Chico Hamilton
In 2004, I got to write a story about the great jazz drummer Chico Hamilton when he played at Wooster School. He was a melodic drummer, who played with great subtlety. It was also nice to hear a real...
View ArticleTaking care on Candlewood Lake
As it does every year, the Candlewood lake Authority has removed it’s markers and buoys on the lake that establish speed limits and mark hazards. The authority asks anyone boating on the lake this...
View ArticleSchlumberger sale public hearing
Ridgefield will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Dec. 4 about the sale of five acres of the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center property. The hearing will be at Town Hall, 400 Main Street, at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleSouthbury man honored by alma mater
Quinnipiac University honored eight of its top graduates, including David B. Rusate of Southbury, at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon Nov. 16. The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented...
View ArticleDanbury student in Sound of Music on tv Dec. 5
Grace Rundhaug, a third grader at Wooster School in Danbury, makes her television debut in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live on Dec. 5 at 8 pm EST. Grace will star as Marta von Trapp, one of the seven von...
View ArticleDanbury holds parent redistricting meeting Dec. 5
Danbury school officials hold a meeting Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Broadview Middle School to discuss options for redistricting some streets in the city. That means between 200 and 300 students on certain...
View ArticleState police step up patrols for Thanskgiving weekend
State police will be using unmarked cars in addition to marked cruisers as part of a stepped-up patrol efforts over the Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally one of the busiest travel times of the year....
View ArticleAna Grace project Dec. 2 urges community connections
The inaugural initiative of the Ana Grace Project, “Love Wins: Promoting Love, Connection and Community for Every Child and Family” will take place Dec. 2. The daylong conference will be from 8 a.m. to...
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Wooster School student will be on TV’s ‘Sound of Music Live’
Wooster School third-grader Grace Rundhaug will be making her television debut in NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live” on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. In addition to the live on-air television performance,...
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Danbury stuff the truck toy drive
Members of the local firefighters union will be holding a stuff the fire truck toy drive this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Danbury Square Mall, which is located on Backus Avenue. Residents...
View ArticleMan assaulted with excavator in New Milford
NEW MILFORD – A Cornwall man who police said used a piece of heavy construction equipment to assault another person is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Bantam next month. Brian Johnson,...
View ArticleWho’s cooking for you
We’ll hear from some people who chose not to cook for themselves on Thanksgiving and why. Of course, I’m not cooking either.
View ArticleBe good! Santa’s on his way to the Danbury Railway Museum
That portly gent from the North Pole will once again pay a visit to the Danbury Railway Museum and you can take a ride in a vintage train through the historic railyard to visit him. The event will take...
View ArticleTake the time on turkey day to talk health
Officials with the state Department of Public Health are urging the state’s residents to have a different sort of conversation around the dinner table this Thanksgiving – your family health history....
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Earlybird Vibes tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
Tickets for the Gathering of the Vibes go on sale Friday. For information, visit the official Gathering of the Vibes website.
View ArticleDanbury teen reported missing
DANBURY — State police issued a silver alert Thursday for a 17-year-old city boy reported missing that afternoon. Felix Martinez was last seen on Hunter Road at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday. He was wearing...
View ArticleComet ISON ….Alive!!! Maybe….
Yesterday, I email my niece the tragic news that Comet ISON was a goner, vaporized by the sun as it got to close. This morning, however, there’s new, encouraging news. Maybe a chunk survived after all,...
View ArticleReady for Cider Monday?
You read that right – not cyber Monday, Cider Monday! I heard Byrd’s Books was celebrating in-person shopping Dec. 2, 2013 with cider and smiles at their store, 126 Greenwood Ave. in Bethel, and it...
View ArticleQuiet hurriucane season ends
It was the hurricane season that almost never happened. The season, which ends Saturday, Nov. 30, has been on the quietest on record. since 1950. Only one named storm, Andrea, struck the coastal US....
View ArticleEvening of Wine & Song planned in New Milford
The New Milford Historical Society & Museum will present its sixth annual Evening of Wine and Song at the museum, 6 Aspetuck Ave., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. The evening will feature...
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