Finding the past from the air
Walk in any woods in Connecticut, and you’ll find stone walls. If you’re lucky, you may stumble on what’s left of spring houses, or cellar holes with field stone foundations. Archeologist are now using...
View ArticlePolar Vortex: the Sequel
We’ve been getting of January thaw early. But according to AccuWeather, the forecasting company out of State College Pa, the hard cold is about to return. “The pattern has the potential to produce days...
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Those V-shaped flocks above us
Anyone who has seen a V-shaped flock of Canada geese overhead on a fall day generally stops whatever they’re doing to look up in wonder. But what a V? European ornithologists studying flight films of...
View ArticleDanbury police find lost teen
Danbury police reported Thursday they’d found the lost 15-year old they were searching for.
View ArticleState ed funding lawsuit trial set for September
Hartford Superior Court Judge Kevin Dubay has set September 9, 2014 as the trial date for the CCJEF v. Rell school finance lawsuit. The date was announced in his written ruling following yesterday’s...
View ArticleAudit talk in Brookfield intensifies
For many, town and school audits are yawners. Unless you live in Brookfield. The soon-to-be-officially final release of the town and school audit for 2013-14, including a look back at school spending...
View ArticleNewtown officially selects new superintendent
The secret is out, but the official appointment has yet to be made. Newtown Board of Education is expected tonight at 7:30 p.m. to officially announce the hiring of Southington Schools Superintendent...
View ArticleBrookfield Board of Ethics job done, for now
Since the November election, the three-person Board of Ethics has been busy. From then till now, the Board of Ethics has handled issues surrounding three town officials: the former First Selectman Bill...
View ArticleNew sidewalk project in Newtown a generous offer
Dr. Thomas Draper of Newtown is retired, but he is still a town health advisor and very much consumed with doing what’s right for the town. In his generosity, Draper is making a major financial...
View ArticleAlternatives offered to Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library patrons
With the C.H. Booth Library in Newtown closed for repairs after suffering water damage within the last few weeks, the community is coming forward to offer library patrons alternatives until the Booth...
View ArticleNewtown VFW sponsoring Valentines for Troops
Newtown VFW, Freedom Defenders Way (formerly 18 Tinkerfield Road) in Newtown is sponsoring Valentines for Troops outreach this year. Begun in January 2006, Valentines for Troops sends cards, letters,...
View ArticleDems endose Dunphy for planning seat
The Ridgefield Democratic Town Committee has nominated Tim Dunphy to take the open seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission will interview prospective members when it meets Tuesday,...
View ArticleFilm explores gun violence as seen through kids’ eyes
The documentary “Shell Shocked” will be shown at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Monday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Presented by The Newtown Action Alliance, the screening will be followed by...
View ArticlePolice asking for help in locating Danbury runaways
State and local police have issued two silver alerts for two teenage girls who were classified as “endangered runaways,” by authorities. Both Cassandra Palmer, 17, and Caitlyn Shaffer, 16, both of...
View ArticleDanbury ed board plans busy week
The Danbury Board of Education will have a busy week next week. The finance subcommittee will meet Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the budget plan for 2014-15. On Wednesday,Jan. 22., it...
View ArticleKing Day celebration
This year, for the first time, Ridgefield will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration at the Ridgefield Playhouse, instead of Town Hall. There will be more singing and music in a much...
View ArticleGet your tickets to see “Cats” in New Milford
As it is every year I can recall as a resident for more than two decades, the All-School Musical of “Cats” scheduled for the last two weekends in March is sure to be a no-miss spectacular. For my final...
View ArticleCocaine sales arrest
A 32-year-old city man is facing possession of narcotics charges stemming from a raid Jan. 15 on his Rose Hill Avenue apartment by detectives from Danbury Police Special Investigations Division and...
View ArticleSnow intensity sends cars spinning
Greater Danbury area police departments and Troops L and A of the State Police reported numberous spinouts and minor accidents Saturday morning into early afternoon when snow and sleet hit with greater...
View ArticleDanbury man charged with DUI after I-684 chase
A Danbury man faces drunken driving and other charges as the result of a pursuit on Interstate 684 late Wednesday that began in Bedford, N.Y and ended after he crashed into a state police cruiser in...
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