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MONROE, CT — A town-owned vehicle reported stolen from outside the Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road, Friday, was recovered at a shopping mall in Marlborough, Mass., over the weekend. Video showed the silver 2010 Ford Crown Victoria with an estimated value of $6,500 was taken at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday. A discarded Garmin GPS was found close to the area where the theft took place, but a flip phone left inside the vehicle was still not recovered at the time, according to police. On Saturday, the Marlborough Police Department found the car abandoned in front of a JCPenney…
Read MoreMONROE, 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…
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…
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Paul C. Devan Jr., 79, of Monroe was reunited with his loving wife Cookie of 46 years when he passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Born in Bridgeport on January 20, 1942, he was the son of the late…
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MONROE, CT — This short video is a photo gallery from the Monroe Playground Foundation’s Breakfast with Santa at Masuk High School Saturday morning. It’s set to music, as Masuk sophomore Audrey Lesko sings, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot…
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MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg says case rates for COVID-19 continue to rise in Monroe , as well as across the State of Connecticut. The town’s rolling average is nine cases per day. “This is comparable to case…
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MONROE, CT — Residents may notice a blue and yellow helicopter overhead next week. Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment in rights of way throughout the State from Tuesday, Dec. 14, through Thursday, Dec. 23. In…
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MONROE, CT — New season, new coach. Scott Corchard takes over head coaching duties with the Masuk High girls’ basketball team. Corchard has plenty of familiarity with Masuk sports, including the girls’ team, having worked at the school as an assistant coach with both basketball programs, volleyball,…
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MONROE, CT – Led by a new head coach, student athletes from eight schools are coming together to take to the ice as part of the Masuk High-led girls’ co-op hockey team this winter. Ally D’Aurio, who took over as the…
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MONROE, CT — Police responded to complaints of a rash of thefts from vehicles in the parking lots of several restaurants along Main Street Thursday night. “We’re in the holiday season, so thieves are aware people often leave more valuables…
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MONROE, CT — Rising enrollment in kindergarten is leading to higher class sizes for some schools. In response, Monroe Public Schools is looking for ways to balance class sizes throughout the district, so children can receive more individualized attention from…
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MONROE, CT — Ronald Bellenot sat in a Smartrainer machine at Koko FitClub, and kept an eye on the small video screen in front of him, as he performed repetitions of chest exercises. On screen, a green indicator moved within…
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MONROE, CT — A country breakfast will be served at Masuk High School this Saturday morning. The menu will include chocolate chip pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, tater tots and biscuits and gravy. Fresh fruit and pastries will also be…
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MONROE, CT — A town-owned vehicle reported stolen from outside the Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road, Friday, was recovered at a shopping mall in Marlborough, Mass., over the weekend. Video showed the silver 2010 Ford Crown Victoria with an estimated value of $6,500 was taken at 9:15 p.m.…
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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 Chuckta Sr., whose close friends called him Chuck, 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…
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 — A town-owned vehicle reported stolen from outside the Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road,…
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…
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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…