Monroe News

A 72-year-old man was killed in a grease fire at 43 Osborne Lane in Monroe. A woman in the home and four firefighters were injured.

A Bridgeport man turned himself in on a warrant Dec. 5, charging him in the Sept.

Smoke billowing from an Osborn Lane house fire Sunday morning was so intense that it drove firefighters back, at first.

Members of the public had an opportunity to speak in the first part of the Planning & Zoning Commission hearing for a big box store at 2 Victoria Drive on Nov. 21, but then that portion of the meeting was closed.

Mike Goodall, of Naugatuck, Conn., does electrical work in the science lab of the Mill Ridge Educational Center in Danbury, Conn.

For many of us, the emotions we felt that day and in the days after are still raw, as if the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened only a moment ago.

The Food Farmacy, Ltd. and J&T Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Foodworks, a chain of grocery stores in Connecticut, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency announced today.

Historically, Monroe residents complain about neighboring Trumbull allowing commercial development on its borders along routes 25 and 111.

Ed Risko has been taking in strays and adopting out dogs, enforcing licenses and tracking the movements of black bears, coyotes, bobcats and deer in town for the past 35 years.

By Bill Bittar When a Monroe woman saw a bobcat walking through her backyard at around 2:56 p.m. on Dec. 3, she grabbed her camera and snapped some photos .

Walmart conjures up strong emotions, from admiration for it's success as the world's largest retailer to anger over the treatment of its employees.

A girl sits on a Newtown bus leaving the new Sandy Hook Elementary School after the first day of classes in Monroe, Conn., on Jan. 3. ASSOCIATED PRESS HARTFORD, Conn.

A Newtown man was arrested after striking another car on South Main Street and fleeing the scene of the accident, hitting another car along the way, according to police reports.

Be Stigma-Free and National Alliance on Mental Illness Fairfield announce an exciting new development in their inaugural art contest for area Kindergarten - 5th grade students.

Monroe volunteer firefighters were called to 48 Old Castle Drive just before 11:30 p.m. when the residents saw smoke starting to fill the house near their fireplace.

Lauren Morgart, 17, of Monroe, takes a break from a morning full of shopping surrounded by her Black Friday deals Friday, Nov. 26, 2013 at Westfield Connecticut Post mall in Milford, Conn.

A few days after the tragic Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, photographer Robert Carley was driving along Route 7 near Monroe looking for photos to take to mark the event.

Looking for things to do this weekend in Monroe and the surrounding region? There's plenty going on including Christmas and Hanukkah events, festivals and craft fairs, a tree lighting, gingerbread festival, artisan fair, and much more.

Each year at this time we are reminded to be thankful. As always we are thankful for our families, our friends and our communities.

Lighted angels hang from a tree in Monroe, Connecticut, January 14, 2013, on the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary.