Day: November 1, 2023

Local News

New Putnam Commissioner Of Planning, Development, & Public Transportation

Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Barbara Barosa as the new Commissioner of the Department of Planning, Development, and Public Transportation. Barosa has been a member of the Putnam County Planning, Development, and Public Transportation Department since 2013. Barosa steps into her new position, taking the reins from John Tully, […]

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Local News

Cell Tower Plans Get Another Look

Following complaints by Ridgefield residents living near a proposed 100 foot tall cell tower, an agreement was reached calling for exploration of other alternative sites… or perhaps not build the tower at all. There was a very heated two hour discussion Monday evening about it, after the town of Ridgefield previously agreed to rent the […]

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Local News

Danbury Launches Biodiesel Production

Danbury Mayor Dean Esposito has announced that the City of Danbury has successfully produced biodiesel from so-called ‘F.O.G.’ which consists of Fats, Oils & Grease. The whole thing dates back to 2019 as a project to address the difficulties of processing Fats, Oils & Grease that is collected from sewer collection systems and grease separators […]

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Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend

It’s that time again… remember 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 […]

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Connecticut News

Governor Lamont Announces Anti Semitic Protection Program

Governor Ned Lamont announced on Tuesday, that in an effort to protect Connecticut from a growing rise of dangerous anti semitic incidents that have impacted college campuses across the country in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, he is organizing a meeting of security officials representing public and private higher education institutions […]

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Local News

Identity Of Man Involved In Murder / Suicide Revealed

Danbury Police have released the identity of the man who they say killed a woman and then took his own life last Friday in an incident on High Ridge Road. Police say 28 year old Santos Infante-Manzanillo of Danbury, fatally stabbed his partner and then stabbed himself to death. Police still have not released the […]

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Local News

Special Meeting Planned For This Afternoon In Putnam Valley School District

The Putnam Valley Central School District Board of Education will convene a Special Business Meeting later today… at 4:45… in the District Office. According to a press released from the district, it is anticipated that the Board will immediately convene an Executive Session for one matter only… The employment history of one particular person. According […]

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