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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 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…
Read MoreLeonard Francis Berger Jr., of Shelton, departed this world peacefully on December 11th, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Len was born on June 28, 1942,…
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MONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys swim team defeated visiting Bunnell-Stratford 91-73 on Jan. 24. Masuk’s 200 yard medley relay team of Jack McHugh, Carter Adragna, Sam McHugh and Riley Sheppard was first in a time of 1:51.38. Brendan…
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BRIDGEPORT, CT — Peter Metropoulos is appealing the Monroe Inland Wetlands Commission’s and Planning and Zoning Commission’s approvals for a wetlands restoration plan and an excavation and filling permit for adjacent industrial properties in the Pepper Street Business Park. Metropoulos is trustee…
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MONROE, CT — A 17-year-old Monroe female was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries after crashing a Hyundai Santa Fe into a tree off Wheeler Road Thursday night. Police said she was heading south at…
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MONROE, CT — The Monroe Public Schools online registration for children eligible to start kindergarten in the fall of 2023 will begin on Feb. 6. Under state law, to be eligible, children must be at least five-years-old on or before…
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MONROE, CT —Nicholas “Nick” DeVellis, 26, a Trumbull native, has worked in restaurant kitchens since he was a teenager, preparing pizza pies, penne alla vodka, chicken marsala and other Italian dishes, most recently at his father’s restaurant, Giove’s Pizza in…
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MONROE, CT — The Masuk High girls basketball team will battle more than just South-West Conference opponent New Milford this Friday. That’s because it is Masuk’s Coaches Vs. Cancer fundraiser game benefitting the American Cancer Society. There is a link below…
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NEWTOWN, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team won 66-62 at Newtown on Tuesday. The Panthers overcame a 14-point deficit in the first half, built a 13-point lead in the second half, and held on. Tyler Newsom led the…
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MONROE, CT — Elisavet “Ellie” Mendez, a Monroe Elementary School fifth grader, was sworn in as Connecticut’s eighth Kid Governor at the Old State House in Hartford on Friday morning. Then First Selectman Ken Kellogg read a proclamation in her honor…
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MONROE, CT — A 31-year-old Cheshire man broke up with his girlfriend, argued with her, then argued with her 66-year-old father before allegedly punching him in the face, according to police. The incident took place at the victim’s Richards Drive home,…
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Margaret Ragozzino, a lifelong teacher, celebrated children’s author, and award-winning painter and quilter, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 81. Margaret was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on January 21, 1941 as…
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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…
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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…