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February 10, 2012

Environmental cleanup crews remove heating oil from river near Old Zoar Road; Leaked from vacant home on Bagburn Hill Road after metal piping stolen from heating system

A hazardous waste cleanup worker uses a rake and absorbent materials on Thursday night to try to contain a heating oil spill in the Boys Halfway River on Old Zoar Road, near Bagburn Hill Road. (Photo by Brad Durrell)

Environmental cleanup crews were expected to work through the night Thursday to clean up heating oil from the Boys Halfway River on Old Zoar Road, near Bagburn Hill Road. The heating oil came from a tank inside the basement of a vacant house at 90 Bagburn Hill Road, which is only a few hundred feet away.

Monroe Local News

PHOTOS FROM CLEANUP SCENE: Workers using absorbent pads and coils to clean up the oil spill

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM OIL CLEANUP SCENE

New fund-raisers planned to assist A.J. Rogers, the Monroe volunteer firefighter battling leukemia; Get a haircut, buy cupcakes and tires to assist the cause

PHOTOS: Two vehicles collide on Route 111, near Town Hall

Special needs therapeutic programs being offered by Monroe Parks & Rec at Chalk Hill

PHOTOS: Woodchipper hits and snaps utility pole on Turkey Roost Road, closing off street

Monroe Sports

Wildcats off to fast start

The Wildcats defeated the Spartans, Aztecs and Wolverines to open the season undefeated in the Monroe Parks and Recreation Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Boys Basketball League.

In their opener, a 38-26 triumph over the Spartans, their defense held the Spartans scoreless for the first 11 minutes of the second half.

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Dugas making his mark

Masuk belts Bethel

Lady Panthers looking to make their mark

Red-hot Bunnell blitzes Masuk

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Community

SPOTLIGHT (Things to do in and around Monroe from Feb. 10 on)

FRIDAY: Spaghetti dinner is Feb. 10 at United Methodist Church of Monroe

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Monroe library book sale is this weekend

Monroe residents can recycle motor oil, anti-freeze and vehicle batteries on Feb. 11

SATURDAY: Music & Meatballs Dinner is Feb. 11 at Masuk; Raises funds for high school music program

St. Vincent’s Heart Health fair set for Feb. 11 at Trumbull mall; Step inside a giant inflatable heart

Monroe Education Foundation holds event...click for slideshow

The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.
The Monroe Education Foundation recently had its first annual wine tasting event. Attendees sampled wines, courtesy of GlenRo Spirit Shoppe, and hors d’oeuvres. MEF is a new private organization that will focus on enhancing the Monroe public schools.

Car smashes glass door at Lia’s Pizza...click for slideshow

A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
A car crashed into Lia’s Pizza in the Big Y shopping center on Jan. 23, shattering the glass door. No one was hurt. The driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake by mistake. (Photos by Brad Durrell)

Snowstorm scenes in Monroe...click for slideshow

About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)
About 6.5 inches fell in Monroe on Dec. 21, bringing out the shovelers and the plows. It was the first significant snowfall since the unusual Halloween weekend snowstorm almost three months earlier. (Photos by Brad Durrell)