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
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 Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, Newtown, Conn. Wednesday, December 6, 2023.H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media NEWTOWN — The visitor’s first step onto the crushed gravel path introduces the soft crunch of presence into the quiet landscape. With the silence broken, the life-filled swirls of water can be heard circulating in the center. At this time … 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
