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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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MONROE, CT — The Board of Education recently announced it will enforce “Screen and Stay,” a protocol enacted by Governor Ned Lamont to allow more students and faculty members, who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, to remain in school after close contact…
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WEST HARTFORD, CT — Masuk High swimmer Eva Helmke represented the Panthers in the State Open, held at Cornerstone Aquatics Center on Sunday. Helmke placed 11th in the 50 yard freestyle event with a time of 24.60 and was 19th…
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MONROE, CT — Testimony during a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing for an excavation and filling permit at 64 Cambridge and 4 Independence drives revealed the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has an open investigation for potential violations…
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HARTFORD, CT — As the Capitol partially re-opens to visitors, Rep. Tony Scott, R-112th, took the opportunity to guide students from his hometown of Jockey Hollow Middle School during a tour of the building and the Legislative Office Building the…
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St. Peter’s Holly Fair St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host its Holly Fair on Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the church, 175 Old Tannery Road. The event will include a cookie walk, baked goods, vendors, a…
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MONROE, CT — Police responded to reports of three thefts in the past week. On Nov. 15, two catalytic converters were reported stolen off of a white Ford van parked in a commercial parking lot at 600 Main St. Police said…
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MONROE, CT — Divers try not to make a splash when they hit the water, but Masuk High’s Kate Wittenauer can’t help but make a big splash – in a manner of speaking that is. The Masuk junior standout diver is a…
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MONROE, CT — Diane Eannotti, who is a nurse at Yale University, knew her family was in for an uphill battle when tests of bumps on the leg of her son, Hunter, 9, were diagnosed as stage three Hodgkin’s Lymphoma…
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Kathleen A. Keenan, 70, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Nov. 14, 2021. She is predeceased by her parents, Thomas and Mary J. Keenan, her sister, Ann Marie Keenan from New Britain, and her nephew, Ryan T. Lee. She…
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MONROE, CT — The Monroe School District is putting out a call for substitute teachers. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, it will host a Virtual Substitute Job Fair via Zoom from 9 a.m. until approximately 11 a.m. The school district is continuously…
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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…