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MONROE, 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 Marlborough, Mass., over the weekend. Video showed the silver 2010 Ford Crown Victoria with an estimated value of $6,500 was taken at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday. A discarded Garmin GPS was found close to the area where the theft took place, but a flip phone left inside the vehicle was still not recovered at the time, according to police. On Saturday, the Marlborough Police Department found the car abandoned in front of a JCPenney…
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 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 MoreDaniel Joseph Ryan Jr., 82, beloved husband of Joan (Kellerstrass) Ryan for 55 years, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024, surrounded by family at Hartford…
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MONROE, CT — A steady line of vehicles formed in the Monroe Elementary School parking lot Sunday, as Masuk High School softball players used sponges drenched in soapy water to wipe away dirt from cars and trucks, before hosing it…
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MONROE, CT — When benches on Monroe Congregational Church’s green fell into disrepair, Frank Bent, of Monroe, enlisted the help of the nonprofit, WestBridge Inc. and worked with its group of volunteers to repair the seating Saturday morning. “The benches…
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MONROE, CT — Families bought plants and flowers, shopped at a tag sale and enjoyed baked goods, while children played games and made Mother’s Day crafts at Harmony Grange’s annual Spring Fair Saturday. Proceeds will be used to support the…
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Luciano Mota, 10, a Fawn Hollow Elementary School fourth-grader, sat patiently at a table in a room off the Masuk High School cafeteria Friday evening, his right arm extended as Vibhuti Jani drew a henna tattoo onto his hand. At…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe Town Councilman Terry Rooney was honored as Republican of the Year at the Monroe Republican Town Committee’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner at the Stone Barn at Whitney Farms on April 21. Other honorees included Town Council…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s girls lacrosse team followed up five straight wins with an 8-8 tie against visiting Brookfield on Friday. The Panthers jumped out to a 7-3 halftime lead before seeing the Bobcats claw their way back. It…
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MONROE, CT — A crash ended with a tan Land Rover slamming into the Monroe Town and Country Veterinary Hospital building at 607 Main St. Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:49 p.m., police said a 41-year-old Naugatuck man headed north on…
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MONROE, CT —- A Special Development District would allow a developer to build a shopping center with a self storage facility, office space, a grocery store and two fast food restaurants on the former Vishay Vitramon property at 10 and…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s girls and boys tennis teams have experienced winning ways this spring. Both teams carry records of 6-2 into Friday’s action on the courts. The girls posted a 6-1 win over visiting New Milford on May…
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First responders from around the region walked up the winding dirt road in the Garder Road Landfill to see a demonstration on explosives late Thursday morning. Beneath a green tent, orange spools were stacked up on a table. From the…
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MONROE, 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 Marlborough, Mass., over the weekend. Video showed the silver 2010 Ford Crown Victoria with an estimated value of $6,500 was taken at 9:15 p.m.…
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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…