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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 — It was a thrilling end to a come from behind finish for the Masuk High baseball team. The Panthers overcame a pair of four-run deficits to stun visiting Fairfield Ludlowe 9-8 in walk-off fashion on April 13.…
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MONROE, CT —- Pepper Street is still littered with orange traffic cones and signs for the ongoing road reconstruction project, but First Selectman Ken Kellogg says the contractor, Grasso Companies LLC, intends to resume work on May 1. “As we announced…
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MONROE, CT — Police received a vandalism complaint in the area of 373 Spring Hill Road Monday afternoon and found messages in red, white and blue spray paint in several sections of roadway, spanning 135 feet. Messages included “not for…
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MONROE, CT — Voters will decide on a $99.7 million town budget with a projected 1.87 percent tax increase for fiscal year 2023-24 when they participate in the referendum on Tuesday, May 2. The Board of Finance unanimously approved the final…
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MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg told the Town Council a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the new athletic fields at Wolfe Park Field is planned for noon on Tuesday, April 18. Construction is expected to be completed in…
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DANBURY, CT — A combination of stellar pitching and explosive offense propelled the Masuk High softball team to a 12-1 win at Immaculate on Wednesday. Pitcher Julia Bacoulis surrendered one run on just two hits over seven innings, striking out…
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Masuk High’s girls tennis team won a pair of early- and mid-April road matches, defeating host New Fairfield 4-3 on April 10 and Joel Barlow of Redding 5-2 on April 12. In the win over New Fairfield, top singles player…
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Bicentennial Essay Contest In honor of Monroe’s Bicentennial, The Monroe Democratic Town Committee is holding its first annual essay contest. It’s open to all high school students in the town of Monroe. Participants will choose one of the following prompts and…
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The Monroe Volunteer Fire Department has responded to fires, big and small, during its first 100 years. As part of a series honoring the company’s anniversary, The Sun will chronicle the most notable ones, from the Budget Saver Market in…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s softball team bounced back from a 2-1 setback to Fairfield Ludlowe on April 5 with a 16-0 drubbing of Kolbe Cathedral, while holding their opponent hitless on Monday. Both were home games. Against Ludlowe, Julia…
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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…