Masuk football program welcomes Steve Christy to head coaching role
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MONROE, CT — There will be a new face on the Masuk High football sideline this year, and it will also be a very familiar one. Read More
Town Council approves sharing finance director with Monroe public schools
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MONROE, CT — Town Council members joined the Board of Education in approving an agreement for a new financial structure that shares a director for municipal government and Monroe public schools. Read More
No drama, as $6.9 million bonding for capital projects pass easily
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MONROE, CT — Voters overwhelmingly approved $6.9 million in bonding for capital projects for public safety, town roads and the school district at a Town Meeting on Monday night. Read More
Voters to decide on $6.9 million of bonding for capital projects, public safety
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MONROE, CT — Stepney Fire Chief Dave Lewis is asking residents to support a $500,000 bond issue for self contained breathing apparatus for his fire company and the Stevenson Volunteer Fire Department at a Town Meeting to be held on June 28. Read More
School board approves agreement to share finance director with the town
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MONROE, CT — Ronald Bunovsky Jr., who serves as finance director for the town and the school district, was described by some Board of Education members as a “tiny Superball” bouncing tirelessly between the town and Board of Education, a “rockstar”, “a god” and like having legendary slugger Mickey Mantle in your lineup. Read More
Monroe public schools ends year with $1 million surplus
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MONROE, CT — Finance Director Ronald Bunovsky Jr. estimates the Board of Education will end the 2020-21 fiscal year with a $1 million budget surplus. Read More
Before going forward, a parade of Masuk seniors look back
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MONROE, CT — Masuk High School’s band played, while leading the Parade of Graduates Monday morning. Seniors, wearing red and white caps and gowns, visited the hallways where, for many of them, it all began: Jockey Hollow Middle School and Monroe, Stepney and Fawn Hollow elementary schools. Read More
‘Love is love.’ Monroe celebrates Pride Month, flies a Rainbow Flag over Town Hall
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MONROE, CT — A Rainbow Flag flies over Monroe Town Hall and another colorful display can be seen on Stepney Green, as the town celebrates Pride Month, a tribute to those who were involved in the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which were sparked by the police raid of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, a haven for the gay, lesbian and transgender community. Read More
Leader in school robotics programs named Monroe’s Teacher of the Year
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MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza recently announced that William “Bill” McDonough is Monroe’s 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year, revealing the news during Monroe’s End of the Year Celebration on May 24. Read More
A Peaceful Gathering on the Green aims to keep the issue of equality for all alive
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MONROE, CT — A Peaceful Gathering on the Green was held in Monroe last year, when townspeople showed solidarity against the actions of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for over nine minutes, as the African-American man lay handcuffed on the ground, frantically telling officers he could not breathe. Read More