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MONROE, Conn. — Patrons of Terra Cafe can now find a good book to read, or leave one, in The Tiny Duck Library to the left of the entrance to the eatery at Chuck’s Corner at 150 Main St., compliments of Junior Girl Scout Troop 34726 and Brownie Troop 34423. The girls installed the little free library on Thursday afternoon. Joe Battagliotti, whose daughter Nina is in the Junior Troop, made the pieces to the library, which the girls assembled and painted. Linda Piddington, co-leader of the Monroe troops, said the scouts voted on the Behr paint colors. The library…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — A Monroe Turnpike woman awakened by a loud noise early Wednesday morning, looked out her bedroom window, saw someone walking on her neighbor’s…
Read MoreThere haven’t been any Rachele Fico sightings in this once rural Connecticut town in a long time. Since the softball pitching phenom moved on from a…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — A crowd gathered on the Monroe Town Hall green for the National Day of Prayer Thursday afternoon. Beacon Hill and Stepney Baptist churches…
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MONROE, CT — A proposal to build Stepney Suites Hotel at 387 Main St. received unanimous approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission on March 23, 2017. But the two story facility was never built, leaving some residents to wonder…
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MONROE, CT — A new zone may breathe life into the former Stevenson Lumber property on Monroe Turnpike, a 40-acre-site with dormant buildings. The goal of the Stevenson Business District 2 zone is to spur development by allowing a wide variety…
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MONROE, CT — Patrons may now be served in restaurant dining rooms until 11 p.m. and indoor religious gatherings can have up to 50 percent capacity, so long as rules for masks and social distancing are followed. Executive orders issued…
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MONROE, CT — A plan to build 49-units of affordable housing for residents age 62-and-older near the former Skate Time property on Main Street appears to be headed for an approval. Planning and Zoning Commission members expressed unanimous support for…
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The following is a letter from Monroe public schools about the free school lunch program: Dear Parents/Guardians, For the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, the National School Lunch Program will provide breakfast and lunch for all children through the…
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MONROE, CT — Keith Ciociola, who works in communications, remembers passing the farmers’ market on the Monroe Green, while driving to his Sandy Hook home after work years ago. “I saw the signage in 2010 and it looked like they needed…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe’s new Plan of Conservation and Development, a blueprint for the town’s future, is rounding into shape. The Planning and Zoning Commission is overseeing the revisions and updates to the 2010 POCD. The state of Connecticut requires all…
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MONROE, CT — A heavy white blanket of snow covered the region in the aftermath of Monday’s winter storm. Melissa Garrity shared photos from around the green and traffic circle on Monroe Turnpike and Kelley Hangos-Carrano took pictures along the…
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MONROE, Conn. — Patrons of Terra Cafe can now find a good book to read, or leave one, in The Tiny Duck Library to the left of the entrance to the eatery at Chuck’s Corner at 150 Main St., compliments of Junior Girl Scout Troop 34726 and Brownie Troop 34423.…
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Felipe Simplicio decided to learn jiu jitsu to defend himself at age 16, while growing up in his native country of Brazil, but it soon evolved into a love of the sport, numerous medals won in tournaments and to teaching students at his own academy, RedZone Jiu Jitsu, which opened in Clock Tower Square, 477 Main St. in Monroe, Conn., on February 3, 2025. “Since I was 13, I was bullied in school and thought, ‘I’m done with this,'” Simplicio said during a recent interview at RedZone. “I wanted to be able to protect myself. I fell in love with…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Town Fair Tire wants to move into the former Rite Aid pharmacy building at the corner of Route 111 and Cross Hill Road…
Read MoreFAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — In a major development for the regional and Connecticut real estate market, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gaetano Marra Homes announced…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Alfonzo DeSimone Sr., a Neapolitan immigrant, prepared pizza pies in his business, Savoy Bakery, in the rear of the three-family home he and…
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There haven’t been any Rachele Fico sightings in this once rural Connecticut town in a long time. Since the softball pitching phenom moved on from a career at Masuk High School, which included two state championships (2007,2008) and statistical numbers which were staggering in nature, she’s rarely been back. At least not until now. Fico will return to the Nutmeg State on May 17 to receive a Gold Key from the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance at the organization’s 83rd dinner set for the Aqua Turf in Southington. “When I received the call, I was floored,” said Fico, a 2010 Hank…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Jockey Hollow Middle School hosted a track and field meet at Masuk High School against Bethel and Whisconier middle schools on Friday, May…
Read MoreBETHEL, Conn. — The Jockey Hollow Middle School track and field team recently traveled to Bethel to compete against Bethel, Whisconier and Dover middle schools in…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Teamwork and a sense of community were on full display this spring in the gyms of Monroe’s elementary schools. Stepney, Fawn Hollow and…
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MONROE, Conn. — While their parents decided on the town budget Tuesday, children from Monroe’s three elementary schools…
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown High School senior Claire DiNoto, founder and president of the College Application Prep (NHS…
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MONROE, Conn. — A Monroe Turnpike woman awakened by a loud noise early Wednesday morning, looked out her…
MONROE, Conn. — The fire marshal is investigating the cause of a storage barn fire on Judd Road,…
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Daniel S. Greenberg, of Newtown, Conn., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 22, 2026. He was…
Mary Magdaline Christine Saray Massar was born to Andrew and Marie Saray in Ciganovce, Czechoslovakia on September 21,…