Here just a few scenes from the fireworks display over the Millponds in Monroe last Saturday evening, where the crowd was thick and the lawn surrounding the ponds were covered with groups of people - young, old and in between. Photos by Sammi Finch. Monroe. A thunderous applause After sweeping rain storms across the Hudson Valley postponed the Monroe Fireworks twice over the previous weekend, locals... Local News 12 Jul 2023 | 02:17
Locals laced up their skates and hit the ponds, which iced over in late December. Photos credit: Monroe Village Clerk Kim Zahra. Skating into 2023 on the Millponds The Millponds froze just before New Year’s, offering all a place to skate, and some did. “Skating is at your own risk,” said... Home 06 Jan 2023 | 04:02
Amid the crowd: Fourth of July on the Millpond Throngs of people gathered in the center of Monroe on Friday night to kick off their holiday weekend festivities. The smell... Home 06 Jul 2022 | 08:12
Monroe’s Got Talent will showcase 25 regional acts The Village of Monroe will kick off this year’s Summer Concert Series on June 11 with “Monroe’s Got Talent,” a first-time... Entertainment 01 Jun 2022 | 02:56
The Village of Monroe hosted its annual carnival along the Millponds over the last weekend in July. Photos by Sammie Finch. Monroe. Celebrating summer at the carnival There is nothing that screams summer more than a carnival. With thrilling rides, colorful lights and delicious food, a carnival... Local News 04 Aug 2021 | 01:25
Families gathered by the Millponds last Friday evening, waiting, hoping, too, for the return of the annual fireworks display in the Village of Monroe. This is the Torres Family, from Highland Mills. Photos by Sammie Finch. A Fourth of July celebration returns to Monroe with a blast Clouds hung over the Village of Monroe on the morning of Friday, July 2 and the forecast called for rain and thunderstorms... Local News 14 Jul 2021 | 02:02
The Village of Monroe has rescheduled of the annual fireworks display over the Millponds for Friday, July 9, at 9 p.m. Photo illustration by Elisha Terada on Unsplash. Monroe: Fireworks return July 9, so, too, downtown dining Let’s try this again. That’s just how Village of Monroe officials described the rescheduling of the annual fireworks display... Local News 06 Jul 2021 | 11:37
Noah Sequeiros with his dog, George. ( PHOTO SUBMITTED) Dog Walk-a-thon to benefit Eagle Scout project Monroe’s first ever “Dog Walk-a-thon” is Sunday, June 12, at the Millponds in Monroe and part of the Eagle Scout project... Local News 08 Jun 2021 | 05:04
Photographer William Dimmit captured this wintry scene at the Millponds in the Village of Monroe following the first snow storm of 2021. Monroe. First snow Local News 06 Jan 2021 | 12:04
A Village of Monroe DPW crew member clears the sidewalks around the Millponds in Monroe last week after a storm dropped at least a foot of snow on the area. Photo by Sharon Scheer . Monroe. First Due Weather is back with its snow and winter weather forecasts The first major storm of the year dumped at least a foot of snow last week, a joyful occasion for thousands of kids who got... Local News 20 Dec 2020 | 05:53
Monroe. Sonny and Cher, back together again Sharon Scheer shared this photo she took earlier this week. She wrote: “Sonny and Cher, our resident swans, visit the Millponds... Local News 10 Nov 2020 | 03:32
Sharon Scheer shared her photo of this fellow at the Monroe Mill Ponds. As Henry David Thoreau, he of the book “Walden” and essay “Civil Disobedience,” one wrote: “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Monroe. ‘It’s not this fish they are after’ Sharon Scheer shared her photo of this fellow at the Monroe Mill Ponds. As Henry David Thoreau, he of the book “Walden” and... Local News 27 Sep 2020 | 06:30
Smith’s Mill dam in the heart of the Village of Monroe Historic District. (Photo source: Wikipedia.) Take this survey In an email dispatched to residents Wednesday afternoon, Village of Monroe Mayor Neil S. Dwyer asked for their help in determining... Local News 29 Jul 2020 | 03:19
The Millpond Parkway in Monroe was dark and quiet on Friday night, with the exception of a some walkers getting some early evening exercise and people picking up takeout orders at places like Planet Pizza. ( Photo by Nancy Kriz) Friday night lights Local News 22 Mar 2020 | 02:36
The Villageof Monroe has been advised by the Department of Environmental Conservation that an algae bloom currently exists in pockets of the Millponds ( Photo by Melissa R. Mendelson) DEC: Algae bloom exists in pockets of the Millponds Mayor Village Monroe Neil S. Dwyer issued the following statement earlier this week: The village has been advised by the Department... Local News 10 Sep 2019 | 04:02
