Bethel Baseball Association Awarded Settlement In Embezzlement Case
More than $200,000 has been awarded to the Bethel Baseball Association as part of the settlement in an embezzlement case. The former Bethel Baseball Association’s President and Treasurer, Kurt Dyer, has been ordered to pay the huge amount to the league after losing a lawsuit in state Superior Court in Danbury. That suit was filed […]
Read Morefederal agriculture disaster declaration for all eight counties in Connecticut
Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all eight counties in Connecticut due to the significant damage to crops in farms across the state caused by sub-freezing temperatures and frost that occurred in the early morning hours of May 18TH. In his […]
Read MoreState Police Release Holiday Traffic Stats
Three people died in car crashes on state highways over Memorial Day weekend. Connecticut State Police released statistics that show they responded to 246 crashes statewide over the long holiday weekend, with two involving serious injuries and three reported fatalities. While those numbers are sobering, they are better than last year’s Memorial Day statistics, which […]
Read MoreOpen Space Preservation
A land purchase in Litchfield County is aimed at preserving open space. The 30 acres that are being purchased by Steep Rock Association will mean a new trail overlooking 65-foot-high rock cliffs. The nonprofit land trust has been awarded a state grant of $406,250 that will go toward the purchase of the land on the […]
Read MoreFeeling Lucky???
How lucky do you feel? Some new research by The Online Betting Guide has revealed the luckiest states in the US. Connecticut ranks 10th, with 1.65 jackpot winners per million people in the last 20 years. The state with the most luck turns out to be Delaware, with 4.85 jackpot winners per million people. Maine […]
Read MoreBar Proposal Meets Opposition Over Building Conditions
Some broken windows have caused a delay in the issuance of a liquor permit for a proposed bar at the historic Meeker’s Hardware store on White Street in Danbury. The owner of Billy Beans restaurant… which is next door to the former hardware building… wants to turn the first floor into a 92-seat bar. The […]
Read MoreHomeless Relocation Underway
Everyone who has been staying at a homeless shelter in Danbury, will have to leave by today. The 20 or so homeless individuals who have been living at the former Super 8 motel property will be moved today to a newly acquired city property with a 20-bed shelter elsewhere. According to a neighborhood group, since […]
Read MoreNew Fairfield Principal Highest Paid Employee
According to numbers provided by the school district in New Fairfield, the highest paid school employee there last year was the high school principal. Principal James D’Amico topped the list of 594 district employees, with his annual salary of $188,098 last calendar year. That figure marked a slight increase from the $186,400 that he made […]
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