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MONROE, 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 Meeting Tuesday evening. The money will be borrowed for education infrastructure and emergency services equipment. Residents gathered inside the Council Chambers of Monroe Town Hall voted by paper ballots after reporting to a check-in table manned by registrars of voters in the lobby. Town Council Chairman Jonathan Formichella served as moderator, Councilman Vin Duva as parliamentarian and Town Clerk Vida Stone read the Notice of Town Meeting and the two bonding authorizations aloud. A…
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.…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — A Monroe family reported the theft of $30,000 cash in a phone scam, in which the caller sent a driver to their home…
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NORWALK, CT – Carey Dougherty, of Monroe, who served as executive director of Malta House for the past six years, will leave her post at the end of March to relocate to California with her family. Committed to promoting the dignity…
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MONROE, CT — Police made two more arrests Tuesday in connection to the robbery of the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 508 Monroe Turnpike last July. Officers previously arrested Ishmael Henry, 25, of New York on Feb. 21. On Tuesday, Jason Wade, 21, whose last…
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MONROE, CT — A new gas station and convenience store appears to coming to 126 Main St. The Planning and Zoning Commission asked Town Planner Rick Schultz to write a resolution for an approval with conditions for members to vote on…
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MONROE, CT — Some news stories attribute the 28-year-low in mortgage applications to the “bursting housing bubble,” but Danielle Rownin, a Realtor with Keller Williams Real Estate, calls the bubble a myth. During a town hall discussion on the housing…
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MONROE, CT — A developer wants to build Pond View luxury housing at 127 Main St., 196 upscale units in a complex loaded with amenities, with everything from a clubhouse with a fitness room, a large swimming pool, cabanas and…
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SHELTON, CT — They’re the champions. Masuk High’s hockey team blanked the Joel Barlow co-op team 3-0 in the SCC-SWC Tournament championship game at The Rinks at Shelton Friday. The game was scoreless through two periods and remained deadlock midway…
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MONROE, CT — Numerous top 10 individual and relay performances sparked host Masuk High’s boys swim team en route to a fourth-place finish in the South-West Conference Championships Thursday. Pomperaug of Southbury won the event with a score of 647.…
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Schools were closed Tuesday, in the aftermath of the region’s first significant snowstorm, dubbed “Winter Storm Anthony” by WFSB Connecticut News. Many children took advantage of their day off, and the conditions, by playing in the snow. The Gorman family shared…
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MONROE, CT — Several people were taken to the hospital for treatment of, what police believe to be, non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle-crash at the intersection of Church Street and Monroe Turnpike (Route 111) Wednesday morning. At approximately 7:56 a.m.,…
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MONROE, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a special exception permit for the construction of Gateway Commons Thursday night. The mixed use development will have 57 units of housing, retail, office and storage uses on just over seven…
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MONROE, 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 Meeting Tuesday evening. The money will be borrowed for education infrastructure and emergency services equipment. Residents gathered inside the Council Chambers of Monroe Town…
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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 — 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…
MONROE, CT — Monroe will open registration for all grade levels for the 2025-2026 school year on its…
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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…