WCSU earns accreditation for “institutional effectiveness”
Western Connecticut State University announces accreditation renewal rom the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the preeminent accreditation organization for educational institutions in...
View ArticleSee free movies at Danbury’s Candlewood Lake park
The Danbury Recreation Department will host four, free family-friendly movie nights at the town park on Candlewood Lake in July. The Summer Movie Night program was started five years ago by Michael...
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Newtown receives $7.1 million federal grant
Newtown Police officers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church during the first day of Sunday services following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook...
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Dragon Boat races on Candlewood Lake
The Candlewood Lake Authority (CLA) is enrolling teams for the 6th Annual Candlewood Lake Dragon Boat Race. The race will be held on Aug. 16 at Lynn Deming Park in New Milford. The race, one of the...
View ArticleBethel town meeting on budget June 18, 7:30 p.m.
Bethel holds a town meeting on its town operations budget at 7:30 p.m. June 18 at Bethel High School. The spending plan failed to pass voters twice and on Monday, the Board of Finance reduced it by...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for Ridgefield boards
Interested in promoting affordable housing? Preserving the look of the town center? Managing the trees in the center of town? Ridgefield needs volunteers on eight committees in town. They are:...
View ArticleBethel middle schoolers shower school with love
Tuesday morning, when staff and students entered Bethel Middle school, they found that every student locker, every classroom door, every office door, and other walls and nooks throughout the building...
View ArticleRegion 12 votes down $8.28M renovation
Washington — Once again the smallest towns in Region 12 have carried the vote. Tuesday’s referendum to fund $8.28 million in renovations and repairs to Shepaug Valley School was defeated by a total of...
View ArticleSupport rallies for Loaves & Fishes
NEW MILFORD — Support is rallying for Loaves & Fishes Hospitality House approval by the New Milford Zoning Commission. The commission authorized a resolution of disapproval at its June 10 meeting...
View ArticleWaiting game for Bethel marijuana dispensary’s zoning
Despite a lengthy meeting to resolve the issue Tuesday night, the zoning struggles continue for a medical marijuana dispensary headed to Garella Road in Bethel. After over three hours of testimony and...
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Smashed memorial bench in New Milford
NEW MILFORD — Greg and Debbie South’s hearts were broken for a second time when they saw the vandalism done to a granite bench honoring their son, Joe South, who died in a car crash. On Saturday...
View ArticleCommission delays demolition work
The Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission agreed Tuesday to delay any approval of plans for the Ridgefield Visiting Nurses Association to build its hew headquarters on Governor Street. At issues is...
View ArticleDanbury charge man with kidnapping, sexual assault
DANBURY — A man accused of holding several people at gunpoint and committing sexual assault in May was arraigned Wednesday in state Superior Court. Kerlyn Taveras, 31, was arrested earlier this month...
View ArticleCivil War program scheduled in New Fairfield
NEW FAIRFIELD – Demonstrations, exhibits and readings from Civil War letters and diaries will be featured when the New Fairfield Historical Society presents its first “Open School House” program of the...
View ArticleNew Fairfield teens injured in ATV crash
BREWSTER, N.Y. — Two New Fairfield teens were injured Wednesday when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding crashed on State Line Road. State police identified the two as Anthony DeNicolais and Kyle...
View ArticleDanbury man charged as downtown groper
DANBURY — A 29-year-old Danbury man who police said accosted several women while riding a scooter in the downtown area in March was arrested Wednesday on sexual assault and other charges. Jesse...
View ArticleTwo Danbury teachers part of national Dream Team of teachers
Two educators from Danbury were chosen to be part of a national “Dream Team” of 200 talented math and English educators. Danbury High School physics teacher Jameson Parker and Rachael Saunders, math...
View ArticleBethel’s farm market at town hall June 21
The 4th Annual Community Market holds its second week June 20th from 4-7 p.m. on the lawn of the Hurgin Municipal Center. This week – music will be provided by the talented Wry Bred – a local...
View ArticleParent volunteers chastised for discourtesy
Municipal Building Committee Chairman Paul Checco was dismayed with the behavior of some Huckleberry Hill Elementary parent volunteers who on Monday refused to obey parking rules at the Cadigan Park...
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Brookfield center traffic slows for tree trimming
The state Route 25 in Brookfield was the scene of some traffic back-ups and curious neighbors as construction crews did some tree trimming along the grassy easement, including the large trunk top of a...
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