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On Thursday, a state Superior Court judge ordered Danbury Town Clerk Janice Giegler to remove the names of Independent Party of Danbury candidates from the line on the November 7 ballot where a conflicting endorsement has occurred. Immediately after that ruling yesterday, attorneys representing Giegler… who was one of the defendants in the complaint that was filed by Democratic mayoral candidate Roberto Alves… filed a motion requesting the Supreme Court review the ruling.

A Danbury mechanic has plans to sell his home-based business to a fuel company, and if the sale goes through, it will mean a new petroleum and natural gas storage and distribution yard near the Bethel border… at 82 Payne Road in Danbury. 73 year old Guy Montanari, who repaired heavy trucks at that location, has retired. Now, he wants to sell his home and garage that sits on 1.5 acres to a Ridgefield fuel company. Montanari’s home and garage are already in an industrial zone… ...

Enhance your online and in-person networking skills at a workshop, “Growing YOUR NETWORK with SOCIAL MEDIA and Face-to-Face Connections.” It will be held (tomorrow/Thursday) from 5:30 to 7PM at the New Fairfield Public Library. Social Media and Communication Specialists will share tips to help you build strong professional relationships. It’s free and open to the public. For more info visit https://www.newfairfieldlibrary.org.

Voters in Sherman soundly rejected a plan… to the tune of $47 million… to renovate the Sherman School. Now, there are precious few options left to save the old and outdated building. The vote was 914 to 509 against repairing the old school. Now, the choices left include building a new school, eliminating the entire middle school program, or closing Sherman’s only public school… which would leave Sherman the only town in Connecticut without a school.

Today is Columbus Day. It is also Indigenous Peoples Day as per a declaration in 2021 by President Joe Biden. Most banks and all post offices are closed today. Most public and private schools are closed. The Connecticut DMV is always closed on Monday, so Columbus Day is no exception. No government run agencies and offices will be open, but most major chain stores and grocery stores will be open. Some local businesses may be closed.

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has announced the Opening Days of turkey and small game hunting seasons. The firearms turkey season opens this Saturday, October 7, and continues through October 31st. The Pheasant and Small Game hunting seasons open at a ½-hour before sunrise on Saturday, October 21st. Firearms deer hunting season begins Wednesday, November 15th. All the details are online at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting.

It now appears that a cyberattack compromised Social Security numbers, financial information, and Eastern Connecticut Health Network patients’ medical records. The attack occurred last August according to an attorney representing Prospect Medical Holdings — ECHN’s parent company. Prospect mailed notification letters to people whose information may have been compromised. It affects more than 24,000 Connecticut residents

In an effort to help New Milford students who can’t afford school lunch, a fundraiser is being held. The free lunch program for students ended June 30. While breakfast remains free for all students, and students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch will continue to receive lunch at no cost, some are now suggesting the creation of a so-called “lunch fund” to help out students who still struggle to afford lunch. 34 percent of students in the district are reportedly eligible ...

The nights have quickly turned from hot and humid to chilly here in Connecticut with the arrival of fall, and now many folks are starting to think about turning on the heat. Many are also trying to delay it as long as possible, because the cost to heat your home this coming winter could hit historic levels. For renters, the choice is often left up to the landlord. Under Connecticut law, if the temperature drops below 65 degrees, they need to turn on the heat or they could face charges.

The Connecticut State Bond Commission will vote at its upcoming meeting to approve an allocation of $25 million that will be used to purchase new ballot-counting tabulators for use in elections and primaries statewide. The equipment will replace Connecticut’s existing voting machines, which are used at every polling place in the state to tabulate the choices that voters make on their paper ballots. Governor Lamont says it is necessary because the existing machines, which were first put int...