Chris Capozziello, Newtown Public Works department, grabs a bucket of sand & salt mixture with a 930M Cat loader on Thursday afternoon. The area is expected to see snow this weekend. Thursday, January 4, 2024, Newtown, Conn.H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media A pile of sand and salt at the Newtown Public Works department on … Read more
Christopher Belair, right, with his father, Stephen, talks to the press at the conclusion of his trial in 2015 at state Superior Court in Danbury. After being fired for berating a motorist during a March 2013 traffic stop, Belair was rehired as a Danbury police officer and is now in line for a promotion to … Read more
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
The average high school teacher in Danbury spends roughly 182 minutes on instructional time, while a typical teacher in Stamford could be teaching in a classroom for 264 minutes daily by next year. Data show the amount of time teachers in high schools across the state spend providing instruction varies greatly, due to different schedule structures, … Read more
State Superior Court on White Street in Danbury, Conn., where the woman involved in the weekend shooting and hours-long standoff on Boggs Hill Road in Newtown appeared Tuesday. H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — The attorney representing a Newtown woman arrested following a shooting and hours-long standoff with police successfully had … Read more
Sheila Madden of Danbury sets up special holiday food items not normally offered at the Daily Bread Food Pantry in Danbury on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Carol Kaliff/For Hearst Connecticut Media Volunteers at The Daily Bread Food Pantry in Danbury organize items for distribution on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. They include special holiday food items … Read more
City Construction Services Division employees were on site repairing what officials described as “critical infrastructure” and the roadway’s surface. Concrete barriers and barrels diverted traffic around the blocked roadway, an area near Danbury’s City Hall. Concrete barriers and orange barrels were set up in the area, along with an electronic sign saying road closed. Traffic … Read more
Shah’s Halal Food will open in the former Boston Market, 61 Newtown Road, Danbury, Conn. Wednesday, October 11, 2023. H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media Cousins Mohammad and Rafi Mashriqi, who helped grow the Shah’s Halal Food brand in Connecticut, said they secured the property at 61 Newtown Road in Plumtrees Plaza two months ago. Mohammad Mashriqi … Read more
The Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse, Church Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The U.S. attorney’s office said Darnell Macon Sr. and Kharisma Brooks, a former Danbury couple, were sentenced to prison for firearms offenses. Ed Stannard / Hearst Connecticut Media In a release, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said Darnell Macon Sr., … 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
