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Property purchase increases size of Norton Park Staff Report The Colchester board of selectmen and board of finance recently approved the purchase of the residential property at 129 Westchester Road, which will add 1.2 acres to the new Norton Park, increasing its size to 6.4 acres.   This purchase mirrored the first acquisition in 2015, when Nan Wasniewski sold the property at 139 Westchester Road to the town of Colchester for $1 with the stipulation the property be converted into a public pa...

Southbury has higher vaccination rates than nearby towns. Heres why Dan Nowak FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Pomperaug High gym used as COVID-19 vaccination clinic in SouthburySubmitted photo by Region 15 school districtShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Pomperaug High gym used as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in SouthburySubmitted photo by Region 15 school districtShow MoreShow Less 3of3 While vaccinations continue in full swing across Connecticut, Southbury stands out as the Danbury-area town with the highes...

Julia’s Wings Foundation Brings Awareness to Rare Disease in Memory of Local Resident Written by Julia’s Wings Foundation Prev Residents will be seeing lots of red bows, lights, shirts, decorations and more around the area starting March 1st and continuing until March 7th, as part of the Operation Wear Red Campaign organized by the Julia’s Wings Foundation to raise awareness of aplastic anemia, a rare bone marrow failure disease that affects just one in 250,000 people each ye...

Subscribe Please remember that offices are open to the public from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and by appointment from 1 to 3:30 p.m.  Snow cleanup regulations Subscribe By Town ordinance, Greenwich property owners are required to be responsible for keeping all sidewalks along their property clear of snow and ice. The Town of Greenwich prohibits plow contractors from pushing snow from driveways or parking lots onto Town streets. This practice is dangerous and impedes the Towns snow removal efforts. If th...

Vazzano takes leave from Trumbull police commission Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail John Vazzano was charged Wednesday with one count each of bribery of a witness, third-degree hindering prosecution and interfering with an officer.Contributed photo TRUMBULL — After learning on Friday that town officials were reviewing the details surrounding his arrest, restaurant owner and Police Commission member John Vazzano decided to take a leave of absence from his volunteer role with the town. Vazzano ...

Letter - Committee chair must be removed Feb. 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail To the editor; I was recently contacted by families of law enforcement regarding divisive Facebook postings made by the chairperson of the diversity task force about the thin blue line flag, a symbol of support for our police officers. This is an ongoing conversation in this town regarding individuals that don’t respect law enforcement, but more than that, continue to make their families feel unsafe. As if watching yo...

Trumbull school board seeks $4.7 million budget hike Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 School Superintendent Martin Semmel shows the Trumbull school board a graphic of the 2021-22 budget request broken down by category.Zoom screen captureShow MoreShow Less TRUMBULL — The financial review that showed dozens of financial irregularities in the Trumbull school system continues to dominate the Board of Education’s budget discussions, even as the board voted unanimously to submit a $113.7 mill...

I'm sure your familiar with the Disney Movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , well the studio that created that blockbuster and others is shutting down.

I'm sure your familiar with the Disney Movie Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , well the studio that created that blockbuster and others is shutting down.

Here is a look at the top salaries paid in Ridgefield FacebookTwitterEmail Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi discusses a plan of action to change how opioid addiction is treated during an News Times Editorial Board meeting on Wednesday, February, 3, 2016, at the News Times offices, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media The majority of Ridgefield’s revenue comes from taxpayers’ dollars and nearly half of the overall town budget is spent on employee salaries, a...