Danbury agency offers toddler screening
– Help Me Grow, a program of the new Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, will be launching the Help Me Grow Campaign this spring to increase awareness of the critical need for universal...
View ArticlePolice seek girl missing since January
DANBURY - Police on Tuesday issued a missing person alert for a 16-year-old Danbury girl who was last seen in January. Johana Soliz, is described as a white female. 5-feet, 5-inches tall, weighing 120...
View Article34 Danbury students on to CT Invention Convention
Thirty four Danbury students will compete in the state-wide 31st annual Connecticut Invention Convention hosted by the University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering. The students were selected...
View ArticleRidgefield selectmen meet again on land sale
The Ridefield Board of Selectmen will hold their second special meeting this week on the possible sale of 10 acres of Schlumberger property to the Toll Brothers construction company. The board will...
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2 new faces at NMPD
Officers Christopher Shaw & Matthew Deitz were sworn in to the New Milford Police Department on March 24. Officer Shaw grew up in New Milford and is a graduate of New Milford High School where he...
View ArticleRoute 7 reopened at New Milford fire
UPDATE 1:18 p.m. Route 7 has now re-opened as crews are no longer using the line from a hydrant across the street from the fire, according to scanner reports. UPDATE – 1:10 p.m. Crews remain on the...
View ArticleDead Man Walking film & death penalty talk in Ridgefield
Tonight at 7 p.m., the film “Dead Man Walking” will be shown at POP-UP Prospector Theater, 454 Main St. in Ridgefield. George Kain, a Ridgefield Police Commissioner and a professor of justice and law...
View ArticleRidgefield selectmen approve Toll Brothers plan
The Ridgefield Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Wednesday to sell 10 acres of land at the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center to Toll Brothers for $4 million. Toll Brothers, which builds luxury housing ,...
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A few of your favorite things – about the Danbury area
The California-based real estate site Movoto recently named the 10 best places to live in Connecticut, and Danbury and Bethel made the list. Students jump into Candlewood Lake on a hot day. They ranked...
View ArticleWestern nursing teachers part of award-winning book
Western Connecticut State University nursing faculty members Catherine Rice, Monica Sousa and Linda Warren contributed to a book recently honored as recipient of a 2013 Book of the Year Award from the...
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Doc Adams, reborn
Daniel Lucius “Doc” Adams was the creator of the position of shortstop in baseball. and one of the men who drew up the original rules of the game and the dimensions of the diamond. There are some who...
View ArticleBethel residents help with superintendent search
Eighteen residents took part in a forum Wednesday night at the Hurgin Municipal Center to contribute their thoughts on what they want to see in a new school superintendent. Former superintendents...
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Mexican wolf lecture Wednesday
Maggie Howell, Executive Director of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY, will speak Wednesday, March 26 at Western Connecticut State University about the fate of Mexican gray wolves....
View ArticleCEA teachers discuss Common Core task force
The Governor’s task force on the Common Core Standards met this week. The task force co-chairs, East Hartford Superintendent Nate Quesnel and Hartford teacher Erin Wilson, told the task force that...
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Planet Biden
Astronomers have found a new dwarf planet 7 billion miles away from the Earth. The planet is now named 2012 VP113 . Because of the VP part, it’s now known informally as Biden. It will get a new name...
View ArticleExtra NYC train Friday for UConn fans
MTA Metro-North Railroad will run a special, extra New Haven Line train on Friday, March 28, to accommodate UConn men’s basketball fans expected to travel to New York City for the NCAA tournament at...
View ArticleRidgefield finance board to meet on budget
The Ridgefield Board of Finance will meet three times next week to complete its deliberations on the proposed 2014-15 town budget The board will meet Tuesday, April 1. Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday,...
View ArticleTwo trapped after car crash in Danbury
UPDATE – 1:18 p.m. The second patient has been extricated from the vehicle, crews on scene reported to dispatch. UPDATE – 1:15 p.m. Crews on scene report to dispatch that one of two extrications has...
View ArticleAspetuck Ridge Road bridge to be replaced
The New Milford Public Works Department has announced a bridge on Aspetuck Ridge Road will soon undergo replacement. Bridge 05111 located on the northern end of the Aspetuck Ridge Road, just south of...
View ArticleBrookfield’s leader offers spring message
Community message from First Selectman Bill Tinsley Growing Season! Springtime is here! The snow cover is gone and temperatures are beginning to moderate. The season of new life and renewal is an...
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