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See all »MONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team opened the season with a 65-53 win over visiting Trumbull on Friday. Coach Pete Szklarz said it was a total team effort. Mitch DeBernardo led the way with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Stephen Sentementes had 13 points, three rebounds and a trio of assists. Oliver Irving scored 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds, six steals and three assists. Alex Simoulidis scored five points, grabbed five rebounds and came away with five steals. Saijon Gavin contributed five points, four rebounds and three assists. Chris Welch provided a great…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — A traffic stop at the intersection of routes 111 and 25 in Trumbull turned into arrests of four burglary suspects, who allegedly stole…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Rotary Club of Monroe had a busy fall season of service projects. Earlier this year, Rotary conducted a month-long effort, “Let’s Get…
Read MoreMasuk High School staff, students, sports teams, family and friends sponsored 150 children in a Giving Tree program this holiday season, donating over 300 gifts and…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Masuk High School’s winter concert featured songs played by the Masuk Jazz Band, Masuk Sax Quintet and the Masuk concert band on Jan.…
Read MoreMONROE, CT —Many taxpayers in Connecticut, who lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will have a hard time paying their tax bills on Jan. 1. To provide some relief, Gov. Ned Lamont issued Executive Order 9R, giving municipalities a choice…
Read MoreStorytime with Santa MONROE, CT — Everyone is welcome to attend Monroe SEPTA’s Storytime with Santa on Zoom this Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. Santa will read stories and there will be a sing-along and a printable craft. The Meeting I.D.…
Read MoreSchool lunches: A cold ham sandwich doesn’t sell it? How about fried macaroni and cheese?
MONROE, CT — Could lunches students can heat up at home, like fried macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, entice more families to participate in the National School Lunch Program? Sodexo, the food vendor for Monroe public schools, sent out a…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — A black flag with a skull and crossbones flies from a 20-foot-sailboat on Jennifer Palmieri’s lawn at 35 Oak Wood Drive, and the skeletal captain is wearing a Santa hat for the season. Children riding in school…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — An online petition opposing the location of the 170-foot cell tower proposed on town property, behind the former Chalk Hill School building on Fan Hill Road, garnered 66 signatures on Change.org. Rachel Cook-Northway, of Fan Hill Road,…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Residents working from home, and helping their children with remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, could feel nagging back and shoulder pain and general muscle soreness from keeping up. New Life Massage, which recently opened in the…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — High infection rates for COVID-19 continue to spread through the state. Now only three towns are not in the red category on the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s map. Monroe’s case also rate rose. The town is…
Read MoreObituary: Bernard A. Prushko Sr. owned and operated Prushko’s Tire Propane Gas in Monroe for 52 years
Bernard A. Prushko Sr., 96, of Shelton, previously of Trumbull, entered into rest on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton. He was the beloved husband of Julie Ann (Surmaitis) Prushko for 73 years. Bernard was…
Read MoreSalvatore ‘Sam’ Curcio fondly remembered as a talented mechanic with an infectious laugh
Salvatore “Sam” Curcio died suddenly on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Sam was born in Greenwich on Dec. 31, 1954 to the late Salvatore and Edith Curcio. Sam was predeceased by his sister Gayle Curcio Faugno. He is survived by his loving…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Owners of two properties in Pepper Street Business Park have a proposal before the Inland Wetlands Commission to remediate environmental violations caused by the previous owner’s illegal quarrying operation. The proposal is to bring in 980,000 cubic…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team opened the season with a 65-53 win over visiting Trumbull on Friday. Coach Pete Szklarz said it was a total team effort. Mitch DeBernardo led the way with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Stephen Sentementes had 13 points, three…
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Business
See all »Mario Testa opened Testo’s at 920 Madison Ave. in Bridgeport in 1976, and despite a change in ownership, a brief retirement and two different locations along the way, Testo’s continues to be a family operation 48 years later. The current owner, Testa’s nephew, Ralph Giacobbe, who first started working in the kitchen of his uncle’s popular restaurant in 1987, ended a brief retirement and opened a new Testo’s at 505 Main St. in Monroe with his wife, Lilly, daughter, Victoria, and son, Giovanni. Ralph’s mother, Josephine, 84, who prepared food for Testo’s with her brother, Mario, since its founding in…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Monroe Chamber of Commerce members celebrated successes of the past year, including a new and improved website, during its annual Holiday Luncheon at…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Family Shoes is extending the hours for its combined shoe and estate sale to Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — John S. Traynor, president of Cambridge Trust Wealth Management Connecticut, was the keynote speaker of the Fairfield County Commercial Brokers Network’s 25th annual luncheon…
Read MoreShakha Moore honed his boxing skills under the tutelage of the legendary Deacon John Harris at age 11, while growing up in South Norwalk. Harris taught…
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See all »MONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team opened the season with a 65-53 win over visiting Trumbull on Friday. Coach Pete Szklarz said it was a total team effort. Mitch DeBernardo led the way with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Stephen Sentementes had 13 points, three rebounds and a trio of assists. Oliver Irving scored 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds, six steals and three assists. Alex Simoulidis scored five points, grabbed five rebounds and came away with five steals. Saijon Gavin contributed five points, four rebounds and three assists. Chris Welch provided a great…
Read MoreWESTPORT, CT — The Masuk High girls basketball team went on the road and battled with FCIAC foe Staples before falling 40-31 on Friday night. The…
Read MoreSHELTON, CT — Christian LaBella reached the 100-point milestone with a goal and two assists in the Masuk High hockey team’s 4-4 tie with Wilton at…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The South West United hockey team, combining players from Masuk High and a variety of other schools in the area, got the season…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — With a lineup loaded with experienced players, led by juniors and featuring a large number of underclassmen, the Masuk High girls basketball team…
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See all »MONROE, CT — Masuk High School’s winter concert featured songs played by the Masuk Jazz Band, Masuk Sax…
MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza is proposing a $75,767,629 budget to fund Monroe’s public schools…
Ruth Weiner was a child when she escaped the Holocaust with her mother after Austria fell under Nazis…
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See all »MONROE, CT — A traffic stop at the intersection of routes 111 and 25 in Trumbull turned into…
MONROE, CT — A Waterbury woman turned herself in on a warrant Monday after allegedly manipulating an elderly…
MONROE, CT — Town police officers and volunteers collected new, unwrapped toys and gift certificates at the gazebo…
Home & Garden
See all »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…