Monroe News

Family room with stone fireplace steps up to huge bonus room with a half bath and laundry.

SPCA of Connecticut is scrambling to find homes for the dogs living on its 359 Spring Hill Road property.

Local officials are responding positively to Gov. Dannel Malloy's plan to bolster Educational Cost Sharing grants by $50 million across the state, which specifically would net Newtown a little more than $29,000 in additional funding, or less than a percentage point of what the town already receives.

Crews spent much of Thursday evening cleaning up oil that spilled into a small pond, after copper piping connected to the oil tank was stolen.

A 55 Highland Drive , Monroe sold on February 1, 2012 for $195,000.A The condominium, in High Meadows, was sold by Esie Luczaj to Dona-Lyn Wales.

Raymond Giovonni of Monroe is assistant vice president of the Monroe branch of the Union Savings Bank and was recently elected president of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce.

Monroe has a storied history of budget battles, but last year voters approved the 2011-12 proposal with only one referendum - for the first time in 17 years.

After getting complaints from neighbors, the Town of Monroe is once again putting pressure on the Monroe Society of the Prevention to Cruelty to Animals to limit the number of dogs on its property at 359 Spring Hill Road.

Monroe has two eateries with diverse menus and car shows. Lake Zoar Drive-In gets heavy traffic on Route 34 and Bill's Drive-In is usually packed on Route 111.

To the Editor: We here at Monroe Parks and Recreation would like to graciously thank two exceptionally patriotic and civic minded citizens of Monroe.

Illegal Dumping A Cottage Street resident reported Saturday that six garbage bags had been left near his mailbox and a police investigation determined it was from the Shelton Dunkin Donuts at 198 Leavenworth Road .

The job description for a reporter at the Connecticut Post reads "must have a car." A reporter's day could involve anything from covering a council meeting in Monroe to a fire in Ansonia.

Elections for local legislative seats are nine months away, but Democratic candidates are already lining up for a chance to capture one of Bridgeport's two state Senate seats.

What kinds of commercial development does Monroe want to see on Main Street? Should zoning regulations encourage agriculture? What standards should be followed for accessory apartments? The Plan of Conservation & Development is the blueprint town land use boards follow to shape Monroe's Future.

Belinda Battista studied forestry at Northern Arizona University in the early '80's, only to learn it wasn't the right career choice for her.

Police said that a store detective at the Stop & Shop supermarket at Sand Hill Plaza at 228 South Main Street spotted Christine Maki, 42, of Monroe exiting the store at about 10:36 am on January 26 with approximately $200 worth of groceries without having paid for them, so the store detective stopped Maki.

13 Tanglewood Circle , Monroe sold on January 24, 2012 for $205,000.A The condominium was sold by the estate of Michael Mathews to Janette Charles.

Some residents may see different names on the ballot when they head to the voting booth in November.

DeanA Yaworowski , an eighth grade student at St. Jude School in Monroe, was named the 2011-2012 St.

Jesse and Jessica Wood loaded their stuff into a Penske moving truck in the Lone Star State and embarked on a 30-hour-drive to Stepney Baptist Church in Monroe, encountering snow along the way.