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Ridgefield’s Community Emergency Response Team will offer a four-part course for future CERTs on September 12, 14, 19, and 21 from 7 to 9pm. Classes will be held on a first come basis and will be capped at twenty-five. CERT is a volunteer organization that serves the town in times of disaster, community emergencies and town-wide events such as the annual Main Street holiday lighting, the Fourth of July fireworks and the Ridgefield Triathlon. The program includes 20 hours of training. If yo...

A proposal for development of so-called ‘affordable housing units’ in Ridgefield that would be known as Pond’s Edge will either be allowed or shot down at a meeting set for later today. By all indications so far, chances are it is not going to get the green light, as the Ridgefield Inland Wetlands Board reportedly has already prepared a “draft resolution of denial” due to concerns about the area’s location which is about 100 feet from some nearby wetlands. The...

Following major energy efficiency upgrades to 12 community buildings, the Town of New Milford is now saving about 1.25 million kilowatt-hours of power annually. Working with Eversource and their contractor, Energy Systems Group, the town achieved that goal in approximately one year. Multiple energy efficiency improvements were made at five schools, New Milford Town Hall, the Department of Public Safety, John Pettibone Community Center and the Paul Richmond Citizen Center. The energy company supp...

The newest anchor tenant at Danbury Fair mall is Round 1 Bowling and Amusements. But before things ramp up, security issues are coming forward that have resulted in Round 1 proposing more guards to keep crowds in check… especially on the weekends. Round 1 however, has not included in that plan, any word of hiring city police officers to help do the job. The city’s zoning commission will meet today to decide whether or not Round 1 Bowling and Amusements has satisfied safety concerns ...

The Candlewood Lake Stewards have stopped at least 5 new invasives from entering Candlewood Lake on visiting boats and trailers about to launch. They now ask everyone to make absolutely certain that when they move their boat from lake to lake that they CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY their entire boat and trailer before launching in a new lake… saying it’s possible that one careless boater can change the ecosystem of a lake forever! Make sure you are not transporting invasive species. Candlew...

A lawsuit that has been filed by a neighborhood group in Stamford neighborhood could have far reaching effects. The suit filed by the zoning board in that city could bring a total halt to all Connecticut cannabis businesses. The suit which challenges the law legalizing the possession and commercial sale of cannabis here in Connecticut, also says that it violates the federal Controlled Substances Act. It aims to invalidate Stamford’s new regulations and cease the operation of all cannabis b...

A local businessman who was recently appointed to the City Council has had so-called “illegal activity” removed from a 7-acre property that he hopes to develop into a self-storage facility near the Bethel border. Joe Putnam of Putnam Automotive Group and also the owner of the Amber Room Colonnade, complied with city orders to remove construction trucks from adjacent property he owns on Great Pasture Road.

Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker on Tuesday, announced the release of more than $4.5 million in funding for 48 school districts and summer camp programs across Connecticut that will be used to support the delivery of mental health services for students during the summer months over a three-year period. Grants range from $12,000 to $50,000 in each of the first two years, and are then reduced to 70% of that amount in year three. The recipients include the Danb...

On Monday, Mayor Dean Esposito announced several key staffing changes for the City of Danbury. John Kleinhans has been named the Assistant Director of Finance. Kleinhans was formerly the Communications and Government Affairs Advisor for the City of Danbury, and served as the Budget and Grants liaison. Lindsay Seti has been named the Government Affairs and Communications Advisor. Seti was previously the Executive Aide to Mayor Dean Esposito. Jonathan Barney has been named the Executive Aide to Ma...

The latest round of storms to hit our area over this past weekend, left a lot of people without power. On Sunday morning, Eversource reported that about 1,800 customers were affected, and United Illuminating said they had another 116 without power. Stamford in Fairfield County led the list of those still without power yesterday morning, with 157 customers remaining in the dark. As of last report, everyone who lost power has by now got their lights back on.