CT sets up e-book plan for libraries
– Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law today that authorizes the State Library to create and maintain a state platform for the distribution of electronic books (e-books) to public library patrons. The...
View ArticleTwo Western students earn elite study program
Western Connecticut State University graduates Patrick Finneran and Thomas Pickel will begin doctoral studies this fall in two of the nation’s top chemistry doctoral programs. Finneran and Pickel...
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Conviction affirmed in 1994 Putnam County murder
CARMEL, N.Y – The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division has on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Anthony DiPippo in the brutal 1994 rape and murder of 12 year old Josette Wright. DiPippo has...
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Peter Frampton will be in Danbury
Do you – YOU! – feel like I do? What I mean is: Are you psyched to know Peter Frampton will be playing at Ives Concert Park in Danbury on July 5? Have you gotten tickets yet? This should be a very...
View ArticleCT educators’group stand behind Common Core
A group of six organizations representing superintendents, school board leaders, principals, and business and community leaders today launched a campaign in support of high academic standards in...
View ArticleLeir Foundation gives grant to community center
The Leir Foundation has given the Ridgefield Community Center a $10,000 grant to support its programming in the coming year. The center’s director Di Masters, said the Leir Foundation — founded by...
View ArticleVehicle fire closes street in Danbury
Danbury firefighters are at the scene of a Chestnut Street vehicle fire which has closed the street temporarily. Reports from the scene indicated that propane tanks were seen in the area of the burning...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Torch Run Friday in Danbury
DANBURY – Motorists travelling on some streets can expect traffic delays beginning about 10 a.m. on Friday as the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Connecticut Special Olympics passes through the...
View ArticleIves Trail, and links to come
The Ives Trail is now complete. It runs through four towns and is 20 miles long longer than originally planned. Now, with trails trails being planned on either side of it, there could be a trail...
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Early morning house fire in Danbury
Firefighters extinguished a fire at a house at 10 Ellsworth Ave. this morning. The call for a working structure fire came in around 4:30 AM. They remained on the scene for more than two hours to make...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Torch Run Friday
NEW MILFORD — The New Milford Police Department will take part in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Friday. The run starts at 7:56 a.m. at Roger Sherman Town Hall on Main...
View ArticleRidgefield meets to accept scenic roads
There will be a Town Meeting in Ridgefield at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11 at Town Hall, to vote on adding nine roads to the town’s list of scenic roads. The nine roads are: Clearview Drive,...
View ArticleDriver pulled from vehicle after Bethel rollover
Firefighters in Bethel have removed the driver from a car that rolled over and crashed into a utility pole on Route 302 this afternoon. The crash at roughly 2:10 p.m. left the vehicle on its roof and...
View ArticleDanbury High hosts diabetes fund raiser June 7
On Saturday, June 7, more than a dozen WIFFLE©ball teams will compete on the ball fields at Danbury High School for competitive fun and to raise funds for SLAMDiabetes, a nonprofit organization...
View ArticleGlobal warming in Connecticut
On Friday, Gov. Dannel Malloy will have a press conference. He’ll speak about climate change and the state’s efforts to mitigate its effects. That’s what I hope to write about for my Earth Matters...
View ArticleConnecticut Trails weekend
In Connecticut, Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 are Trails weekend, with activities planned in nearly every town in the western and northwestern Connecticut area . Some, like the walk in Macedonia...
View ArticleMaplewood plans Ridgefield facility
Maplewood Senior Living, which owns facilities in Danbury, Bethel and Newtown has signed a letter of intent to build a 100-unit facility on nine acres Route 35 in Ridgefield.. The company, based in...
View ArticleAll-night Grad Party celebrations a lasting gift
The all-night Grad Party is a tradition at several of our local high schools, and I’d like to say congratulations to the genius behind the notion, and the parents and businesses who make these events...
View ArticleHousatonic Habitat celebrates townhouse completion
The Housatonic Habitat for Humanity will have a dedication ceremony at 24 Hospital Ave. on Saturday at 10:30 for five families who will be moving into their new townhouses in July. The local...
View ArticleCrash results in critical injuries
DANBURY — A Danbury man is in critical condition at Danbury Hospital following a one car crash early Saturday morning. Eddison Sanchez, was driving a 1995 Nissan Quest eastbound on Casper Street at...
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