Clik here to view.
Garden of Ideas in Ridgefield to host monthly cooking classes
Chef Susie Buckley will host cooking classes at the Garden of Ideas. (Handout) Two monthly cooking programs at Ridgefield’s Garden of Ideas will use seasonal crops harvested there beginning on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Candlewood Lake grass carp project raises concerns, questions
DANBURY — About 50 people attended a public meeting Wednesday night at Western Connecticut State University as the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection presented a plan to place...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ridgefield ranked 4th safest U.S. town
Ridgefield Memorial Day Parade, Monday, May 30, 2011. Photo: Michael Duffy Ridgefield is the safest town in Connecticut and the fourth safest in the country, according to a SafeWise report comparing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Milford students leave backpacks home after threat
Students at Schaghticoke Middle School in New Milford were asked to not bring backpacks to school today after a bomb threat was discovered Thursday afternoon. The threat was found at the school and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Executive director named for Danbury Police Activities League
A Danbury native has been named the new executive director for the Danbury Police Activities League, a nonprofit that works to prevent children from turning to violence, drugs or crime. Maura Keenan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cops: Man robbed while working out in Danbury
The Harmambee Youth Center. File photo: Carol Kaliff DANBURY — An Elm Street resident is facing a felony charge after police said he robbed a man who was working out Thursday evening at the Harambee...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giudice teaching at Danbury prison
Teresa Giudice Teresa Giudice is teaching exercise classes to fellow inmates at the Federal Correction Institution in Danbury, according to a report by People magazine. The “Real Housewives of New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sherman voters approve budget
Sherman voters approved the $14.4 million school and town budget for the upcoming fiscal year during Saturday’s referendum. The municipality’s $5.1 million portion of the budget passed 305 to 269. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Motorcyclist brought to Danbury Hospital
A motorcyclist was brought to Danbury Hospital with minor injuries Sunday afternoon, according to Connecticut State Police. The accident occurred between Route 67 and Squire Road in Roxbury around...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Interim director at Hunt Hill Farm Trust
Kate Vengrove is the new interim director for Hunt Hill Farm Trust at The Silo and Hunt Hill Farm NEW MILFORD — The Hunt Hill Farm Trust has named a new interim director Kate Vengrove, who will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sex Assault Survivors in Military to Meet with Esty in Danbury
DANBURY – Second term Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will meet with survivors of sexual assault in the military during at a Tuesday screening of a documentary called The Invisible War. The discussion and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sexual assault trial starts for Top Flight owner
David Paul Amory’s jury trial on sexual assault charges begins May 12 with jury selection in Superior Court in Litchfield UPDATE: MAY 4: 12:50 p.m. Amory is charged with two counts each of...
View ArticleDanbury man faces gun charge
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — A Danbury man was arrested early Saturday morning following a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in Southeast, N.Y. Troopers from the Brewster Barracks charged Kerzell Barnes, 30, with...
View ArticleNewtown sergeant, dispatcher arrested on federal charges
Newtown Police Sgt. Steven Santucci was among eight people arrested last week on federal steroid and prescription narcotic distribution charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut said in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire destroys Newtown home
Two propane tanks and a downed power line made it harder for firefighters to extinguish a fire that destroyed a Newtown home Monday morning. The fire started at 4 Aunt Park Lane around 4 a.m. and was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Civil rights film series continues Tuesday at Brookfield Library
The Brookfield Library will show “The Loving Story” Tuesday night. The second of a series of films and community discussions regarding civil rights will be held at the Brookfield Public Library, 182...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Danbury fifth-grader wins state contest
Donna Gagliardi, Art Teacher, left, Vatsal Bandaru, State Winner, and Julia Horne, Shelter Rock Elementary School principa are photographed together. Vatsal is a fifth grader at Shelter Rock who won...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Low voter turnout for New Milford budget
The polling site at Hill & Plain Elementary School Tuesday had the highest turnout by 8 a.m. with some 24 voters casting ballots NEW MILFORD — Voters were turning out at the polls in low numbers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good Will retail store construction on target
The new 15,000-square-foot Goodwill retail store on Route 7 has most of its structural frame in place NEW MILFORD — The framing for a new 15,000-square-foot Goodwill retail store is near completion at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kent brush fire burned 11 acres: Updated
A brush fire Saturday in Kent brought response from several fire departments and burned 11 acres UPDATE: MAY 5: 4:30 p.m. Kent Fire Marshal Stan MacMilan said it is unlikely the exact cause of the fire...
View Article