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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.…
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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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Police responded to two complaints in which keys were stolen from unlocked vehicles over the weekend. On Sunday, Turkey Roost Road residents told police a dark SUV pulled alongside their Honda Civic when it was parked in their driveway at…
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The following events are happening in Monroe this week, Monday, Jan. 27,2020, to Saturday, Feb. 1: Monday, Jan. 27 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Bullet Journal Workshop at Turning The Page Bookstore 477 Main Street, Monroe Monroe teacher superstar Jennifer Heitzke…
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Town Council members will vote tonight on a temporary agreement for Finance Director Ronald Bunovky to share his time overseeing both the town’s and the school district’s finance departments. Meanwhile, First Selectman Ken Kellogg said there are ongoing talks about…
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Tanya Bombero worked her last day as the first selectman’s administrative assistant on Friday, ending a 13-year-career at Monroe Town Hall. Bombero is moving on to a job with the Waterbury public school system, where she will be Superintendent of…
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First Selectman Ken Kellogg has yet to do a thorough review of the Board of Education’s $60 million budget proposal, but both he and Board of Finance Chairman Michael Manjos expressed their belief that the spending increase is still too…
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Friday Family Supper Night The Monroe Playground Association will host a Friday Family Super Night featuring a Soup-er Bowl & Sandwiches in the Rexford House of Monroe Congregational Church from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31. This marks the…
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Town officials invited neighboring residents to a meeting at the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Management headquarters at 54 Jockey Hollow Road Wednesday night to hear their concerns about the building’s renovation and addition project, answer questions and give tours of the…
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The following events are happening in town this week,– Wednesday, Jan. 22, through Saturday, Jan. 25: Wednesday, Jan. 22 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Play Cafe at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library 733 Monroe Tpke, Monroe Ages birth through 6 with…
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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…
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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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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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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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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…
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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…