Cold Classrooms Cause Delay
Some Danbury High School classrooms were pretty cold, all thanks to a broken pipe on Thursday. Workers were busy replacing parts in the school’s heating system, and that created a three hour delay in the opening time yesterday morning. Space heaters were placed in the coldest classrooms, but staff members and students both said even […]
Read MoreA Timely Reminder
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend, as we fall back an hour to standard time at 2am Sunday. Back in 2019, lawmakers in Washington passed bills to make daylight saving time permanent. In March this year, the idea was reintroduced in our nation’s capitol in both chambers of Congress but so far, […]
Read MoreFormer Danbury Councilman Still Embroiled In Dumping Conflict
The City of Danbury says a former city councilman has not fully complied with an order having to do with dumping. Halas Farm Market on Pembroke Road in Danbury is owned by Michael Halas, and city officials now say while there is no evidence that he is continuing to dump materials onto a city-owned property […]
Read More” Food Farmacy ” Up And Running
United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut officially has opened the ‘Food Farmacy of Greater Danbury.’ It has all come about with the support of a $1,050,000 grant. The Food Farmacy is a grocery-style food pantry co-located with the Connecticut Institute for Communities’ Community Center in downtown Danbury. Physicians and health care providers “prescribe” healthy […]
Read MoreBig Investment In Technology
Governor Ned Lamont on Thursday, announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has approved his administration’s plan to invest a $70.9 million grant the state received from the American Rescue Plan Capital Projects Fund to upgrade network and cybersecurity infrastructure in the Connecticut Education Network, connect up to 170 community anchor organizations to CEN, and […]
Read MoreNewtown Among Grant Recipients
Two Connecticut Towns have been awarded funds from the U. S. Department of Transportation under the Safe Streets for All program. Greenwich is getting $400,000 and Newtown is receiving $80,000. The money is earmarked to allow both communities to prepare Safety Action Plans recommending safety improvements for future implementation. The grants were part of a […]
Read MoreRidgefield Historical Society Awarded Grant
The Ridgefield Historical Society has been awarded in partnership with the Town of Ridgefield, a $20,000 Historic Preservation Enhancement Grant from the State of Connecticut’s Historic Preservation Council, to support the forensic analysis of the skeletal remains discovered on the Revolutionary War battlefield in Ridgefield. You can help the Historical Society raise the remaining amount […]
Read MoreRoad Rage Arrest
An investigation into a road rage attack back in June has led to the arrest of a New Milford man. 60 year old Glenn Tyler is accused of launching a projectile of some sort, that partially shattered the window on another car, leaving the driver of that car with minor injuries, according to state police. […]
Read MoreFemale Murder / Suicide Victim’s Name Released
The identity of the woman who was killed in that murder-suicide last week, has been revealed. Police now say 21 year old Mercy Ramirez… a young mother… was stabbed to death on High Ridge Road in Danbury. A celebration of life was held for the young mother on Thursday night. Danbury police say 28 year […]
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