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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 “Chuck” Chuckta 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 1990s, then the growing popularity of…
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…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Thousands of dollars worth of construction supplies were reported stolen in the burglary of a unit on Stillmeadow Circle in the Northbrook Condominium…
Read MoreRichard Thomas Cliggott Jr., 72, of Monroe, passed away on November 2, 2024 in Bridgeport. Born on December 19, 1952, in Ithaca, N.Y., Dick was the…
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Friends book sale The Friends of the Library Book Sale will offer shelves and carts full of books with subjects ranging from art, business, true crime and entertainment to cooking and the occult. It will also boast a large collection…
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MONROE, CT — Elisavet “Ellie” Mendez, 10, a Monroe Elementary School fifth grader, was endorsed by her classmates as their candidate to run in a statewide race for Kid Governor. The field was narrowed from 41 fifth graders across Connecticut…
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MONROE, CT — This short video captures Monroe Elementary School students’ reaction when one of their own, fifth-grader Ellie Mendez, was announced as Connecticut’s next Kid Governor during an assembly in the gym Tuesday morning. Below it, other videos from…
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NEW HAVEN, CT — Masuk swimmer Eva Helmke recorded her season-best time in the 50 yard freestyle event, winning her heat with a time of 24.74 at Sunday’s State Open Swim Championship at Yale University. Masuk High’s standout also won…
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MONROE, CT — A 71-year-old Monroe man told police a $49,306 business check he wrote out to a towing company on Oct. 7 never made it to the vendor, and was instead endorsed to another company and fraudulently cashed, according to…
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MONROE, CT — After nearly two decades as athletic director at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Craig Semple switched gears to Panther red and black, taking over as Masuk High’s AD this year. With the fall season wrapping up,…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High School was the recipient of the 30th Annual Michael’s Cup award. This award represents excellence in sportsmanship and community service by the Masuk Panther athletic program. The Masuk High Class Act Council has modeled and helped to…
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MONROE, CT — Several Masuk Panthers are taking their sports-playing skills to the next level. In mid-November representatives of the softball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, diving and baseball teams all signed National Letters of Intent to compete in college. The…
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To the Editor: This past week was Transgender Awareness Week which lead up to November 20th, the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender individuals are four times more likely than cisgender individuals to be victims of violent crimes including domestic abuse.[1]…
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MONROE, CT — The Inland Wetlands Commission will have a special meeting on a developer’s plan to build 90 single-family dwellings at 141 and 201 Turkey Roost Road on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Monroe Town Hall. Residents…
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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 “Chuck” Chuckta started the…
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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 “Chuck” Chuckta 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 1990s, then the growing popularity of…
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 — 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…
MONROE, CT — Masuk High School welcomed four Monroe veterans, who shared their personal stories of service and…
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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…
MONROE, CT — Police made two DUI arrests within about an hour on Sunday. At 4:32 p.m., officers…
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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…