Subhadra Pesantez does homework at a desk in the living-room. Gabriela Ramon’s daughters, Subhadra and Cristina Pesantez, have gone to AIS for elementary school and Westside Middle School Academy, both magnet schools. Ramon has helped others with the lottery process. Friday, February 28, 2020, in Danbury, Conn. H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media According to … Read more
BETHEL — Multiple fire companies were at the scene of a blaze at a commercial strip mall on Greenwood Avenue that was called in around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, town officials confirmed. First Selectman Dan Carter said no one was injured and an investigation will take place on how the fire started. Firefighters from Newtown, Danbury, and Brookfield … Read more
BROOKFIELD — Two Democrats took the Board of Education’s top seats at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting, after a close vote. By a vote of 4 to 3, newly elected board member Wendy Youngblood, a Democrat, beat board member Joy Greenstein, for the role of board chairperson. Greenstein, a Republican, was previously vice chairperson. Youngblood replaces Bob Belden, who … Read more
