Bethel area parents learn to reduce teen drug use
DARE TO TALK ABOUT DRUGS A Community Forum Jan.8, 2013 Bethel High School Auditorium 300 Whittlesey Drive There is a growing crisis of drug and alcohol use among our teens nationwide. A report suggests...
View ArticleBethel Jr ROTC will pick up Christmas trees Jan. 11
The Bethel High School Navy JROTC holds its annual Christmas Tree Pick Up fundraiser Jan. 11. The students in the program will pick up your Christmas tree to recycle it. All trees will be mulched and...
View ArticleRidgefield P&Z favors new school
The Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission has voted unanimously to draft a resolution allowing the Society od St. Pius X to build a small school on its property on Tackora Trail. Town Planner Betty...
View ArticleGulf dolphins slicked by Deepwater oil now ailing
One of the questions that came after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was whether the spill _ the largest marine oil spill in history – would have any serious effect on...
View ArticleCrater Lennon? Crater Berlioz? Crater Caruso?
Mercury can be tricky to see from Earth for ordinary folks _ because it’s so close to the sun, it’s usually near the horizon after dark. But should you ever get glimpse, realize that you’re looking at...
View ArticleDanbury woman charged with DUI
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — A Danbury woman was charged with drunken driving as a result of an accident on Interstate 84 early Saturday, state police. Diana Nunez, 26, was found to have a blood alcohol content...
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“Les Miserables” on stage through Dec. 31
“Les Miserables” is on stage at the White Plains Performing Arts Center through Dec. 31. The show features a live 14-piece orchestra. Tickets are $50 for adults and $30 for kids in high school or...
View ArticleStamford man charged after Redding burglary try
REDDING — A Stamford man was arrested after he tried to break into a Fox Run Road residence early Monday, police said. Alan Bucknam, 27, was unable to gain entrance to the residence, but noise from the...
View ArticleDanbury library holds young readers group
Students in grades 4 – 6 are invited to the Danbury Junior Library Nutmeg Book Discussions. On Monday, Jan. 13, students will discuss “The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman” by Meg Wolitzer. The StoryCorner...
View ArticleTrooper injured in New Fairfield accident
NEW FAIRFIELD – Two people, one of them a Connecticut state trooper, were injured in a two- car accident that closed part of Route 37 Monday night. Police were still piecing together details of the...
View ArticleBrewster bank robbed
BREWSTER, N.Y. — State police are investigating a holdup at a Route 22 bank on Monday, the second bank robbery in Putnam County in less than a week. Police said the latest robbery occurred at the...
View ArticleNew Fairfield man, trooper, hurt in Route 37 crash
NEW FAIRFIELD — State police are continuing to investigate the collision on Route 37 Monday evening that sent a New Fairfield man and a Connecticut state trooper to the hospital. The trooper was...
View ArticleLots of CT residents sign up for health care
As of December 23rd , 62,153 Connecticut residents have enrolled in quality, affordable health care coverage through Access Health CT. They will have coverage beginning January 1, 2014. More than 6,700...
View ArticleBethel library offers business workshops
The Bethel Public Library has teamed up with the Bethel Chamber of Commerce to offer an ongoing series of free workshops to business owners and others interested in running a business. Co-sponsors are...
View ArticleDanbury Library is closed Dec. 26
Danbury Library will be closed Dec. 25 and 26. The library says that any items due on this date can be returned on Friday, December 27 with no overdue charge. Holiday hours are as follows: Dec. 24:...
View ArticleGov. Malloy announces new web page for mental health
Gov.Malloy today announced new state Web page that streamlines resources to help families with insurance coverage and reimbursement for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. The Insurance...
View ArticleCalling birds?
When we sing the 12 days of Christmas here in the United State, we sing about ‘four calling birds.” But in England, it’s” colly birds”. It’s the European blackbird, which is as black as the coal...
View ArticleHalley’s comet: bringer of plague
Halley’s comet is the most famous comet. Its a short period comet that comes every 75 to 76 years. Mark Twain was born and died in a Halley’s comet year. But researchers now think that a piece of the...
View ArticleSirius, a Christmas sparkler
Sirius, in the constellation Canis major, is the brightest star in the night sky. Right now, it’s below the constellation Orion, the hunter, at about 7 p.m. If you go out of Christmas evening and look...
View Article12 Cute Christmas Trees—Now Show Us Yours
These 12 Christmas trees from around the country range from gigantic to tiny, from plywood to bushy pine, decorated in all manner of styles. But we want to add pictures of your trees to this...
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