Monroe

Ellie Mendez, a fifth-grader from Monroe, has been elected as Connecticut’s 2023 Kid Governor.

A 66-year-old woman was found dead when firefighters and police officers responded to a fire in Monroe early Thursday morning.   Firefighters from the Stepney Volunteer Fire Department and Monroe police officers responded to 8 Fox Run at 12:47 a.m. after receiving a call about a house fire. Police said flames and heavy smoke were coming from one side of…

Officials are investigating after a fire left a woman dead in Monroe Friday morning. The blaze broke out at a home on Bagburn Hill Road at about 9 a.m. Authorities said they received a call from a passerby reporting smoke coming from the home. When crews got to the scene, they saw heavy fire on the first floor. The blaze…

Police are investigating after masked robbers stole thousands of narcotic pills from a Rite Aid Pharmacy in Monroe Wednesday. Police said four males who were wearing ski masks and face coverings entered the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 508 Monroe Turnpike at 3:39 p.m. and ordered employees to open the safe where narcotics are kept. They then took what was in…

Police said a man from Monroe has died after a car crash in Trumbull Thursday morning. Stonehouse Road in the area of Thomas Street was closed for several hours following the motor vehicle accident. Officials said the crash happened at approximately 10:30 a.m. The person who died was identified as 84-year-old Gino Magliocco. Police said Magliocco was driving on Stonehouse…

A woman who was wanted in connection to dozens of vehicle break-ins in Wolcott is in police custody after hitting several Waterbury police cars and then losing control and crashing her vehicle in Monroe on Sunday morning, according to police.

A woman who was wanted in connection to dozens of vehicle break-ins in Wolcott is in police custody after hitting several Waterbury police cars and then losing control and crashing her vehicle in Monroe on Sunday morning, according to police. Seven police officers are also hospitalized with what authorities said are non-life threatening injuries after the incidents. Last week, police…

While renovating a 200-year-old home, contractors found a newspaper dated 1888.

A photo of a political candidate in blackface has two political parties at odds in Monroe.

A photo of a political candidate in blackface has two political parties at odds in Monroe.

School officials said a vial of a powdered substance believed to be cocaine was found in a third grade classroom in Monroe. Monroe Public Schools Superintendent Joe Kozba wrote a letter to parents and staff following the discovery of the vial. The vial was found by a staff member on Friday at Monroe Elementary School at approximately 11 a.m. School…

Victorinox Swiss Army, the Monroe-based company that makes Swiss Army knives and watches, as well as several other products, has furloughed more than 50 employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the state Department of Labor, the company said it has laid off employees at its corporate office in Monroe due to “unforeseen business circumstances resulting from…

The Superintendent of Monroe Public Schools and the Interim Director of Finance and Operations have been put on administrative leave amid an investigation. Board of Education Chairwoman Donna Lane sent an email to staff and parents on Monday night saying the Board of Education placed Superintendent Dr. Jack Zamary and Interim Director of Finance and Operations Frank Connolly on paid…

The Senate voted Tuesday to extend funding for first responders suffering health problems as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake overnight has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The initial temblor, recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday, was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles northeast of Seattle.

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake overnight has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The initial temblor, recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday, was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles northeast of Seattle.

A 6-year-old boy pulled his drowning toddler twin cousins from a backyard pool in Louisiana. Branson Lee pulled his own little brother from the pool’s top step, then saw his 21-month-old cousins floating face-down. He hauled them out and yelled for help, Steven Kelley, the twins’ father, said Wednesday. Kelley says the twins were limp and “blue as a pair...