Chance of snow this weekend in Danbury
DANBURY — Temperatures are supposed to be a little more forgiving this weekend, but the National Weather Service says a slight chance of snow remains. Saturday’s high temperature of 45 degrees...
View ArticleGrant program available to assist Brookfield homeowners
Low and moderate-income homeowners in Brookfield who need to make repairs to their homes can apply for some $400,000 in Community Block Grant funds that have been awarded to the town as part of a...
View ArticleC.H. Booth Library in Newtown to welcome patrons Saturday
Newtown librarygoers take note: the historic Main Street Cyrenius H. Booth Library will reopen on Saturday. Since January, the library’s doors have been shuttered due to a burst sprinkler pipe that did...
View ArticleHearing set for Ridgefield cell tower
The Connecticut Siting Council will hold a hearing on the proposed cell town on Old Stagecoach Road in Ridgefield on Thursday, April 24. The hearing will allow both public officials, intervenors and...
View ArticleRidgefield budget hearing on March 26
The Ridgefield Board of Finance will hold its annual budget hearing on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. The hearing will give town residents a chance to comment on the...
View ArticleDaylight Savings Time begins Sunday
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.. Clocks spring forward by a hour. Here is my annual crabby speech. When TV newscasters chirp ‘We’re gaining an extra hour of daylight!”, they’re wrong....
View ArticleRoxbury house fire under control
Firefighters with the Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department battled a blaze that broke out earlier tonight inside a home on Painters Hill Road. Chief Kyle Szymanski said firefighters had the fire under...
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The Year of the Salamander
According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s the year of the horse. But according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, it’s the year of the salamander. Working with the Partners in...
View ArticleTeam 26 heads to Washington
Team 26 left on its 400 mile, four day bike ride to Washington, D.C. Saturday morning amid cheers of support and applause. The Second Annual Sandy Hook ride kicked off with U.S. Senator Richard...
View ArticleDead homeless man Guatemalan national
The identity of a homeless man found dead under a railroad overpass Feb. 27 in Danbury is now known to be Francisco Raimundo Perez, 42, from Camutan, Chiquimula, Guatemala. Perez was known as “Chico”...
View ArticleWinter weather returns to Danbury late this week
DANBURY — A sunny weekend and a warm start to the work week may just be a brief break before winter weather returns later this week. Though snow forecast for Monday morning has not made much of a...
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Adam Lanza’s father: ‘My son was evil’
Adam Lanza, in an undated photo circulated by police and provided by NBC News. Peter Lanza told an interviewer from The New Yorker about his son Adam, who killed 20 first-graders and six educators at...
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South Kent student wins piano competition
South Kent School’s Taek Gi Lee ‘15 of South Korea was the winner of the 10th Annual Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition in London, United Kingdom that concluded March 8. There were 100...
View ArticlePutnam County, N.Y., man charged in $2g burglary
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — Police in Putnam County, N.Y., arrested a 23-year-old Southeast, N.Y., man on charges that he stole upwards of $2,000 worth of tools from a storage building earlier this year....
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Join marathon reading of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin” 2014 Marathon Reading March 19 at Noon – March 20 at 10 AM Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Presenting Sponsor: The Hartford The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is pleased to present its...
View ArticleSecond area code in 860 region
By late August a second area code will be added for north western and eastern Connecticut’s 860 calling region. Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) announced the area code 959 will...
View ArticleEducators rally in Hartford Wednesday to support Common Core
A group of superintendents, school board leaders, principals, business and community leaders will gather at the Legislative Office Building, Room 2A at 10 a.m. March 12, in support of the Common Core...
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Pond to perform with Ithaca College Choir in Danbury Wednesday
Brett Pond of New Fairfield is senior at Ithaca College. Brett Pond of New Fairfield, a senior performance and music education major in the School of Music at Ithaca College, will return to the area as...
View ArticleZoners to discuss cell tower proposal
The Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss the plan to build a cell tower off Old Stagecoach Road when the commission meets Tuesday, March 11 at :730 p.m. at the Town Hall Annex on...
View ArticleRedding to plan response to natural disaters
The Town of Redding will host a public information meeting on Monday, March 17th at 6:30 P.M. in the Redding Town Hall to discuss the preparation of a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the town. The...
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