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- Malloy offers sermon on fairness; pushes agenda
Wednesday - 02/07/2018 - 02:33 PMHARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday offered a sermon on fairness, using his final State of the State address to push back at President Donald Trump’s policies and boost his own agenda and legacy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ridgefield group hires marketing agency to help promote town
Saturday - 02/03/2018 - 06:27 PMRIDGEFIELD — A group of residents and business owners, who teamed up last summer to promote the town, have decided to hire SandorMax marketing agency.
Wayne Addessi, who started the group, said the Newtown-based company will help it develop a website.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Beetle Bailey’ cartoonist Mort Walker dies at 94
Saturday - 01/27/2018 - 04:03 PMSTAMFORD — “Beetle Bailey” creator Mort Walker, who chronicled the mishaps of the world’s laziest U.S. Army private since 1950 while maintaining an unrivaled run of work in the comics industry, died at his Stamford, Connecticut, home Saturday at 94.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Route 7 reopens in Kent after flooding
Friday - 01/26/2018 - 11:48 PMKENT - A nearly four-mile stretch of Route 7 has reopened after waters of the Housatonic River receded.
“CT DOT has confirmed that Route 7 has now reopened,” State Rep. Brian Ohler tweeted Friday morning.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Swastika found carved on tree in Redding
Sunday - 01/21/2018 - 08:30 AMREDDING — Authorities are investigating after a swastika was carved onto a tree at a local popular trail.
A community member found the swastika, photographed it and reported it to officials, First Selectman Julia Pemberton said in a post on the Redding Facebook page on Saturday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Judge sides with Bridgewater on Joshua Heights project
Saturday - 01/20/2018 - 12:00 AMBRIDGEWATER — A plan to build affordable housing on Main Street North — in the works for the last 20 years —hit another roadblock this month when a state judge declined to enforce his own 2003 ruling.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Danbury man punched pregnant driver
Saturday - 01/13/2018 - 09:56 PMBREWSTER — A Danbury man is in the custody of New York State Police after he struck a pregnant woman multiple times, police said. Police said that 35-year-old Allen Bredbenner, of Danbury, punched a pregnant woman with a closed fist in the face and in the stomach as she was driving Thursday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Metro-North collision shuts down Danbury Branch Line
Saturday - 01/13/2018 - 08:03 AMREDDING — The Metro-North Danbury Branch was partially shut down after an unoccupied car was struck by a train late Friday night, Metro-North officials said.
The accident occurred around 11:24 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Danbury man arrested at Bethel motel
Wednesday - 01/10/2018 - 09:39 AMBETHEL - A Danbury man was arrested at a motel after police responded to reports of a person in distress.
Police said they received several reports early Sunday morning about an argument in one of the rooms at the Best Western on Stony Hill Roadand that a male voice was heard threatening that he was going to kill someone.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Counterfeit money passed in Ridgefield
Monday - 01/08/2018 - 11:45 AMRIGEFIELD - Police are looking for a man who authorities say passed several counterfeit $100 bills at retail establishments over the weekend.
Police said there were five separate incidents recently of counterfeit bills being passed at businesses located on Main Street, Governor Street, Bailey Avenue and Catoonah Street.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Malloy budget eliminates Metro-North fare hikes; calls for electronic tolls
Monday - 02/05/2018 - 04:30 PMHARTFORD - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday proposed changes to the state budget that restores $4.3 billion in planned transportation projects, cancels proposed Metro-North fare hikes and service cuts and places electronic tolls on state highways.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Fairfield school board adds second public comment period
Saturday - 02/03/2018 - 06:27 PMNEW FAIRFIELD — Board of Education members voted Thursday to add a second opportunity for public comment to their meetings.
Board members discussed the idea at a previous meeting, where they said a second public comment portion might let residents ask questions about board decisions or discussions instead of waiting until the next meeting to do so.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- NWS: Beware black ice early Saturday morning
Saturday - 01/27/2018 - 07:54 AMIt may not look like it but early morning commutes on Saturday could prove to be sneakily icy, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
The NWS issued a special weather advisory to warn residents of potentially icy conditions in the early hours of Saturday morning.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man who assaulted Danbury police officer could seek insanity defense
Thursday - 01/25/2018 - 03:15 PMDANBURY - A young man who authorities say assaulted a police officer in July 2016 might seek an insanity defense, officials said in court this week.
Pierre Elhayek, 21, was taken into custody shortly after authorities said he “viciously” assaulted Police Officer Joe Pooler, who was parked in his patrol cruiser at Jimmie’s Market on Germantown Road around 11 p.m on July 30, 2016.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Car explosion sends two to the hospital
Saturday - 01/20/2018 - 01:33 PMDANBURY — Two people were sent to the emergency room to be treated for burns following a car explosion, according to the Danbury Fire Department.
