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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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Friday, April 28: The daVinci Festival, an art show featuring the works of students in grades k-12 at Masuk High School, 1014 Monroe Turnpike, 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30: The Monroe Lions Club will host a Paper Shredding fundraiser in the…
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MONROE, CT — Firefighters from the town’s three companies put their lives on the line while battling structure fires and rescue drivers involved in car crashes with entrapment. Residents also count on members of the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service…
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NEW MILFORD, CT — After having its way with most of the competition to start the spring, Masuk High’s softball team had its toughest win and one of its more competitive games yet. The Panthers visited New Milford and won…
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Masuk High’s boys volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with 3-2 win at home over Pomperaug on Tuesday and a 3-0 victory at Brookfield the next night. Against Pomperaug, Nathan McCauley registered 22 kills, Dan Ferris had…
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Joan “Sam” Remenyi, of Shelton, passed away on April 24, 2023 at the age of 80. Born in Dunmore, Pa., she was the daughter of Nicholas and Rosetta Borsch. Joan attended Bassick High School. She worked at Gateway Bank in…
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MONROE, CT —- A developer has preliminary plans to build a shopping center with a self storage facility, office space, a grocery store, a fast food restaurant and a gas station/convenience store at 10 and 36 Main St., next to Victoria…
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Paintings, photos and drawings are among the mediums that will be on display at Masuk High School during the 7th annual daVinci Festival, an art show featuring the works of Monroe students in grades k-12, representing all of Monroe’s schools,…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s baseball team beat visiting Notre Dame-Fairfield 9-0 on Monday. Justin Feinstein pitched five innings for the win, striking out five and allowing only two hits. Quinn McGuire pitched a scoreless final two innings to close…
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MONROE, CT — Dwight Hall, who is a photographer, owns Hallofame Studio & Loft at 1700 Dixwell Ave. in Hamden, which provides an event space for intimate gatherings such as weddings, baby showers, kids’ parties and corporate events. “I want…
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A Sandy Hook resident burning debris in a backyard sparked a massive brush fire on April 11, burning 15 acres of terrain along the Algonquin pipeline station property to the east. Among about 75 firefighters from five towns who extinguished…
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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…