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MONROE, CT – This weekend, Masuk drama students performed the play “You’re Only Young Once”, written by Glenn Hughes. The story takes place at Lincoln High in the 1940s. The action unfolds in the office of school secretary, Ms. Chandler (played by Muriel Bailey) on the day of the school’s homecoming game and dance. The play primarily follows troublemaking student, Gabby Gallagher (played by Daniel Fontana), as he creates mischief and drama. The efforts of the cast paid off on Thursday, when the show ran smoothly on opening night, according to Director Michael Katz. The cast followed up with two…
Read MoreDecades 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…
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…
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MONROE, CT – Police Chief John Salvatore led the Monroe Police Department for 23 years with steady improvement along the way. Then his retirement earlier this year sparked a chain reaction of promotions from within. Keith White rose from captain…
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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Nicolae Marius Barbu, 50, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty Friday via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector to an offense stemming from his participation…
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill a longtime associate, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Thursday. George…
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HARTFORD, CT – State legislators unanimously passed a bill Wednesday temporarily suspending Connecticut’s 25-cents-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline, creating a one-week sales tax holiday on clothing and footwear under $100 from April 10 to April 16, 2022, and suspending fares…
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Masuk Drama goes “Into the Woods” Masuk Drama will perform “Into the Woods” at the Masuk High School Performing Arts Center this Saturday and Sunday. Shows on Saturday will be performed at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday’s shows will…
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MONROE, CT – The foundation is finished and the walls and structural steel is up for the addition to the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service’s headquarters, inside the firehouse at 54 Jockey Hollow Road. Town Councilman Terry Rooney, who also…
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WEST HARTFORD, CT – Masuk High swim team members Brendan Kirberger and Kenny Clark represented the Panthers in the State Open at Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford on March 19. In the 500 yard freestyle event, Kirberger placed 15th…
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MONROE, CT – An overhead line on Monroe Turnpike was identified as the cause of two short power outages affecting over 3,000 Eversource customers Wednesday morning. Mitch Gross, an Eversource spokesman, said the first outage occurred early in the morning,…
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Erik C. Hanson, an educator and playwright, dealt with a setback by changing direction and finding his niche. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the productions of a few of his short plays, so Hanson tried his hand at writing fiction in the…
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MONROE, CT – An issue with an overheard power line on Monroe Turnpike caused a short power outage for approximately 1,500 Eversource customers at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, then a tree branch fell onto wires on Elm Street, knocking out power…
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MONROE, CT – This weekend, Masuk drama students performed the play “You’re Only Young Once”, written by Glenn Hughes. The story takes place at Lincoln High in the 1940s. The action unfolds in the office of school secretary, Ms. Chandler (played by Muriel Bailey) on the day of the school’s…
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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 – This weekend, Masuk drama students performed the play “You’re Only Young Once”, written by Glenn…
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…
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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…