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Two leading Connecticut-based nonprofit organizations, United Way of Coastal Fairfield County and United Way of Western Connecticut, are merging under a new, single entity, United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut. It’s seen as a partnership that brings together the strengths and resources of both organizations to create a united force for positive change and enhanced community impact across Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties. The new organization will serve more than 25 perce...

In New Fairfield, a second referendum date will be set for voters to weigh in on what has become a very controversial $52.3 Million school budget and a $13.6 Million town budget. The date will now be picked at next Tuesday’s town meeting, which will take place at 7pm Tuesday, June 13th, in the senior center community room. The $52.3 million school budget and the $13.6 million town budget, would translate into a 6.25 percent tax increase in New Fairfield for 2023-24.

More details today in the case of a New Milford man who killed his own mother. Investigators now say 34 year old Eric Meagan drowned his mother during walk near Harrybrooke Park, He told police that he did it “to make the demons stop.” 56 year old Victoria Palmer died at a hospital after being pulled from the water along Still River Drive. Meagan was arraigned Tuesday on charges including murder. He remains in custody with bail set at $2 Million. The judge also issued a protective or...

It’s now official… the date has been announced for the big 4th of July fireworks in Danbury. According to Mayor Dean Esposito, this year’s fireworks display will be on Saturday, June 24th at Danbury Town Park. Gates will open at 6:30 and the fireworks show will start at approximately 9:15. The Danbury Volunteer Fireman’s Council is hosting this year’s event.

Connecticut State Police along with local police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious incident” that took place over the weekend in Southbury and left one person injured. Police responded just after 8am Saturday to 667 South Britain Road after getting reports that a person was injured. No details have been provided, but police say there is no threat to the public.

We have the official results today from the Brookfield Budget Referendum that was held on Tuesday. The School Budget passed… YES – 1,277 NO – 777. As for the advisory on the school budget, 790 people thought it was too high, 671 said it was adequate, and 572 felt it was too low. The Town Budget also passed with a total of 1,382 votes. There were 668 NO votes. The town budget advisory shows that 1,087 felt it was adequate, 702 said it was too high, and 228 said it was too low.

In Danbury, the zoning commission has approved a change that will now allow developers to build as many as 10 apartments near the entrance to Rogers Park. The re-zoning decision affects three residential lots near an entrance to the park, with city officials calling deeming it consistent with the way the downtown’s central business district should be developed over the next decade. The developers plans call for tearing down two current homes on the three lots and then building as many at 1...

A land purchase in Litchfield County is aimed at preserving open space. The 30 acres that are being purchased by Steep Rock Association will mean a new trail overlooking 65-foot-high rock cliffs. The nonprofit land trust has been awarded a state grant of $406,250 that will go toward the purchase of the land on the Washington and Warren town line. The grant is part of a total of $37 million in state funding aimed at preserving 1,025 acres of open space in 14 communities throughout Connecticut.

As we approach what is considered by many to be the first weekend of the summer season, now comes word that Blueberry Island on Candlewood Lake will remain closed indefinitely due to unsanitary conditions…. the same reason that led to its closure last year. By order of the New Fairfield Health Department, the popular island was closed last September after many complaints about human waste and litter that had been left behind there. Now, the owner of the lake and 11 of its islands… ...

As you get ready to hit the road for the holiday weekend, or if you are planning to travel anywhere on Connecticut’s busy interstate highways, take note of this… The exit signs on nearly a dozen major highways here in Connecticut are being renumbered. It comes as the state Department of Transportation replaces old signs to meet new Federal Highway Administration standards. The change will be gradual, but by the end of this decade, exit numbers will correspond with mile markers, and ...