Host families needed for Chinese students
AIEP Host Families, a local homestay organization based out of Connecticut, is seeking Host Families in Fairfield County to host Chinese students attending local, private day schools starting this...
View ArticleNewtown library preparing for reopening
The C.H. Booth Library on Main Street is a hallowed sanctuary for many in town, and its closing back in January following flooding caused by a damaged sprinkler pipe has left some eager to not only...
View ArticleBridgewater alcohol vote put on hold
Wet or dry? The vote to decide has been postponed in the town of Bridgewater. Voters in this small town were to go to the polls Feb. 25 to decide if their community should stay liquor-free or allow the...
View ArticleSearch underway for new EDS
A host of ”very qualified people” have applied for the Economic Development Supervisor position in New Milford, according to Darren Piper, chairman of the town’s Economic Development Commission....
View ArticleHealth care worker stole from New Fairfield senior, police say
Nicole Arjona, 35, of Waterbury, was charged Thursday with five theft charges after it was discovered Arjona was stealing from a 93-year old New Fairfield woman she was caring for. State Trooper...
View ArticleRidgefield selectmen meet on Schlumberger land
The Ridgefield Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting Friday, Feb. 21 at noon to discuss the possible sale of 10 acres of the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center property off Sunset Lane. The...
View ArticleNew details emerge of Nancy Lanza’s estate
A recent filing with the Bethel Probate Court indicated that Nancy Lanza’s estate was worth approximately $64,236 when her youngest son Adam Lanza gunned her down on Dec. 14, 2012 in the Yogananda...
View ArticleGet a flu shot
It’s the third week of February, andd influenza is widespread in Connecticut. It’s been a bad season, with a lot of H1N1influenza _ the swine flue affecting teenagers and young adults. In a report...
View ArticleReed Intermediate students initiate global kindness
About 100 former Reed Intermediate School students saw this week the power of their kindness - a new well drilled for the “New Life Academy” school in a small Liberian community where children often...
View ArticleBrookfield ed board members tease over future class
In a moment of much-needed levity this week, Brookfield school board members Harry Shaker and Susan Queenan, who do not always share a similar point-of-view, prompted giggles from the entire board over...
View ArticleCalling filmmakers from near and far
Are you a filmmaker? Do you know one? Then you might be interested to know that the VOB Film Festival is now accepting submissions – both short and feature-length films, from local and international...
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Bethel student wins county award for fire poster
Lauren Pruner, a 5th Grader at Johnson School in Bethel, was named one of Fairfield County’s Winners in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program. Her poster represented the theme...
View Article“12 Years a Slave” and discussion in Hartford
There will be a showing of the film “12 Years a Slave” Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. The film is based on an 1853 memoir by Solomon Northup and set in pre-Civil War...
View ArticleWooster senior hits 1,000 points
Danbury’s Wooster School girls’ basketball team played in the semifinal match of the HVAL tournament Thursday evening and made the most of it with a decisive 57-31 win over conference rival Darrow....
View ArticleGardeners and farmers, time to convene in Connecticut!
Longing for some green in the landscape? Looking forward to flowers? Now is the time to satisfy these yearnings, first by visiting the Connecticut Flower Show at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100...
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Dr. Ian K. Smith at Barnes & Noble to autograph books Saturday
New York Times #1 Bestselling author Ian K. Smith, M.D. will visit the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at 15 Backus Ave. in Danbury on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 11:30 a.m. The former Danbury area resident...
View ArticleRidgefield blight ordinance goes to town meeting
Ridgefield residents will get a chance to vote on the proposed anti-blight ordinance at a special town meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 7: 30 p.m. at Town Hall, 400 Main Street. The ordinance will...
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Accident backs up Main Street in Danbury
A two car accident at the intersection of Crosby and Main streets in Danbury is backing up traffic in the city’s downtown. Main Street going north is blocked at Crosby and one lane is open in the...
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Six Bethel High students on to all state music festival
Six students from Bethel High School recently earned All-State recognition from the Connecticut Music Educators Association. Caroline Renner, soprano; Matt Hannequin, trumpet; Kevin Hannequin,...
View ArticleA gift for research
The Western Connecticut Health Network’s Biomedical Research Center on West Street is at the end of a parking lot, away from everyday traffic. But the center is doing state-of-the-art medical...
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