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Danbury OKs 3rd dog park near Candlewood Lake, aiming to take pressure off city's westside dog park
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (385+ words) Danbury's third municipal dog park has been approved at Hatters Park." Hatters Park in Danbury will be home to the city's third dog park. A grassy area in the northern part of Hatters Park in Danbury, where the city's third…...
Danbury entrepreneur opens second Latin restaurant, Torre Fuerte Cafe, this month
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (483+ words) Opening day April 15 at Torre Fuerte Cafe at 60 Newtown Road, Danbury. The eatery serves authentic Columbian and Ecuadorian food. Restaurant owner Cirilo Rodriguez with Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves on the new opening of the restaurant, Torre Fuerte Cafe at 60 Newtown…...
Compromise" in missing covered bridge debate gives neither Newtown nor developer what it wanted
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (636+ words) An image of the old covered bridge removed by a developer to build the Covered" Bridge apartment complex in Newtown (left) and an image of the proposed covered structure that will be built near the original covered bridge site. An…...
Newtown schools delay dismissal as police seek suspects who fled I-84 crash, officials say
4+ day, 47+ min ago (238+ words) NEWTOWN " Students at a couple of schools were dismissed later than usual Wednesday as police searched for two people who ran from a crash on Interstate 84, officials said." The search began around 1: 30 p. m. when the Connecticut State Police requested help from…...
Danbury Youth Services closes due to financial issues but hopes to reopen, officials say
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (344+ words) DANBURY " The Danbury Youth Services, which has been serving Danbury area youth and families for more than five decades, temporarily closed due to financial issues, officials said. De Sousa said she has been referring families to community resources and emergency…...
Newtown becomes first in CT to ban rodent poisons: "A toxin time bomb
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (632+ words) Red-tailed hawks, like this one seen'along West Lake Reservoir, in Danbury,'Conn. , with a squirrel in its talons last year, are among the wildlife being poisoned after eating mice killed by rodenticides. Newtown has become the first town in the…...
Bethel homeowner wants to convert shed into 3 apartments under terms of CT's affordable housing law
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (465+ words) A shed (left), garage and single-family home at a 1. 2-acre property on Putnam Park Road in Bethel, where a homeowner wants to build three 1-bedroom apartments. BETHEL " It's no longer only New York City companies or big-name local developers taking…...
4 more charged in Draft Kings scheme seek diversionary programs, chance to have charges dismissed
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (724+ words) State Superior Court in Danbury, where the case files of Samantha'Pena, Eduarda Colares, Isamar Tejada and Isael Tejada were recently sealed. DANBURY " Four more people charged in an alleged Draft Kings fraud scheme appear to have applied for accelerated rehabilitation,…...
From rock "n" roll to mindful vibrations: spiritual group turns Brookfield radio studio into meditation site
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (739+ words) The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization bought this 5, 000-square-foot building at 1014 Federal Road in Brookfield to open a meditation center." Floor plans by Brahma"Kumaris World Spiritual Organization for a 5, 000-square-foot building it purchased at 1014 Federal Road in Brookfield to…...
Second large apartment project with affordable units pitched for New Milford's Route 7 in one week
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (585+ words) News-Times...