Boil Advisory Issued
- Ed Histed
- July 28, 2023
A boil water advisory has been issued for customes of the Heritage Village water system in Oxford and Southbury after bacteria was detected in the system. Connecticut Water Inc. said the bacteria was detected during a routine sample, and the boil water advisory affects approximately 5,200 customers in Southbury, Oxford and a portion of Middlebury. […]
Read MoreNew Life For Two Cemeteries
- Ed Histed
- July 28, 2023
Some people in Brookfield can finally bury their loved ones after some new volunteers have been put in charge of Central and Laurel Hill cemeteries thanks to a recent court ruling. That after the cemeteries have been closed to burials for about a year due to lack of supervision. A judge on Tuesday appointed a […]
Read MoreTeen Hospitalized After Near Drowning
- Ed Histed
- July 28, 2023
A water rescue near the Southbury town line on Thursday is credited with saving the life of a 17-year-old Bridgeport boy. The boy was hospitalized after a near drowning incident near the Silver Bridge on Glen Road yesterday afternoon just before 2. Police say they were called after the teen went into the water under […]
Read MoreSalmonella Alert!
- Ed Histed
- July 28, 2023
Ground beef that has been linked to a salmonella outbreak was sold here in Connecticut and also in nearby states. On Thursday, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention… along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture… said the outbreak had been traced to ground beef that was sold at ShopRite grocery stores in Connecticut, New […]
Read MoreDanbury Man Sentenced For Sex Assaults That Took Place in 2009
- Ed Histed
- July 28, 2023
A man from Danbury who pleaded guilty to the sexual assaults of two underage girls 14 years ago, is now headed to prison for the assaults’ that took place back in 2009. 55 year old Jose Antonio Leon-Lojano was sentenced on Wednesday in state Superior Court in Danbury to 10 years in prison followed by […]
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