Monroe News

Fairfield University student Katherine Pitz, left, and Amalia Rusu, an associate professor, have been named finalists for the Women of Innovation Awards.

With a 5.7 percent tax increase likely for the coming fiscal year, the administration of Mayor John Harkins is considering a sale of the town's waste treatment plant as a way to subtract from that figure.

The owner and accountant of Monroe property management company ACT Builders, Inc., were indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to defraud the owner of a Bridgeport-based residential property company.

Following release provided by the CT Lottery. While we are still a few days away from the traditional festivities of the "Luck of the Irish," Kevin Cahill of Monroe arrived at CT Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill earlier this week to celebrate some good luck of his own - his claim of the first "Win up to $10,000 a Month for Life" instant game top ... (more)

The Milford Police Department will conduct graduation exercises honoring the graduates of the 2014 session of the Milford Police Academy on Firday, March 14 at 6 p.m. The graduation ceremony will take place at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Parsons Government Center located at 70 West River Street in Milford.

Fairfield state Rep. Tony Hwang and the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling recently kicked off March as National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

Putting on their hard hats , from left, Tom Augustino, Mother Jana Zawieja, Sister Barbara Jean Wojnicki, Sister Teresa Mika, and John Kimball, dig in for the groundbreaking of the new convent in Monroe, Conn.

School and town leaders have forged a partnership for a new school security model that will provide a combination of 18 armed and unarmed security guards for the seven district schools.

Monroe Turnpike Associates has sold a fully leased strip shopping center at 447 Monroe Turnpike to Parkway Plaza LLC in Norwalk for $3.3 million, or $247 per square foot.

Donelle Toner poses in her candy shop, Grandma Josie's, in Monroe, Conn. on Wednesday February 26, 2014.

SavATree & SavaLawn, leading providers of quality tree, shrub and lawn care, today announced a merger with Country Green of Monroe, Connecticut.

Felix Romeo Torres, of Bridgeport, looks out the window as he rides Greater Bridgeport Transit's new Route 20 bus which provides service to Monroe via Rt.

On Friday, February 21, 2014, J.P. Sredzinski filed paperwork with the State Elections Enforcement Commission and the Monroe Town Clerk's office to make official his run for the 112th State Representative seat.

Ranging in diameter from 0.3 to 6 mm, this line of solid carbide milling cutters has integrated cooling via internal coolant channels.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced the winners of its photo contest for the cover of the 2014 Angler's Guide, with finalists from Darien, Farmington, Monroe and Simsbury.

MONROE, CT - Webb Mountain Discovery Zone is pleased to announce that online registration is now open for "Discovering Spring", an enrichment program for preschool students and their parents or caregivers beginning in March! Due to requests from parents, additional classes have been added to the weekly preschool program in addition to Discovery ... (more)

A press release issued Feb. 19 from state Rep. Debralee Hovey : State Rep. Debralee Hovey announced today that she is retiring from public service and will not run for re-election in 2014.

Connecticut office will submit grant application for federal monies to assist Newtown in its mental-health and school-security needs.

The shed at the Bethel Highway Department that holds the salt and sand used for the roads during winter weather is empty of salt, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.