Connecticut Audit 500 Days Late!
An audit reveals the Connecticut State Comptroller’s Office filed a report to the General Assembly 500 days late. The report, covering 2020-2022, lacked key inventory software details. The office attributed the delay to pandemic challenges but agrees improvements are needed in future reporting.
Read MoreBear Activity Picking up in Connecticut
With bear activity picking up across Connecticut, state environmental officials are urging residents to take down birdfeeders and secure trash. DEEP and Audubon Connecticut say spring is when bears leave their dens and start searching for food. Everyone is reminded that feeding bears—intentionally or not—can lead to dangerous encounters. Simple steps like removing feeders can […]
Read MoreBethel Plans Create Controversy
A plan to shift apartments from a commercial building to a taller structure near a Bethel condo complex has split the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Developers of the Grand at Stony Hill want to scrap approved blueprints and add a fourth story to a yet-to-be-built building, placing it closer to Copper Square homeowners. Opponents […]
Read MoreConnecticut Puts Federal Funding In Jeopardy
Connecticut has rejected the Trump administration’s order for schools to certify compliance with DEI program elimination. Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker says the refusal aligns with other Democratic-led states. It also puts all federal funding for the state at risk.
Read MoreImpact FFC Announces Finalists
Impact Fairfield County has named six finalists for its 2025 grant awards. This year’s contenders—buildOn, Discovery Museum, EMERGE Connecticut, Person to Person, The Child and Family Guidance Center, and The Rowan Center—were selected from nearly 60 applicants. The group will award $284,000 in grants. Two winners will receive over $100,000 each, with the other four […]
Read MoreNewtown Car Theft Results in Greenwich Arrest
Greenwich police have arrested a juvenile after a stolen car from Newtown was abandoned on Interstate 95. The suspects ran after ditching the vehicle between exits 8 and 9 around 3 a.m. Tuesday. One was caught. The other may have escaped in a rideshare, possibly an Uber. The investigation is ongoing, and due to the […]
Read MoreDanbury Landfill Going Solar
Danbury is planning to transform a capped landfill into a solar farm. The 44-acre site could save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on electricity costs. The project will be open for bidding later this month, with construction expected to begin after summer.
Read MoreCheck The ‘Moose Stream’
A livestream of Sweden’s Great Moose Migration is drawing millions of viewers worldwide. Over 30 cameras capture moose crossing rivers and snow-covered forests in real time—no narration, no edits. Fans say it’s hypnotic and addictive. The show airs nonstop on www.SVTPlay.se through early May, with top viewing hours at dawn and dusk.
Read More2 Cases Pushed Back on the Court Schedule
The disposition hearing for Amber Davidson, a former Danbury teacher’s aide accused of writing fake bomb threats at Pembroke Elementary, has been pushed back to May 30. She was charged last October after her fingerprints were found on two of the four notes left in a school bathroom. The case against former Danbury school principal […]
Read More70 Year Old Danbury Woman Arrested Again
A Danbury woman is behind bars again after police say she continued dealing drugs from her apartment just days after a prior arrest. On Tuesday, detectives raided 70-year-old Vera Ribeiro-Menezes’ unit at 27 Foster Street for the second time this month. Investigators say they found cocaine inside and arrested her on two outstanding warrants. She’s […]
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