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Hundreds attend Earth Day event
Jake Monaghan, a senior at New Fairfield High School looks for birds at Wednesday’s Earth Day Celebration. Earth Day celebrations in New Fairfield are nothing new, but Wednesday’s event was the first...
View ArticleChild hit by car in Danbury parking lot
UPDATE: WEDNESDAY 4:03 P.M. Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta said the accident where a girl was hit by a car in Danbury this afternoon happened in a parking lot on Scuppo Road. The child appeared to...
View ArticleWoman accused of driving drunk at Newtown school
NEWTOWN — A Sandy Hook woman is facing a misdemeanor charge for driving drunk at the Newtown High School parking lot Wednesday afternoon, police said. After receiving reports of “an erratic” driver in...
View ArticleNewtown traffic stop leads to drug charges
NEWTOWN — A driver stopped for failing to keep right on a roadway turned out to be wanted by Connecticut State Police and he was also found with drugs in his car, according to a police report. Mathew...
View ArticleHomeless woman in New Milford arrested
NEW MILFORD — A 30-year-old homeless woman is facing violation of parole charges. Kathleen Behling, of New Milford, turned herself in to New Milford Police on Wednesday on an outstanding warrant for...
View ArticleNew Milford man charged evading responsibility
NEW MILFORD — A 39-year-old local man has been charged with evading responsibility.. Walter Acevedo, of Chapin Road, New Milford was arrested April 20 on a warrant issued after investigation into an...
View ArticleDanbury Kids Expo to be held Sunday
The Danbury Kids Expo will host its fifth annual fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Danbury Sports Dome at 25 Shelter Rock Lane. The event will feature...
View ArticleSmash-and-grab theft reported in Newtown
NEWTOWN – Police said a handbag was stolen from a car parked on Laurel Road after a thief smashed the passenger side window with a rock. The theft took place sometime between 9 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m....
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Sandy Hook Promise Has No Problem With Families Who Distanced Themselves Over...
Nicole Hockley, communications director, Sandy Hook Promise NEWTOWN: There’s no hard feelings at the gun safety group Sandy Hook Promise about 11 Sandy Hook families who distanced themselves from the...
View ArticleDanbury man charged with statutory rape
A Danbury man is being held on $250,000 bond in connection with a reported statutory rape in Woodbury, according to a news release. Wilson Ricardo “Ricky” Juela Bueno, 24, of Crofut Place, was charged...
View ArticleBethel schedules BOE budget recount
BETHEL — Town officials will meet Tuesday morning to recount the votes on the education budget, which appeared to have failed by three votes at this week’s referendum. Town Clerk Lisa Bergh said the...
View ArticleIllegal burning reported in Danbury
DANBURY — The Danbury Fire Department extinguished a fire caused by illegal burning on Indian Head Road Thursday afternoon, Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta said. Firefighters working at the location...
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Cops: Shoplifter caught with heroin, needles
Lord & Taylor at the Danbury Fair in Danbury. File photo: Tyler Sizemore DANBURY – A New York woman is facing drug and shoplifting charges after she was caught on camera stealing jewelry from a...
View ArticleDriver in Newtown crash charged with DUI
NEWTOWN — A driver involved in a two-car accident last weekend is facing marijuana and DUI charges, police said. Brittney Stout, 25, of Greenknoll Drive, Brookfield, crashed into a car in Newtown...
View ArticleTwo hurt in serious Ridgefield fire
RIDGEFIELD — An elderly woman and her son are recovering from burns this morning after they were rescued from a “severe” fire Thursday evening, Ridgefield Fire Marshal David Lathrop said. The rapidly...
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Improper payments made by Brookfield school officials for day care services
Art Colley was the Brookfield school district’s finance manager. (John Pirro) BROOKFIELD — The former assistant of school district finance director Art Colley used a district credit card to pay for day...
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Steve Dunn announces candidacy for Brookfield First Selectman
Steve Dunn (Handout) BROOKFIELD — Steve Dunn is upset with the Republican majorities in the Boards of Selectmen and Finance in town, and has decided he wants to do something to combat it, announcing...
View ArticleRidgefield assistant superintendent leaving for Suffield
Assistant Superintendent of Special Services Karen Berasi is leaving the Ridgefield Schools to become the superintendent in Suffield. Berasi worked in the district for seven years, first as Director of...
View ArticleMan charged with DUI in Newtown
NEWTOWN — A 64-year-old patron at a Main Street restaurant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs Sunday, Newtown police said. Officers received reports of a possible...
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze in Roxbury
UPDATE: SATURDAY 10:31 A.M. The structure fire that hit a two-story ranch on Squire Road this morning is out, Roxbury Fire Marshal Janet Morgan said. One young man was taken to Danbury Hospital for...
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