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One popular local area has made the list of the top ‘Most Instagram-Worthy’ locales in the country. The number one spot in the nation, according to the study conducted by the New Jersey Real Estate Network, is Central Park in New York. Number one here in Connecticut is Candlewood Lake. Candlewood Lake is the largest […]

A proposal that would have restricted the use of gas powered leaf blowers in Ridgefield has been withdrawn. The withdrawal comes after a massive backlash from residents and landscapers, and it means a public hearing that had been set for December 13, and town meeting scheduled for January 3rd to address it, have been canceled.

A bed and breakfast that also has a spa and onsite restaurant on Putnam Park Road in Bethel, has been given a first approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve an application for zoning text and map amendments submitted by the owner of the 8-acre piece of property involved that sits near the […]

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble announced on Monday, that $128,000 is being spent to fund free swimming lessons to qualifying children ages 17 and under at the Danbury Community Center pool. The program is expected to serve 300 children each year in cooperation with the Boys and Girls Club […]

Once again, the zoning commission in Danbury has nixed plans by a developer to convert the former Crowne Plaza Hotel into 198 studio apartments. The first refusal came last summer. Last week, the developer, Dan Bertram, came back with a revised plan, but that plan too was shot down. Danbury’s Zoning Commission voted 5-to-3 to […]

On Thursday evening, Roberto Alves was sworn in as Danbury’s 1st Latino mayor and the first Democrat to lead Danbury City Hall in 22 years. Alves was sworn into office during a ceremony during a ceremony last evening at Rogers Park Middle School in Danbury. The new mayor promised “an open door and partnership.” Along […]

Newtown police say the human remains that were found in a wooded area on Edmond Road back on October 13th have yet to be identified, but they also say they now have some new information to go on thanks to a national database. The remains are those of a white woman between the ages of […]

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A Danbury man has been arrested after being accused of child molestation. 30 year old Fernandon Gustavo Dota-Dota is facing six felony charges in connection with a police investigation into the molestation of a child that investigators say took place between 2018 and 2019. A warrant was issued for Dota-Dota’s arrest after Danbury police were […]

An automobile crash in Easton involving a deer proved fatal to a Newtown woman. Police say 47 year old Erin Heneghan of Newtown is dead after a deer caused her to crash her car on Route 59 in Easton. Police say Henegan was driving a Honda Pilot when a pickup truck headed in the other […]