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MONROE, CT — A coronavirus outbreak at Fawn Hollow Elementary School resulted in eight students staying home with COVID-19 and another 60 to quarantine, but Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza says the district learned from the experience and remains committed to its goal of keeping children in school throughout the year. Read More
MONROE, CT — First Selectman Ken Kellogg announced that a Panera Café will definitely open in Towne Line Plaza on Monroe Turnpike during comments made at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce’s 55th annual dinner Wednesday. Read More
MONROE, CT — Monroe now has yellow alert status on the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s color coded map. It is the lowest alert, for municipalities with 5-9 daily cases per 100,000.
MONROE, CT — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza told the Board of Education he was encouraged to see kids playing softball outside and the buzz of activity inside school buildings last week, which was “the first full week of the entire district” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
MONROE, CT — Families and friends enjoyed meals outside on warm days last summer, when Monroe’s restaurants were allowed to offer outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and town officials recently relaxed zoning regulations to keep the patios busy every season. Read More
MONROE, CT — A spokesperson for Bank of America says the closure of the town’s branch at 461 Monroe Turnpike, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is only temporary. Read More
MONROE, CT — Monroe Congregational Church’s Mustard Seed Thrift Shop will be fully stocked with summer clothes, shoes, jewelry, home goods and accessories when store volunteers open the blue doors of the white clapboard building, at the corner of Monroe Turnpike and Church Street, on April 23. Read More
MONROE, CT — William “Bill” Furrier, an Independent running for the Connecticut’s General Assembly’s vacant 112th District seat in a special election on April 13, spoke to the Monroe Rotary Club at its virtual meeting Thursday morning. Read More
MONROE, CT — School age residents feasted on macaroni and cheese bites, chicken nuggets and other meals in February, to give Monroe public schools’ lunch program its first monthly surplus this year. Read More
MONROE, CT — A reopening of in-person municipal services will begin on Monday, March 22, when Monroe Town Hall, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library and the Monroe Senior Center allow more visitors to come into the buildings.