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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 MoreMasuk Robotics scholars video William McDonough, a technology education teacher at Masuk High School and head coach of the Masuk Robotics Team, recognized 13 students for their induction into Masuk’s chapter of the International Robotics Honors society. Among the inductees…
Read MoreA New York man allegedly swiped a clerk’s $700 iPhone 8 from the counter inside the Sunoco station at 396 Monroe Turnpike, while buying water bottles Sunday afternoon. The employee, who had been distracted while ringing up the purchase, noticed…
Read MoreA large Santa Claus decoration hangs from the roof over the front porch of the Knouse family’s home at 248 Moose Hill Road and illuminated red candy canes line the driveway leading to the ranch-style house. A wreath over one…
Read MoreFirst Selectman Ken Kellogg announced the appointment of Francis Lieto as town attorney and Lieto resigned from his position as Town Council chairman to take on his new role. “With the untimely passing of Jeremy Hayden, the town’s legal affairs are…
Read MorePeriods of heavy stop-and-go traffic on routes 25 and 111 and over-development with large septic systems too close to rivers in some parts of town were among the concerns expressed by residents attending a meeting on Monroe’s Plan of Conservation and…
Read MoreBill Field posted a photo of the owners of Home Plate Deli preparing sandwiches on the Monroe, CT Residents Facebook page with the message: “None better than Home Plate Deli. Curt and Bobby have built a business to last. Fabulous…
Read MoreMothers walked hand-in-hand with their toddlers in the Long Hill United Methodist Church parking lot on Main Street in Trumbull for pre-k classes Friday morning. Inside, The Rev. Ed Dayton quietly worked in his office. Dayton, who recently added the role…
Read MoreHere’s what’s happening in Monroe from Dec. 9 through 15. Monday, Dec. 9 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Holiday Gift Workshop – Beary Sweet Treat at Edith Wheeler Memorial Library 733 Monroe Tpke., Monroe All Ages. Decorate a metal bucket with…
Read MoreA female driver told police she was heading south on Pepper Street Saturday night, when an egg was thrown at her car from a passing vehicle. Police said she initially thought it was a snowball, before realizing it was an…
Read MoreHARTFORD — State Rep. J.P. Sredzinski, R-112, joined fellow House Republicans Thursday in calling attention to a recently completed independent audit concluding that a workers compensation fund for workers affected by the Sandy Hook shooting may have been misused by the United…
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…
Public Safety
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…