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MONROE, Conn. — A crowd gathered on the Monroe Town Hall green for the National Day of Prayer Thursday afternoon. Beacon Hill and Stepney Baptist churches took part in the event, along with First Selectman and other residents for a noon prayer service.…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — First Selectman Terry Rooney read a proclamation honoring Monroe’s town clerks during the 57th annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. Monroe is served by…
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 MoreMONROE, Conn. — Volunteers participating in the Monroe CT 250 Committee’s “Keeping America Beautiful” Community Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 25, celebrated Earth Week and…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s field hockey team is set to tangle with tough South-West Conference foes and be in the mix of title contenders. “All the returning girls have improved and the incoming girls have experience,” Coach Laura Lageman…
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High girls volleyball Coach Carol Ortiz has high expectations for her team — not limited to wins and losses, but to the overall picture. “Our goal for the season is to consistently perform at our highest…
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MONROE, CT — A familiar face is leading the way for Masuk High boys soccer this fall. Former Masuk player and assistant coach Jarrod Schulz, who also is recognizable because of his role in the town’s youth ranks, takes over…
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MONROE, CT — The driver involved in the serious crash at the roundabout on Monroe Turnpike, in which his Chevrolet Trax traveled off the roadway, down a hill and onto St. Jude Catholic Church’s property on July 13, turned himself…
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MONROE, CT — Firefighters successfully contained a fire to a bedroom and the attic of a home on Turkey Roost Road early Friday morning. Monroe Fire Chief Kevin Catalano says there were no injuries, but the house sustained significant heat and…
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MONROE, CT — Blaze, Monroe Elementary School’s Tiger mascot, waved to children arriving on buses for their first day of school Thursday morning, then greeted many with high fives and hugs. “The excitement, the energy is wild the first day.…
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Name: Geoffrey Nevin-Giannini Position: Special education resource teacher at Masuk High School (half time) and the Jockey Hollow STEM Academy (half time). Background: Previously worked at ACES Whitney High North in Hamden. Where did you grow up?: Fairfield Education: Nevin-Giannini…
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Name: Sue Thierer Position: Pre-K special education teacher at Monroe Elementary School Background: I taught at Mohegan Elementary School in Shelton before coming to Monroe. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Yonkers, N.Y., and moved to Mahopac,…
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MONROE, Conn. — A crowd gathered on the Monroe Town Hall green for the National Day of Prayer Thursday afternoon. Beacon Hill and Stepney Baptist churches took part in the event, along with First Selectman and other residents for a noon prayer service.…
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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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MONROE, Conn. — Jockey Hollow Middle School hosted a track and field meet at Masuk High School against Bethel and Whisconier middle schools on Friday, May 1. Following the meet, coaches Kathleen Foley and Donald Casey Jr. said they were both pleased with their team’s overall results as Jockey Hollow’s young athletes continue to improve in their events. “The growth made by all our athletes, especially our newcomers, is astounding for such a short amount of time,” Foley said. “It’s especially telling considering we don’t have a full track facility on campus as other schools might. It really shows our…
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…
Read MoreMasuk High’s baseball team followed up a 10-7 loss to host Pomperaug on April 24 with a pair of convincing wins, 16-2 at Bassick on Monday…
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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. — The fire marshal is investigating the cause of a storage barn fire on Judd Road,…
MONROE, Conn. — Baileigh Kearney, 14, a Jockey Hollow Middle School eighth grader, had suffered from an infected…
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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,…