Waterbury man charged with DUI
DANBURY — A 30-year-old Waterbury man was arrested for drunken driving Saturday afternoon on West Wooster Street, Danbury. Inmer Posadas, of Wood Lantern Road, Waterbury was arrested Saturday about...
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Home safety checks offered to seniors
The northern Fairfield County chapter of Home Instead Senior Care is offering free home safety checks for area seniors and their families. Nearly 20 million seniors over age 65 suffer injuries in the...
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Newtown library book sale starts Saturday
If you are looking for just the right summer book to read, or enjoy the possibility of finding a rare title or books signed by authors - one anonymous box of books this year has inscriptions to...
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Bike racks now grace New Milford
What’s better than riding a bicycle on a sun day? The wind in your hair, the warmth of the summer sun on your face. The New Milford River Trail Association has been promoting a bike trail in the town...
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Ridgefield Police: 15-month-old boy dead after being left in car
4 p.m. UPDATE: Ridgefield Police Capt. Jeff Kreitz released no information and refused to answer questions on the death of a 15-month-old boy left unattended in a car for hours Monday. Instead, Kreitz,...
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Boughton Street YMCA closing
By Rob Ryser Boughton Street YMCA closing in 2 weeks More than 800 Danbury residents will have to find a new place to exercise and swim on July 25 when the Boughton Street YMCA closes, the organization...
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Brookfield parks director commended for role in greenway
Brookfield First Selectman Bill Tinsley on Monday night hailed the “perserverance” of the town’s Director of Parks and Recreation Dennis DiPinto for his 15 years of diligence in assuring the completion...
View ArticleRidgefield Police Release Update on Child Death
Ridgefield Police issued a press release Tuesday night regarding the death of a 15-month-old boy who was left in a car for an extended period of time Monday night. “The death of the 15 month old was...
View ArticleDanbury man arrested after police chase
NEW MILFORD — A 30-year-old Danbury man was arrested Tuesday night in New Milford after fleeing from a motor vehicle stop on Danbury Road. Dean Trester, of Beaver Brook Road, Danbury was the passenger...
View ArticleRidgefield father left child in car while at work
The father of a 15-month-old child who died Monday left the toddler in his car while at work, Ridgefield police reported in a press release Wednesday. “It was determined that the father parked his...
View ArticleRidgefield officer cleared in fatal shooting investigation
The Ridgefield police officer who fatally shot a millionaire philanthropist in his Ridgebury Road home last May was justified, a report released Wednesday by the state Division of Criminal Justice...
View ArticleFather, son identified in Ridgefield 15-month-old’s death
RIDGEFIELD — The father of a boy who died Monday after being left unattended in a car all day normally dropped the toddler off at day care before grabbing coffee and heading to work. But on Monday...
View ArticleAccused arsonist goes berserk in courtroom
BRIDGEPORT – A Brookfield woman, accused of setting her mother’s Stratford home on fire, went berserk in the courtroom Wednesday threatening vengeance against one of the prosecutor’s witnesses and...
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Buses to run on Danbury Line next 3 Saturdays
Crews are working Wednesday, May 7, 2014, to repair the railroad crossings on the Danbury branch of the Metro-North line. All aboard the buses! Metro-North plans to substitute buses for trains on the...
View ArticleService for Ridgefield boy to be Sunday
A service for Benjamin Seitz has been planned for Sunday, Kane Funeral Home confirmed Friday. The service will take place at 3 p.m. at the Jesse Lee Memorial Church and will be a “celebration of life,”...
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VOB Film Festival tickets on sale now
The Brewster Train Station will be one of the venues for this year’s VOB Film Festival. Film lovers can plan now for the VOB Film Festival, which will be showing films at five locations in Brewster,...
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Concordia Society’s 2014 poker run planned
The Concordia Society presents fundraising proceeds from an earlier poker run to Ann’s Place. The Concordia Society will host its 6th Annual Charity Poker Run to benefit Ann’s Place cancer support...
View ArticleDanbury man faces child pornography charges
A 43-year-old Danbury man was arrested for suspected child pornography Friday afternoon, after a months-long investigation. The case against John Lefflbine started in December 2013 after pictures and...
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Robberies net prison for Danbury man
U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill BRIDGEPORT-A Danbury man involved in a drug trafficking ring that preyed on marijuana dealers was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in two robberies....
View ArticleChestnutland RD reopened after crash
UPDATE: Sunday 2 p.m.: Chestnutland Road has reopened. NEW MILFORD — Chestnutland Road (Route 109) is closed Sunday until a downed utility pole can be replaced. The road was closed Saturday night...
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