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MONROE, CT — Troops 62 and 26 honored members with advancements in ranks, the awarding of merit badges and naming of new troop leaders in a Fall Court of Honor Ceremony at Stepaway Preschool Monday night. Among the scouts who were recognized, Orion Alexander, 14, and Chris Butler, 16, are pursuing their Eagle Scout rankings, the highest rank in scouting, in which only about six percent of Boy Scouts ever achieve. Butler worked closely with Parks and Recreation Director Missy Orosz in planning his project to build four rolling cubbies, painted blue, for the pool area of Wolfe Park. He…
Read MoreMONROE, 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…
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…
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MONROE, CT — Three senior citizens had free fall cleanups of their yards when members of the Monroe Lions’ eighth-grade football team showed up to their homes with rakes on Saturday, Nov. 6. Lions Head Coach Ray Kobza partnered with…
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MONROE, CT — Many veterans receiving assistance from Homes for the Brave, victims of abuse helped by The Center for Family Justice and those seeking a leg up against homeless and hunger from the Bridgeport Rescue Mission will be warmer…
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MONROE, CT — Thieves targeted the northeast part of town from the night of Nov. 8 into the the early morning of Nov. 9, according to police. There were two reports of a suspicious vehicle, one whose occupants were looking…
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MONROE, CT — Gaetano Marra, owner of Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate: Gaetano Marra Homes, had only been leasing the former Steeves Office Systems building at 588 Monroe Turnpike for a short time, before buying the building outright in September. After…
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MONROE, CT — No late-game dramatics this time around. The Masuk High Panthers football team, which has made a habit of pulling dramatic wins out of the hat in recent weeks, made things easy on themselves from the get-go in…
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BEVERLY, Mass. — Colin Meropoulos is having quite a collegiate football career. Only a sophomore, the Endicott College defensive lineman, and former Masuk High standout, broke the school’s records for sacks in a single game, as well as a season, in his team’s most recent win. In Endicott’s…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s boys’ soccer team followed its thrilling first-round penalty kicks win over RHAM with a 3-0 upset of top-seed Ellis Tech on the road in the Class L State Tournament’s second round on Nov. 11. The…
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MONROE, CT — Solid seasons came to a close for Masuk High’s girls’ soccer and field hockey teams. The girls’ soccer team, No. 26 in the Class L bracket, lost 1-0 to No. 10 Simsbury in the second round on…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe Elementary School music teacher Alyson O’Grady led her students in a Veterans Day Assembly for families on the playground Thursday afternoon. The children sang patriotic songs like “God Bless America,” “God Bless the USA” and “America…
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MONROE, CT — Stepney Elementary School honored veterans with a ceremony in the loop of the school driveway Thursday morning. Children’s relatives who served, and continue to serve, their country were the honored guests in a program that featured patriotic…
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MONROE, CT — Troops 62 and 26 honored members with advancements in ranks, the awarding of merit badges and naming of new troop leaders in a Fall Court of Honor Ceremony at Stepaway Preschool Monday night. Among the scouts who were recognized, Orion Alexander, 14, and Chris Butler, 16, are…
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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…