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MONROE, CT — Board of Education member Dennis Condon asked if a $175,000 cut could be made to take the increase in their budget request for Monroe’s public schools below 6 percent, but then he and others on the board agreed that Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s spending plan had “no frills” and everything in it is needed. After some discussion, the school board unanimously approved the entire $75,767,629 budget request for fiscal year 2025-26 — a $4,303,370 or 6.02 percent increase in spending over the current budget — at their meeting Tuesday night. The proposal will now go to…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Voters unanimously approved bonding authorizations to fund over $2 million worth of capital projects within the approved 2024-2025 town budget during a Town…
Read MoreENFIELD, CT — Masuk High’s hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to five and won its third game in a row, 6-0 over Tri-Town, at Enfield…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys swim and dive team defeated visiting New Fairfield 86-69 on Tuesday. The Panthers took the meet into exhibition with…
Read MoreTea parties often conjure up images of women wearing white gloves and fancy hats, while chatting over pastries and sipping herbal brews out of fine china.…
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BRIDGEPORT, CT — A developer plans to resolve wetlands violations at 64 Cambridge and 4 Independence drives, two adjacent industrial properties in Monroe, by restoring wetlands damaged by a quarrying operation and to truck in over 27,000 dump truck loads of material…
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MONROE, CT — A 71-year-old Monroe woman told police she spoke on the phone with a man, who she thought was an AppleCare associate, about canceling her account, when she looked at the Bank of America app on her phone…
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MONROE, CT —- Gordon Daring, PE, managing director of VHB, a firm consulting the town on its road maintenance planning, showed Town Council members a 2010 map during a presentation at their meeting Monday night. Road conditions were color coded with…
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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 — Board of Education member Dennis Condon asked if a $175,000 cut could be made to take the increase in their budget request for Monroe’s public schools below 6 percent, but then he and others on the board agreed that Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s spending plan had…
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Tea parties often conjure up images of women wearing white gloves and fancy hats, while chatting over pastries and sipping herbal brews out of fine china. But these formal gatherings are so much more than that. In fact, some significant periods in U.S. history came together over cups of tea. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt used afternoon teas to further her agenda, and movements, such as women’s liberation and the fight for civil rights, were planned at these soirees. “All of our teas are named after women who made a difference and really elevated society using tea parties to do it,”…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Four friends sat around a table for a board game inside Upper Crust Games Friday afternoon. The business, which sells tabletop games like…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Douglas Sawyer stood behind the counter, while preparing a floral arrangement for a customer inside Eden Florist, a flower shop he and his…
Read MoreMario Testa opened Testo’s at 920 Madison Ave. in Bridgeport in 1976, and despite a change in ownership, a brief retirement and two different locations along…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Monroe Chamber of Commerce members celebrated successes of the past year, including a new and improved website, during its annual Holiday Luncheon at…
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ENFIELD, CT — Masuk High’s hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to five and won its third game in a row, 6-0 over Tri-Town, at Enfield Twin Rinks on Saturday. Christian LaBella and Luke Kondub both have five-point performances with LaBella lighting the lamp four times and earning an assist and Kondub scoring once and assisting on four tallies. Kyle Riccitelli scored and Graham Cybart, Teddy Walsh and Parker Driscoll all had assists. Goaltenders Maddex LaFountain and Braden Floramo combined on the shutout, Masuk outshot Tri-Town 37-13. The Panthers return to the ice for Monday, Jan. 20 game with Wilton…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys swim and dive team defeated visiting New Fairfield 86-69 on Tuesday. The Panthers took the meet into exhibition with…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Basketball games are commonly won in the final quarter, if not the waning minutes … or seconds. For Masuk High’s girls basketball team…
Read MoreNEW MILFORD, CT — Masuk High’s hockey team defeated host and conference rival New Milford 4-2 at Canterbury School on Wednesday night. With the win, the…
Read MoreAfter a 2-0 loss to Woodstock Academy at the Sports Center of Connecticut on Jan. 10 and a 3-1 defeat at Conard of West Hartford the…
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MONROE, CT — Board of Education member Dennis Condon asked if a $175,000 cut could be made to…
MONROE, CT — A Homework Club meeting two-to-three days a week in the Masuk High School library would…
MONROE, CT — PowerSchool notified Monroe Public Schools about a data breach allowing an unauthorized party to gain…
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MONROE, CT — A Monroe family reported the theft of $30,000 cash in a phone scam, in which…
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A New Haven man was served an arrest warrant at the Superior Court in Bridgeport…
MONROE, CT — Monroe police detectives arrested three juveniles following the investigation of the May 11 burglary of…
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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…