Forum on invasive species tonight in New Milford
There will be a Town Hall forum on increasing state spending to combat aquatic invasive species, such as Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels, at the New Milford Library in New Milford on Thursday,...
View ArticleWashington Town Garage
PDS Construction & Engineering, of Bloomfield, will be building a new town highway garage for the town of Washington. The garage burned in May 2012, leaving the town’s fleet of nine highway truck...
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Orion
There was a time in my life when I went out at night, faithfully for a year, with a flashlight in one hand and a book on naked-eye astronomy in the othe. I taught myself the constellations. That was...
View ArticleRidgefield selectmen have budget meeting
The Ridgefield Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting Friday. Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. at Town Hall, 400 Main Street. The meeting will concern the selectmen’s work on the proposed 2014-15 town budget....
View ArticleThree-car crash on Route 37
UPDATE 1 P.M. One patient is being transported from the crash on Route 37. Police are diverting northbound traffic from Pembroke Road onto Padanaram Road at the fork south of Stacey Road. DANBURY —...
View ArticleBrookfield state of the town address tonight
Republican First Selectman Bill Tinsley will deliver his first State of the Town address tonight in the Municipal Center building at 7:15 p.m. All members of the community are invited to attend....
View ArticleSilo in New Milford treats Downton Abbey fans to champagne tea
Downtown Abbey fans will have a chance to enjoy the history and splendery of their favorite PBS Masterpiece Theater show on March 8, beginning at 4 p.m., with a champagne afternoon tea. The event...
View ArticleNewtown school board to finalize budget proposal
The Newtown Board of Education will have its final budget workshop on the proposed 2014-15 funding package tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Center. Interim Schools Superintendent John Reed...
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Ridgefield Playhouse to show Olympic luge runs
The Ridgefield Playhouse will show town native Tucker West as he competes in the Sochi Winter Olympics by showing the Olympic luge suns on the playhouse’s big screen TV on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9...
View ArticleScreening of “The Lifeguard” postponed in Ridgefield
RIDGEFIELD — The Ridgefield Playhouse’s presentation of the film “The Lifeguard,” originally scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed because of the expected snowstorm. A new screening date has not yet...
View ArticleNew disability caucus formed in state
A bipartisan coalition of state legislators announces today the formation of an Intellectual & Developmental Disability Caucus – the first such state-level caucus in the nation today. The I/DD...
View ArticleCrash on Interstate 84 in Southbury cleared
UPDATE – 12:30 P.M. State police have cleared the scene of the crash. No one was hospitalized. SOUTHBURY — Police and medical responders are at the scene of a crash between a tractor trailer and a car...
View ArticleDanbury wants grant applications for social service agencies
The City of Danbury and United Way of Western Connecticut want social service agencies that serve residents of Danbury to apply for funding through the City of Danbury social service grant program....
View ArticleBrookfield Charter Commission kick off Monday
Brookfield’s newly appointed, seven-member Charter Revision Commission will have an organizational kickoff on Monday at 7 p.m. in Town Hall, Room 209. Town Clerk Joan Locke will swear in the...
View ArticleBrookfield Library begins Oscar-movie series on Sunday
For movie lovers who may have missed some of the Academy-Award nominated films for this year, the Brookfield Library is offering a chance to come and view these films so you can make your own Oscar...
View ArticleNewtown school board holds steady on budget
Newtown school officials Thursday night voted unanimously to hold steady on its proposed 2014-15 budget, seeking no increase from the current budget of just over $71 million. But what school and town...
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Fred Hersh in Newtown
The great jazz pianist Fred Hersh will give a solo performance at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown on Sunday. Feb. 9. The doors open at 6;30 p.m. at the concert starts at 7 p.m. Hersh is a wonderful...
View ArticleBethel superintendent to go to Wilton
Bethel Superintendent Kevin Smith has been appointed the superintendent of the Wilton Public Schools. The district has about 4,200 students, compared to Bethel’s 3,000 students. Smith has been...
View ArticleRidgefield Supply hearing Tuesday
Representatives for Ridgefield Supply, the lumber and buildings materials company on Prospect Street, will discuss their plans for revamping the buildings on their 4.5 acre lot at a Ridgefield...
View ArticleRidgefield selectmen discuss sale of Schlumberger land
The Ridgefield Board of Selectman will meet in executive session on Monday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. to discuss the possible sale of 10 acres of land that is part of the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center....
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