Masuk, Jockey Hollow robotics teams head to World Championship
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MONROE, CT — When the VEX Robotics World Championship comes to Dallas, Texas, in May, 600 teams from the U.S. and over 20 countries will compete. Read More
Jockey Hollow strikes back to capture the boys’ first basketball title
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MONROE, CT — Jockey Hollow Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball team captured its first Fairfield County Basketball League Championship Thursday, with a convincing 55-40 win over Roger Ludlowe Middle School, the only team to have beaten the Lions in the regular season. Read More
Jockey Hollow girls top Hillcrest 36-33 to win championship
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MONROE, CT — Jockey Hollow Middle School’s eighth grade girls basketball team completed an unbeaten season by edging Hillcrest Middle School at home in the Fairfield County Basketball League Championship Game Thursday. Read More
Destination book fair to support Monroe Middle School PTO
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MONROE, CT — The Monroe Middle School PTO is having a destination book fair at Turning The Page bookstore, at 477 Main St. Read More
Soaring COVID cases factor in rising school absences
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MONROE, CT — A national surge in coronavirus infections is taking a toll on school systems, including Monroe’s. Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza told the Board of Education the district is managing a wave of cases from the highly contagious omicron variant. Read More
All 2,800 COVID-19 test kits went to Monroe homes Saturday
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MONROE, CT — Medical Reserve Corps and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers joined town police officers and First Selectman Ken Kellogg in distributing free COVID-19 test kits in a drive-thru setup outside Jockey Hollow Middle School Saturday afternoon. Read More
Kobza seeks 5.39% budget increase amid Monroe schools’ rising enrollment
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MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza is proposing a $64.8 million budget for Monroe’s public schools for fiscal year 2022-23, a 5.39 percent increase over current spending. Read More
Scott gives Jockey Hollow students tour of State Capitol building
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HARTFORD, CT — As the Capitol partially re-opens to visitors, Rep. Tony Scott, R-112th, took the opportunity to guide students from his hometown of Jockey Hollow Middle School during a tour of the building and the Legislative Office Building the week of Nov. Read More
Community support lifts spirits, aiding journey from breast cancer patient to survivor
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MONROE, CT — Lisa Martinsky, a second grade teacher at Stepney Elementary School, is a breast cancer survivor. Aside from the medical treatment from her doctors and a fierce determination to overcome her condition, while relishing everything life has to offer, she says the strong support of her children, family, friends and the community spurred her recovery. Read More
Town Council reviews contract for cell tower proposal on Fan Hill Road site
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MONROE, CT — Despite citizens’ online petition opposing the location, ARX Wireless still plans to construct a 170-foot cell tower on town property, behind the former Chalk Hill School building on Fan Hill Road. Read More