New Milford man charged in hit and run accident
NEW MILFORD — A 29 year old local man is facing evading responsibility charges related to a two car crash Nov. 14 on Bridge Street at the intersection with Kent Road (Route 7). Jonathan C. Ferry, of...
View ArticleRoute 116 shut down in Ridgefield
Update 4:30 p.m.: A one-vehicle collision with a telephone pole on North Salem Road near Hessian Drive at 2 p.m. has been cleared, and police said there was only minor injuries. Traffic was initially...
View ArticleTwo-car crash in New Milford requires Gaylordsville detour
Police and firefighters in New Milford are responding to a two-car collision on Kent Road near Kennedy Court in Gaylordsville. Traffic has been detoured around Kent Road (Route 7) over Squash Hollow...
View ArticleNewtown I-84 closures
The Department of Transportation will be closing highway shoulders on I-84 in Newtown this week for bridge inspections. Starting Tuesday, Nov. 18, to Friday, Nov.21, crews will be working on the left...
View ArticleBrookfield man sets off police station sprinklers
A Brookfield man was charged with criminal mischief after setting of the sprinkler system in the Danbury Police Department Monday night. Ryan Berry, 21, was arrested early Monday night after a witness...
View ArticleNew Milford Youth Baseball searches for fields
NEW MILFORD — New Milford Youth Baseball Softball’s president Rob Beebe is putting his energy into finding alternative fields for next seasons ball games in the event that Garick Farms reclaims some of...
View ArticleBrookfield Ethics Board holds hearing on first selectman expenses
The consensus of the Brookfield Board of Ethics after an hour-and-half hearing related to Republican First Selectman Bill Tinsley’s mileage and expense reimbursement was that the reporting procedures...
View Article26 Days of Kindness to Honor Sandy Hook Victims
In 2013, the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at New Fairfield High School sponsored a Pay it Forward Sandy Hook Benefit Concert to assist families of the victims. Proceeds were donated to...
View ArticleBethel comes together to help those less fortunate
Volunteers and Bethel residents join Brotherhood In Action to help sort donated food for Thanksgiving action week, where large boxes of food are delivered to needy families in Bethel, Conn, for...
View ArticleEmergency crews respond to car crash in New Milford
Update: 12:14 p.m. New Milford police have confirmed there was only one minor injury and Danbury Road was only closed for a short period of time. Original 9:50 a.m. A two car accident is being reported...
View ArticleArum & Associates to oversee New Milford schools change
NEW MILFORD — A team from Arum & Associates, of Torrington, has been hired as the transition managers for New Milford schools. The two man team was hired Tuesday night by the Board of Education....
View ArticleDanbury girl advances on Master Chef Jr.
Adaiah Stevens, 12, of Danbury, Conn. is a contestant on the Fox TV show, Master Chef Junior.She is photographed in her home Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Danbury 12-year-old Adaiah Stevens survived...
View ArticleBrewster car accident sent 5 adults and 2 children to hospital
Update 4:55 p.m. A two car accident earlier Wednesday afternoon has sent seven people to the hospital, two of which were children, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened...
View ArticleBrookfield art worth $15,000 stolen
A outdoor sculpture worth $15,000 has been stolen from the Brookfield Craft Center on Whisconier Road. A picture of the stole sculpture, given by Howard Lasser. Brookfield police are investigating the...
View ArticleSavings Bank of Danbury donates Thanksgiving baskets
Staff of the Savings Bank of Danbury with Thanksgiving baskets DANBURY — Employees from the Savings Bank of Danbury coordinated and delivered 53 Thanksgiving fruit baskets to the Salvation Army-Danbury...
View ArticleSearch finds woman dead in Huntington State Park
Update: 5 p.m. State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials will not release name of the woman found dead in Huntington Park until Friday pending notification of next of kin. The...
View ArticleDanbury man charged with selling heroin
The Danbury Police Special Investigations Division executed search and seizure warrants on...
View ArticleNew Milford police respond to two-car collision outside Taco Bell
New Milford police, fire and ambulance are responding to a two-car collision in front of Taco Bell restaurant on Route 7, likely jamming up rush hour traffic. Scanner reports suggest that there is one...
View ArticleFridgid winds will continue into the weekend for Danbury
The next three days will continue to by cold and windy and even a bit rainy in Danbury. Friday will be sunny, with a high in the low 30′s, however, wind chill values will be between 15 and 25. There...
View ArticleBethel High School copes with “hurtful” tweets
One week after Bethel High School went into lockdown because of threatening posts on social media, the school is confronting a different type of cyberthreat — bullying. Bethel High School Principal...
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