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TRUMBULL, CT — A driver for Kiddie Kabz allegedly watched a video on his cellphone moments before rear-ending a Honda CRV on Monroe Turnpike, while driving an autistic 15-year-old Monroe teen home from ACES Whitney Academy in Hamden on May 27. Read More
MONROE, CT — Taxpayers will decide on a $93 million town budget proposal with a 2.48 percent increase to the tax rate when they go to the polls during this Tuesday’s referendum, one year after the governor’s executive order at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic had taken away that right. Read More
MONROE, CT — School districts across the nation face deficits in their lunch programs after the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on sales, while students stayed home for hybrid and remote learning. Read More
MONROE, CT — Every year, more than 60 volunteers visit Monroe’s grades K-5 classrooms for the Celebration of Reading. Though outside visitors are restricted this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a creative solution allowed the annual event to be held without a hitch. Read More
MONROE, CT — Sodexo is offering school lunches under its Seamless Summer Option program so the meals are free to all Monroe residents under the age of 18, whether they are enrolled in Monroe public schools or not. Read More
This article is the fourth in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22
MONROE, CT — Stepney Elementary School does not have a library media specialist to teach children “digital citizenship” and how to do research online and there is no math and science coordinator for Stepney, Fawn Hollow and Monroe elementary schools. Read More
MONROE, CT — Finance Director Ronald Bunovsky Jr. oversees the finances for the town and the school district under a year old agreement that is beneficial to both sides, according to First Selectman Ken Kellogg. Read More
MONROE, CT — A virtual job fair for substitute teachers attracted 26 candidates on Dec. 17, resulting in 10 new hires, as Monroe public schools strives to maintain a healthy level of staffing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
This article is the first in a series of stories from the Monroe Board of Education’s budget workshops. Board members are reviewing Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza’s $62.1 million proposal for fiscal year 2021-22. Read More
MONROE, CT — Could lunches students can heat up at home, like fried macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets, entice more families to participate in the National School Lunch Program? Read More