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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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MONROE, CT — Veterans and public officials participated in the Memorial Day Ceremony: “Honoring Our Heroes” Past and Present before a crowd at the War Memorial in front of Monroe Town Hall Sunday. “Today is such a beautiful and energizing day,”…
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MONROE, CT — A large crowd greeted marchers on the green in front of Monroe Town Hall Sunday afternoon, as the Memorial Day procession arrived from Route 111. Townspeople enjoyed the beautiful weather and sense of community before a solemn…
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MONROE, CT — Families lining Monroe Turnpike sat in folding chairs and on beach blankets Sunday afternoon, while cheering on marchers in the town’s first Memorial Day Parade since 2019. The annual event was canceled due to rain last spring,…
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The third-seeded Masuk High boys volleyball team went to Joel Barlow of Redding and fell 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) to the Falcons in the South-West Conference Championship match on Friday night. Nate McCauley had 11 kills and six digs. Ryan…
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MONROE, CT — The Masuk High girls golf team defeated Pomperaug 199-235, at Whitney Farms Golf Course, on May 24. The Panthers conclude the regular season with a record of 12-4. Masuk will compete in the South-West Conference Championships at…
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Masuk High’s tennis seasons are winding down as the postseason tournaments unfold. Singles player Katie Conley was a semi-finalist in the South-West Conference Tournament and the girls’ squad went on to win their State Tournament qualifying round match. The Panthers…
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MONROE, CT — WMNR Fine Arts Radio, an independent, public radio station based at 731 S. Main Street in Monroe, is celebrating its 40th anniversary of broadcasting classical music to listeners in Connecticut and New York, with support from members since 1982. The station primarily…
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MONROE, CT — Police issued a traffic advisory ahead of this Sunday’s Memorial Day Parade, which will begin at 2 p.m. after participants assemble on Elm Street, south of Monroe Turnpike (Route 111). The parade will travel north on Monroe Turnpike…
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BETHEL, CT — Coming off a hard-fought South-West Conference Championship game loss to Newtown, the Masuk High baseball team will strive to bounce back in the state playoffs. No. 4 seed Masuk was edged 3-2 by No. 3 Newtown when…
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NEWTOWN, CT — Masuk High’s boys volleyball team defeated host Newtown 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 24-26, 25-17) in the South-West Conference Tournament semifinals on Wednesday. With the win, the No. 3 Panthers avenged two regular-season defeats to No. 2 seed Newtown,…
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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…