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MONROE, Conn. — Richard Bierut and Eva Helmke, two emergency medical technicians for the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, showed families equipment in and outside of an ambulance in the garage of EMS headquarters at 54 Jockey Hollow Road Sunday. “This is the stair chair,” Beirut said as he placed his hands on a wheelchair with tracks behind it. “These tracks make it nice and smooth while you go downstairs.” Then he showed children a stretcher, which moves up and down at the touch of a button. “If you guys want to play with the button, you can,” Bierut said,…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Monroe Republican Town Committee members collected nonperishable food donations for the Monroe Food Pantry outside both entrances to Stop & Shop Sunday, while…
Read MoreMasuk High’s girls golf team had quite a spring, following up a South-West Conference Championship with a second-place finish in the Division II State Tournament, a…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Robert Butler, of Scout Troop 62, led fellow members of his troop in building and installing kiosks at the start of the walking…
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MONROE, Conn. — Coming off a South-West Conference Championship and deep state playoff run last spring, the Masuk High boys volleyball team enters the season with high hopes but an understanding there is plenty of work to be done for…
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MONROE, Conn. — The Monroe Soccer Club is hosting an Autism Awareness event on the field behind Chalk Hill School, 375 Fan Hill Road, this Saturday, April 4. All coming for a fun day of soccer should arrive no later…
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MONROE, Conn. — During a budget workshop Thursday night, Board of Finance members expressed a consensus to support First Selectman Terry Rooney’s recommendation to restore $1.2 million to the Board of Education budget proposal, and Vice Chair Katherine Stauffer asked…
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MONROE, Conn. — Families and other residents kept the pressure on town officials to fully fund Monroe’s public schools during a Board of Finance hearing on the town budget Tuesday night, and at an ensuing budget workshop, Superintendent Joseph Kobza…
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MONROE, Conn. — A 44-year-old Ansonia woman was heading home from her job as a bartender, when she was charged with DUI following a traffic stop on Cutlers Farm Road, near Bug Hill Road, early Saturday morning. At approximately 12:37…
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MONROE, Conn. — Whether you’re interested in helping out with emergency response, being involved with the town’s history, supporting the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, supporting those impacted by cancer, or a wide range of other volunteer opportunities, the library was…
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MONROE, Conn. — Stacks of pancakes with maple syrup and sausage links were served during Harmony Grange No. 92’s annual Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning. Volunteers from Masuk High School’s Community Crew, along with one Trumbull High…
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MONROE, Conn. — Temperatures stayed in the 30s on a cold Saturday morning, making the waters of Great Hollow Lake particularly frigid for this year’s Penguin Plunge. Close to 140 participants stripped down to their bathing suits, before running into…
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MONROE, Conn. — Richard Bierut and Eva Helmke, two emergency medical technicians for the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, showed families equipment in and outside of an ambulance in the garage of EMS headquarters at 54 Jockey Hollow Road Sunday. “This is the stair chair,” Beirut said as he placed…
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MONROE, Conn. — The Planning and Zoning Commission granted an approval with conditions for a proposal allowing Town Fair Tire to move into the former Rite Aid pharmacy at 508 Monroe Turnpike and renovate the building. During the hearing, residential neighbors had expressed opposition to the plan due to concerns of over noise, the smell of rubber, traffic, a potentially negative impact on property values, and the close proximity to Beardsley Brook, a waterway that feeds into the Far Mill River Watershed. However, at the zoning meeting on June 4, Commissioner Ryan Condon praised the applicant, Town Fair Centers of…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — The Monroe Chamber of Commerce’s first annual Lee Hossler Memorial Golf Tournament was played under a clear blue sky at the Chris Bargas…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — The Monroe Chamber of Commerce presents the first annual Lee Hossler Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be held at the Chris Bargas Golf…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — There is still time to sign up for the fourth annual Newtown Savings Bank Mile Down the Pike set for this Sunday, May…
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Masuk High’s girls golf team had quite a spring, following up a South-West Conference Championship with a second-place finish in the Division II State Tournament, a repeat of last year’s success. The Panthers finished runner-up to Berlin among 16 teams to score in the state competition, held at Trumbull’s Tashua Knolls Golf Course on Monday, Individually, Adriana Lupo tied for first with Daniel Hand’s Millie Gobleck with a score of 79. Alex Cecchino tied for seventh a score of 88, Abby Yeager tied for 16th with a score 94 and Emma McIntyre finished in a tie for 18th with a…
Read MoreBROOKFIELD, Conn. — Coming off the program’s first South-West Conference Championship in more than two decades, Masuk High’s girls lacrosse team’s bid for an encore in…
Read MoreNEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A magical Class L State Tournament run came to an end for underdog Masuk High’s baseball team on Tuesday night. The No.…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — National Banner Unified Champion Jockey Hollow Middle School’s Unified Sports team concluded a successful spring season with a celebration on May 28. Students…
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MONROE, Conn. — Masuk High School celebrated its 5th annual Culture Fair last Tuesday. Students representing over 30…
MONROE, Conn. — Superintendent Joseph Kobza announced that Jockey Hollow STEM teacher Susan Russell has been selected as…
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MONROE, Conn. — Richard Bierut and Eva Helmke, two emergency medical technicians for the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical…
MONROE, Conn. — A Monroe woman is trying to recoup nearly $50,000 that was stolen from her in…
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Frank J. Frulla, 73, of Monroe, Conn., passed away suddenly on May 27, 2026. He was born on…
Felicia Elizabeth Valus, (Wishneski), 93, formerly of Monroe, Conn., and most recently of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., passed…