, at home with his family by his side. Don was born on December 23, 1962, in Norwalk and was the son of Donald Smith Jr.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…