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MONROE, Conn. — This year’s theme for Masuk High School’s Prom is Under the Greek Sky & the Dance. Flowers and columns will adorn the Amber Room in Danbury on May 1, when members of Masuk High School’s Class of 2027’s student government decorates it for the evening. “We wanted something to do with ‘under the stars’ and the first idea was ‘A Night Abroad,’ but that was too vague,” Class President Semia Zylick said. “We wanted a specific place for the decorations.” Zylick sat around a table at Last Drop Coffee Shop with fellow members of the student government…
Read MoreMasuk High’s boys swimming and diving team defeated host New Fairfield-Danbury 95-90 in an exciting meet on Tuesday. The first event, the 200 Yard Medley Relay,…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Down 32-19 in the second half, host Masuk High’s girls basketball team came storming back in a spirited effort before falling short 47-43…
Read MoreMasuk Indoor Track Head Coach Donald Casey Jr. congratulated all 18 of his school’s student athletes, who qualified to compete in the Class L Indoor Track…
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Wind from an afternoon thunderstorm downed trees all over town, blocking some roads and falling onto wires. First Selectman Ken Kellogg says up to 3,000 homes lost power at one point. According to Eversource Energy’s outage map, that number was…
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Monroe’s youth is enjoying their summer vacations, but school will be back in session before they know it. Masuk High School’s 2018-19 fourth quarter honor roll offers a look back at the top performing students of last year. Congratulations to…
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Police officers close roads to collect data following serious car crashes, causing long traffic delays. But a new laser scanner will allow them to process accident scenes more quickly by producing a three-dimensional image of the scene that is so accurate,…
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State officials say the roundabout at the corner of routes 110 and 111 solved problems at one of Monroe’s worst intersections. One year later, some residents agree, while others complain about drivers failing to yield for traffic and the high…
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EASTON — Police identified the victim, who lost his life in a fatal crash on Route 59 Sunday, as Andy Rivera, 36, of Redding. “We mourn with the families affected by this tragic accident, and once again thank all the…
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Monroe SUN is a “bluegrass, rockabilly” band based in Nashville, Tenn., while The Monroe Sun is a new hyperlocal news site for Monroe, Conn. I can’t sing (and shouldn’t ever try), but I can cover the people, places and events that…
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Monroe’s newspaper died and now a reporter clings to life. Can local journalism survive? Watch “The Rise” and find out! “This movie is a thrill ride that will have you on the edge of your seat! Great story and Oscar-worthy…
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An Easton woman reported a dog left in a parked car at Village Square Shopping Center, 401 Monroe Turnpike, Wednesday afternoon. Police said an officer checked and determined nothing was wrong with the dog, but advised its owner not to…
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MONROE, Conn. — This year’s theme for Masuk High School’s Prom is Under the Greek Sky & the Dance. Flowers and columns will adorn the Amber Room in Danbury on May 1, when members of Masuk High School’s Class of 2027’s student government decorates it for the evening. “We wanted…
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MONROE, 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 his wife, Assunta, built on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. They carried the food to a house next door, where it was served to customers in the dining room. This was the start of DeSimone’s new business venture, which led to his family’s ownership of Jennie’s Pizzeria, which is now the oldest pizzeria in Fairfield County and 17th oldest in the United States. “That was in 1920, before Pepe’s,” his grandson, Al DeSimone said of another…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Allison E. Hulme is a registered nurse who has worked at Trinity Health and Yale. She has 11 years of experience as a…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Whitney Cabinet, a kitchen remodeling business, was housed inside a 20-by-40 foot storage bin in the brick Conti building on Howe Avenue in…
Read MoreSHELTON, Conn. —- As patrons of Mercato Italian Kitchen & Bar dined on the main floor Thursday, business was being conducted upstairs. Entrepreneurs, company owners and…
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Masuk High’s boys swimming and diving team defeated host New Fairfield-Danbury 95-90 in an exciting meet on Tuesday. The first event, the 200 Yard Medley Relay, was very close. One of the Masuk relay teams placed 2nd with a time of 1:47:73. The team consisted of Will Hardy, Carter Adragna, Jack McHugh and Mason Eannotti. Eannotti took first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:27:04 and Jacob Zajac earned third with a time of 6:20:12. After this event, the Panthers cut into the deficit to pull to within 65-60. In the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, one…
Read MoreMONROE, Conn. — Down 32-19 in the second half, host Masuk High’s girls basketball team came storming back in a spirited effort before falling short 47-43…
Read MoreMasuk Indoor Track Head Coach Donald Casey Jr. congratulated all 18 of his school’s student athletes, who qualified to compete in the Class L Indoor Track…
Read MoreMasuk High’s boys basketball team had a win and a loss in a pair of competitive road games this week. The Panthers beat Pomperaug of Southbury…
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MONROE, Conn. — This year’s theme for Masuk High School’s Prom is Under the Greek Sky & the…
MONROE, Conn. — The Masuk High School Robotics program was featured in a BBC and the Association for…
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MONROE, Conn. — Stevenson and Monroe firefighters stabilized a Toyota RAV4 using rescue struts, cutting glass and helping…
MONROE, Conn. — First Selectman Terry Rooney made a post on the town’s Facebook page updating residents on…
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Salvatore Bonina, of Fairfield, Conn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, January 23, 2026,…
Debra Z. Dragonetti, 66, wife of Joseph Dragonetti for 39 years, died on Friday, January 16, 2026 at…