Woman choked in home invasion
New Milford Police have arrested a 28-year-old Danbury man who allegedly entered a residence in town through a window and assaulted a 55-year-old woman there. Police were called to West Street in the...
View ArticleCar v pole crash in New Milford
Susan Charles of New Milford was treated and released Monday at New Milford Hospital following a one car crash on Upper Reservoir Road in town, according to a hospital spokesman. Charles, of Upper...
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Why did the zebra gets it stripes?
Of all God’s creatures, zebras are among the most spectacularly unusual. Researchers have been wondered why they have their stripes? Now. they think they may have found an answer. It turns out that...
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April 1 weather Mother Nature’s prank or promise?
As I have done every morning through this intermidable winter, I grabbed a jacket off the back of my kitchen chair and headed off to work. Only yesterday, I was wearing snow boots to wade through icy...
View ArticleParents group in Brookfield rallies support for April 8 hearing
A group of concerned parents, town residents and educators intend to rally in front of Brookfield High School at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, prior to the Board of Finance public hearing at 7 p.m. on...
View ArticleWomen’s Center gala on Friday
The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury will have its 12th annual gala on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Amber Room Colonnade on Stacey Road in Danbury. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include a...
View ArticleNewtown school board suggests possible charter revisions
The Newtown Board of Education on Tuesday night voted to forward a list of six possible charter revisions to the Legislative Council that is considering appointing a new Charter Revision Commission to...
View ArticleSchool board in Brookfield tackles budget issue
The Brookfield Board of Education is expected to further debate the potential consequences of the Board of Finance proposal that reduces its request by more than $1 million at its meeting tonight at 7...
View ArticleNew Milford man pleads not guilty in DUI crash
NEW MILFORD — A 44-year-old New Milford man pleaded not guilty in state Superior Court in Bantam Wednesday to drunken driving and other charges stemming from a two-car accident that injured an...
View ArticleTo stop fracking wastes in CT
There will be three event – in Washington, Kent and New Milford – this week to raise awareness of the potential for water contaminated by chemicals from the hydraulic fracturing process involved in...
View ArticleRidgefield police charge three after drug bust
RIDGEFIELD — Police arrested three people and seized significant amounts of cocaine, heroin and prescription pills when they broke up a suspected drug transaction in a Danbury Road parking lot Tuesday...
View ArticleSoutheast, N.Y. women charged in jewelry theft
BREWSTER, N.Y. — Two Southeast woman are scheduled for April 14 court appearances after being charged with stealing jewelry from a home they were visiting in August. Kiana Marie Cable, 19, of Tonetta...
View ArticleRidgefield works to complete budget work
Town boards in Ridgefield are finishing their work on the proposed 2014-15 town budget of $131.5 million. First Selectman Rudy Marconi said Wednesday he expects the Board of Finance to complete its...
View ArticleSmall biz series offered at Danbury Library
The Danbury Library, SCORE, CityCenter Danbury, Savings Bank of Danbury, CityCenter Danbury, Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, Cultural Alliance of Western CT, Danbury Hackerspace, and the City of...
View ArticleGreen Energy lecture offered in Danbury
Western Connecticut State University will host a lecture by solar power specialist Dru Bacon about solar and wind energy conversion in Science Building Room 125 on the university’s Midtown campus in...
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New Fairfield cadets honor T. J. Lobraico
NEW FAIRFIELD - Four Civil Air Patrol cadets from Connecticut’s 801st Squadron, based at New Fairfield High School, recently had the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in...
View ArticleLocal crews assisting on Torrington tire factory fire
DANBURY — Crews from both Danbury, Bethel and Newtown are responding to Torrington to assist in efforts to douse a large fire at a tire factory. The fire at Toce Brothers Inc. at Taylor and Albert...
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Total lunar eclipse on April 15
It will mean being up in the middle of night with clear skies overhead. But on April 15, if you do get up, and the skies are clear, you can see a total lunar eclipse. It will be an easily-seen event....
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Newtown residents address White House gun forum
Mark and Jackie Barden, with their children Natalie and James, stand together as President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)...
View ArticleDanbury to open dispatch proposals today
Danbury officials are scheduled to open proposals at 2 p.m. this afternoon from private companies interested in operating the city’s emergency dispatch center. At least four companies so far have...
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