Danbury firefighters responded to a rollover accident that resulted in a car explosion around 3:40 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kent roads remain closed due to ice dam
Monday - 01/15/2018 - 11:45 AMKENT - Route 7 remains closed Monday morning near Bulls Bridge after a major ice dam on the Housatonic River is causing flooding conditions in the area. Officials are planning to release more information about the situation at 10:30 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Flood watch canceled for southwestern Connecticut
Saturday - 01/13/2018 - 11:07 AMThe National Weather Service has canceled a flood watch for the southern part of the state as rain is expected to end this morning.
Moderate to heavy rainfall that was orgininally expected in the area is now forecast as periods of light rain, NWS reported around 7 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Danbury firefighters rescue injured man from construction site
Thursday - 01/11/2018 - 12:49 PMDANBURY - Firefighters with the assistance of a local tree company pulled a construction worker to safety Thursday after the man received a head injury while working inside the basement of the structure.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - General Assembly restores Medicare funding
Monday - 01/08/2018 - 02:26 PMHARTFORD - The General Assembly on Monday easily passed a temporary fix to restore full Medicare benefits for more than 90,000 elderly and disabled residents who rely on the money for office visits and other procedures.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ridgefield revises accessory apartment regulation
Saturday - 01/06/2018 - 04:33 PMRIDGEFIELD — The Planning and Zoning Commission made slight changes to its “accessory apartment” regulation this week, with the hope the revisions will allow more properties to take advantage of the option.
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- General Assembly Democrats promise highway toll vote, lay out agenda
Tuesday - 02/06/2018 - 04:57 PMHARTFORD — The General Assembly’s Democratic leaders on Tuesday vowed to bring electronic highway tolls to a vote while laying out a progressive agenda that includes increasing the minimum wage, mandating paid family leave and creating tuition free community colleges.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bethel man accused of New Milford home invasion pleads guilty
Saturday - 02/03/2018 - 02:15 AMNEW MILFORD — A Bethel man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s New Milford home last summer Friday pleaded guilty to a home invasion charge.
Mark Benoit was originally charged with home invasion, stalking, third-degree assault, burglary, and attempting to commit unlawful restrain after his June.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Officers called for suspicious activity find Danbury man with six outstanding arrest warrants
Saturday - 01/27/2018 - 01:18 PMDANBURY — Police checking on a suspicious car Friday night ended up taking a Danbury man into custody on a string of outstanding charges.
Officers were called to Boat Road around 10:20 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Police: Danbury man sexually assaulted woman he met online
Tuesday - 01/23/2018 - 11:54 AMDANBURY - A 31-year-old Danbury man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he met online.
Scott Garofalo was arrested on a warrant charging him with second-degree sexual assault.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crews contain fire at Kent restaurant
Saturday - 01/20/2018 - 04:18 PMKENT — Crews were able to contain a fire that broke out Saturday afternoon at a South Main Street restaurant.
Litchfield County dispatch said firefighters from several towns were sent to Wasabi Asian Cuisine restaurant around 1 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kent road remains closed as ice jam blocks Housatonic River
Sunday - 01/14/2018 - 02:09 PMKENT — Several families were evacuated and a section of Route 7 remained closed Sunday after an ice jam in the Houstatonic River caused flooding in the south end of town.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Fairfield library asks for feedback
Saturday - 01/13/2018 - 01:48 PMNEW FAIRFIELD — The library is distributing a survey to get feedback on its services and programs.
The survey can be found on the library’s page on the town website. It will gather information about both adult and children’s programs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brookfield police dog getting body armor
Thursday - 01/11/2018 - 10:03 AMBROOKFIELD - Argo, the Brookfield Police Department K9, will soon be getting something new to wear: body armor.
Argo’s bullet and stab protective vest is thanks to a charitable donation from the nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Stamford judge would be first openly gay state chief justice
Monday - 01/08/2018 - 02:26 PMHARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P., Malloy on Monday nominated a former Stamford corporation council to be Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Justice Andrew J. McDonald, a current Supreme Court Associate Justice and former state representative from Stamford, was placed on the court in 2013.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Candlewood Lake officials warn of dangerous ice
Saturday - 01/06/2018 - 11:09 AMCandlewood Lake officials are reminding residents to watch out for ice on the lake during the winter.
The Candlewood Lake Authority, FirstLight Power Resources and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection offered tips for staying safe when using the lake in the cold weather.
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