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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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Name: Nicole Busch Position: Math/science specialist for Monroe’s three elementary schools Background: This is Busch’s 14th year in education. She is coming to Monroe from Norwalk Public Schools, where she was the math coach at Kendall Elementary School. Where did…
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Name: Taylor Boehn Position: Third grade teacher, Fawn Hollow Elementary School Background: Taught fourth grade at the Diocese of Bridgeport for four years. Where did you grow up?: Trumbull Education: Bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in teaching, both…
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Name: Jilley Reed Position: Second grade teacher, Fawn Hollow Elementary School Experience: This will be Jilley Reed’s first year as a teacher. Where did you grow up?: I was born in Trinidad and Tobago and grew up in Brooklyn, New…
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Name: Alissa Velazquez Position: First grade teacher, Fawn Hollow Elementary School Background: I previously taught second grade at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton for seven years. Where did you grow up?: Danbury Education: I went to the University of…
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MONROE, CT — A clear plastic tarp hangs down over the left side of the St. Jude School building as a construction crew works behind it, replacing the old unstable wall with concrete block reinforced by rebar and poured cement.…
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MONROE, CT — Monroe’s reigning Teacher of the Year Michael Ances had a surprise for everyone gathered inside the Masuk High School auditorium for the annual teacher convocation Monday morning, a pep rally of sorts for educators before the start…
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Name: Stephanie Gouveia Position: Second grade teacher at Stepney Elementary School Previous District: Eleven years at Bridgeport Public Schools Where did you grow up?: I was born and grew up in Bridgeport and then moved to Shelton in fifth grade.…
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Name: Natalia Sidorova Position: Grade 7 Spanish teacher at Jockey Hollow Middle School. Background: I am a veteran teacher with 19 years of teaching experience in Connecticut public schools. Grew up in: Moscow, Russia. Lived in Budapest, Hungary, as a…
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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,…