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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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The following events are scheduled in Monroe this week, Feb. 3 through Feb. 8: Monday, Feb. 3 At 4 p.m.Masuk Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track competed at Last Chance Developmental Meet at Bethel High School Track & Field Training…
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Audra Westphal, co-president of the Monroe Special Education Parent Teacher Association, shared how parents tell her their children hold it together in school all day with tremendous effort, only to come home and experience the “after school crash.” The after school…
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Police arrested a New York man Thursday for allegedly altering a check that was stolen when the large drive-thru mailbox was broken into at the US. Postal Service on Monroe Turnpike in October. All of the mail was stolen sometime between…
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Town Council members held a special meeting Thursday to scrap an agreement for the town’s finance department to oversee Board of Education finances until February, in favor of a new one with oversight lasting until July 3. Town Attorney Frank…
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Social media offers a variety of ways for businesses to connect with clients, from email to Facebook and LinkedIn to Instagram. But Beth Stoller, founder of At The Podium, says there’s no substitute for a live face-to-face connection. Stoller, a…
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When Town Attorney Jeremy Hayden died suddenly in October, First Selectman Ken Kellogg asked Town Council Chairman Frank Lieto to take on the role. This left an opening on the council, which was recently filled by Tony Scott. Scott, 43,…
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Police are cracking down on drunk drivers with a DUI checkpoint on Main Street (Route 25) late this Saturday evening into the early hours of Sunday morning. Though Chief John Salvatore directed his officers to conduct a checkpoint with the…
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Serious crashes, including two with fatalities, occurred at the Wheeler Road and Route 110 intersection over the years, when an optical illusion had caused some drivers heading north on Wheeler to believe the roadway continued without interruption. Since then, improvements such…
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Town Council members unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement Monday, allowing Finance Director Ronald Bunovsky to oversee the Board of Education’s finance office. A joint finance department has been created in the agreement, which expires on Feb. 28. “Ron’s experience…
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The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department is offering the following programs. For information and registration, visit the Monroe Parks and Recreation website. Open swim, pool parties Masuk pool will offer open swims in February at the high school, 1014 Monroe Turnpike, generally…
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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…