What a winter it has been for Newtown High’s sports teams
Newtown High School Athletic Director Gregg Simon looked like a proud father as he stood on the bench and watched his hockey team celebrate its first state championship following its 2-1 overtime...
View ArticleDanbury man charged after DUI crash
DANBURY – Police charged a 30-year-old Danbury man with drunken driving after he rear-ended another vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Garamella Boulevard late Saturday. Henry Guaman, of...
View ArticleBethel man charged with DUI
DANBURY - A 38-year-old Bethel man was charged with drunken driving after he rear-ended another car at the intersection of Federal Road and White Turkey Road Extension early Saturday. Dana Hynes, of...
View ArticleDanbury teen located
UPDATE- Police cancelled the silver alert at 4:34 p.m. and said Marquez has been located. DANBURY - Police have issued a silver alert for a Danbury teen who was reported missing on Sunday. Jose...
View ArticleRidgefield budget hearing Wednesday
The Ridgefield Board of Finance will hold its annual budget hearing Wednesday. March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. The hearing will allow the town to comment on the proposed budgets...
View ArticleNew Haven holds 1st film festival
The first New Haven International Film Festival opens with more than 100 films, 16 workshops, a Keynote and 2 huge parties in downtown New Haven on Friday and Saturday, March 28 & 29. Six premiere...
View Article“CATS” is must-see NMHS all-school musical
I never cease to be amazed at the talent of our area youth, but I have to admit I was particularly blown away on Sunday with New Milford High School’s performance of one of the longest running Broadway...
View ArticleEducators hold Common Core meeting March 25
The Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce holds its first meeting March 25, at the offices of the Department of Education, located at 25 Industrial Park Road in Middletown. Tuesday’s meeting...
View ArticleFairfield Hills authority considers new possibilities for campus
The Fairfield Hills Authority is charged with the duty of fulfilling the town’s master plan for the town’s 182-acre campus that is starting to attract a lot of interest for potential development....
View ArticleSandy Hook school design intended to inspire hope
The building of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School is a priority project for this community, and the architects hired to design the new home for at least five or generations of children to come,...
View ArticleBethel needs judges for Invention Convention
Bethel holds its 3rd Annual Invention Convention at Rockwell School April 8 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. They are looking for judges from our community who have an engineering, entrepreneurial, marketing, sales...
View ArticleDanbury’s Great Plain students clean up environment
Great Plain Elementary students are cleaning up the environment and earning money for their school by collecting drink pouches from the lunchroom or classroom. They can earn playgrounds, park benches...
View ArticleMalloy wants bill to help CT coeds graduate
Gov. Malloy has proposed House Bill 5050, An Act Concerning College Completions, which would establish the “Go Back to Get Ahead” program in the Board of Regents. It would improve college completion...
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Attorney to raise $56k by going bald
Can imagine this man bald! Local attorney Larry Riefberg is hoping to raise $56,000 for the regional hospice by getting a haircut. In honor of his 56th birthday this year, local attorney Lawrence...
View ArticleLife of the edge of the country
I live on a small road on the dege of the country – there are suburban homes on one end of my road, open farm fields on the other, and lots of woods surrounding it all. Sometimes, the world reminds me...
View ArticlePolice: Man jumped from moving car to escape assailants
Click to view slideshow. DANBURY — Two men mugged a man outside a city gas station late Monday then forced him into their car, which the victim jumped from while it was moving after his assailants...
View ArticleWinter fish kills
Because of the long, cold winter and the ice still covering ponds, there may be fish kills in smaller ponds. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said in a press release Tuesday...
View ArticleBrookfield land trust hosts wine tasting
The Brookfield Open Space Legacy will host a free wine tasting event for local residents on April 13 at DiGrazia Vineyards on Tower Road between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. This event is intended to offer...
View ArticleNewtown leaders opt to buy 37 acres of open space
On Tuesday morning, the Newtown Board of Selectmen finalized approvals to buy a 36.89 acre parcel on Chestnut Hill Road off Route 34 as open space, a T-shirt shaped piece of land that is continguous to...
View ArticleYouth Volunteer Corp of Western Connecticut celebrates anniversary
The Youth Volunteer Corps of Western Connecticut will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a “Spring of Service” program that will be launched the week of April 14. The youth service program,...
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