Danbury Makes The List
For the past 10 years, Livability editors have combined their unique data to create an annual list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. This year, Danbury made the list of cities with a population between 75,000 and 500,000, based on affordability, amenities, economy, education, environment, health, housing, safety, and transportation. […]
Read MoreHalf Million Dollar Grant Headed To Ridgefield
A $500,000 grant from Connecticut’s Good to Great Grant Program will help improve accessibility by adding a walkway at the Aldrich Art Museum in Ridgefield. The money will lead to what is being referred to as “significant renovation” of the museum’s exterior campus. Work is expected to get underway this fall. The new handicapped accessible […]
Read MoreNew Fairfield Betting That 3rd Time’s A Charm
In New Fairfield, the finance board has now approved new budgets for what will be a 3rd referendum. It comes following two failed budget referendums. Board members no say they believe that they have finally found some common ground that they hope voters may support. The board voted Wednesday to present a nearly $52.8 million […]
Read MoreFire In Newtown Claims Life Of Cat
A house fire in Newtown Thursday morning left the structure badly damaged, and it claimed the life of a cat. The fire broke out at a house on Berkshire Road early yesterday morning… around 3:30am. Everyone inside was able to get out safely. One firefighter had to be treated at the scene by paramedics. The […]
Read MoreShaker Will Run In Brookfield
In Brookfield, Republican Harry Shaker has announced his plans to seek a fourth two-year term on the Board of Selectmen in this November’s election. Shaker… a longtime Brookfield resident… made the announcement he says, after what he called careful thought and encouragement from family, friends and other local officials. Four other people have already announced […]
Read MoreMore smoke!
More smoke from those Canadian wildfires is expected to pour into Connecticut today, and that will worsen air quality. The smoke this week, once again drifted east and yesterday it was quite evident in Danbury. Today, it is expected to cause elevated pollution statewide as it continues to drift east according to the National Weather […]
Read MoreBaby Bond Program Begins On Saturday
Connecticut’s first-in-the-nation baby bonds program will see its first eligible participants born beginning this Saturday. When they are between the ages of 18 and 30, they will be able to claim funds to be used for specific, wealth-building purposes. Parents do not need to take any action on behalf of their newborns. Eligibility is automatic […]
Read MoreState Urges Safe Boating
Summer is here, and according to a new report, an estimated 100 million Americans… nearly one-third of the total population… go boating each year. Boating and fishing are the two largest conventional outdoor recreation activities in the U.S. Boating-related accidents as tracked by the U.S. Coast Guard though, are on the increase. Between 2018 and […]
Read MoreMore Catalytic Converter Thefts
Yet another catalytic converter theft has been reported in Southbury, and police there say they are also investigating an attempted but unsuccessful converter theft from the same location… The Southbury Plaza. The new incidents come just days after a string of catalytic converter thefts took place involving three vehicles within just 24 hours in Southbury. […]
Read MoreInvestigation Underway Into False Tickets By State Police
An investigation is being launched after the results of a new state audit found there is what they call a “high likelihood” that hundreds of Connecticut State Police troopers falsified tens of thousands of traffic ticket records over much of the past decade. The 78-page audit that was released Wednesday by researchers with a state-funded […]
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