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MONROE, CT — Monroe will open registration for all grade levels for the 2025-2026 school year on its website, monroeps.org, on January 8, 2025. As of July 1, 2024, the Connecticut General Statutes require that children need to turn 5-years-old on or before Sept. 1 to be automatically eligible for kindergarten. The statute also states that a child who is not 5-years-old on or before Sept. 1, but turns 5 before Jan. 1, may be admitted to kindergarten based on a school readiness assessment selected by the school district. Monroe parents/guardians of children who fall in this birthday range of…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — Chabad Lubavitch of Southern Connecticut welcomes residents to a Menorah lighting in celebration of Chanukah to be held front of Monroe Town Hall…
Read MoreSHELTON, CT — Following a hard-fought 6-5 defeat to Branford in Northford on Dec. 21 the Masuk High boys hockey team skated to a 6-3 win…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team captured the Hardwood Holiday Classic Championship by defeating Greenwich on Friday and Bunnell on Saturday. This tourney…
Read MoreDorothy H. Fourchette, 98, of Monroe, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on December 26, 2024. She was the beloved wife of…
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A proposal by Beaver Brook LLC to build an age 55 and older community with eight buildings and a total of 25 two-bedroom-units on a 10-acre-site at 269 Purdy Hill Road, owned by Kenneth and Priscilla Twombly, was unanimously approved by the Planning…
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The following events are happening in Monroe this week, Feb. 10 through Feb. 16. Monday, Feb. 10 4:25 p.m. Masuk Girls Varsity Ice Hockey vs. Avon-Southington-RHAM-Newington-Mills-Wethersfield,Newington Ice Arena Blue Rink 6:30 p.m. Masuk Boys Varsity Wrestling Senior Night vs. Notre-Dame…
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A Plan of Conservation and Development provides a blueprint for the future townspeople envision. Possibilities may include a streetscape with sidewalks, street lamps and benches along Main Street, the expansion of greenways or encouraging the construction of apartments to diversify…
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A Weston woman was arrested following a minor fender bender on Main Street Thursday, because the car she was driving was not equipped with an ignition interlock device, a small breathalyzer that does not allow the engine to start when…
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Robert “Bailey” Stewart’s plan to open the liquor store 574 Wine and Spirits in the former Goodwill building at 574 Monroe Turnpike has been delayed by the weather and asphalt companies closing for the season. On Thursday night, the Planning and…
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A New Hampshire man was hiking with his family in Kensington last month, when a coyote attacked his two-year-old son. Ian O’Reilly kicked the coyote, but when it kept fighting, biting him twice, he strangled it to death. While Monroe has…
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A renovation and addition project for the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Management headquarters at 54 Jockey Hollow Road should come before the Planning and Zoning Commission by its Feb. 20 meeting. Last week, the Town Council unanimously approved a resolution to…
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A Bethel man driving a Nissan Rogue allegedly sideswiped a police car with its strobe lights on on Main Street at the beginning of the Monroe Police Department’s DUI checkpoint late Saturday night, leading to a DUI arrest. Joseph Pantalio,…
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Finance Director Ronald Bunovsky, Acting Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza, school principals and Central Office’s finance staff pored over 144 line items to find over $500,000 to be applied toward the 2019-20 budget shortfall. The savings will make up for…
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Kevin Korogodon, 11, a Stepney Elementary School fifth-grader, spent his Saturday playing the piano in the Winners Recital of the Crescendo International Competition at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It marked the second time the talented young musician performed…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe will open registration for all grade levels for the 2025-2026 school year on its website, monroeps.org, on January 8, 2025. As of July 1, 2024, the Connecticut General Statutes require that children need to turn 5-years-old on or before Sept. 1 to be automatically eligible for…
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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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SHELTON, CT — Following a hard-fought 6-5 defeat to Branford in Northford on Dec. 21 the Masuk High boys hockey team skated to a 6-3 win over visiting Woodstock Academy at the Sports Center of Connecticut on Saturday. In the Branford game Luke Kondub scored three times and Tommy DaPonte and Connor Kehlenbach both lit the lamp. Christian LaBella and Graham Cybart both had two assists and Teddy Walsh, Chase DeSanto, Kondub and Kehlenbach all earned assists. Against Woodstock Academy LaBella and DaPonte both netted two goals and Kondub and Kehlenbach each had one. LaBella factored into all six tallies…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — The Masuk High boys basketball team captured the Hardwood Holiday Classic Championship by defeating Greenwich on Friday and Bunnell on Saturday. This tourney…
Read MoreMONROE, CT — With one meet under its belt the Masuk High boys swim team turned its attention to a lengthy stretch of practice time as…
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…
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…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe will open registration for all grade levels for the 2025-2026 school year on its…
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…
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MONROE, CT — A 40-year-old Monroe man was charged with DUI, reckless driving and evading after allegedly hitting…
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…
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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…