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Trumbull father charged after missing daughter found safe
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (119+ words) Brennan Mc Grath, of Trumbull, was charged with custodial interference and interfering with police, Newtown police said NEWTOWN " A Trumbull man turned himself in to Newtown police Friday on an arrest warrant connected to the disappearance of his daughter, police…...
Newtown crash caused by hornet in SUV, police say
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (169+ words) NEWTOWN " A driver involved in a crash in Newtown Tuesday afternoon had been trying to get a hornet out of her car, according to police." Newtown police said in an incident report that a 43-year-old woman was driving a 2018"Chevrolet…...
Former owner of UConn Extension site in Bethel files second lawsuit, court records show
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (660+ words) The UConn Fairfield County Extension Center in July 2022. The former owner of the Bethel site filed a second lawsuit over the Stony Hill Road property in April 2026. The UConn Fairfield County Extension Center Demonstration Garden on Stony Hill Road in…...
Newtown voters said no. Now a lower-tax budget heads back to the ballot.
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (557+ words) Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen St. where residents voted on the 2021-2022 budget and three propositions on April 27. NEWTOWN" Newtown residents will vote again, this time on a $146. 5 million budget proposal with a tax increase of less than 2%. The Legislative Council, at…...
Danbury approves $5. 7 M upgrade of private Morefar golf club that's "stuck in the 1960s and 1970s'
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (415+ words) Morefar Back O' Beyond Golf Club in Southeast, N. Y. , which has 334 acres in Danbury, has received the city's permission to complete a $5. 7 million upgrade." DANBURY " A New York-based golf club that's been called one of the most "insanely private' places to…...
Bethel's next schools chief to earn $230 K in first year
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (616+ words) Albert Sackey, left, will lead Bethel Public Schools as the district's next superintendent." BETHEL " The local school system's incoming superintendent will earn $230, 000 in his first year leading the district, according to a new three-year contract signed with the Bethel Board…...
2 more Danbury residents seek diversionary program in alleged Draft Kings scheme
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (293+ words) DANBURY " Two more defendants'charged in an alleged Draft Kings fraud scheme have applied for accelerated rehabilitation. Danbury residents Roger Jimenez and Elizabeth Rodriguez submitted applications for the pretrial program Monday in state Superior Court, where they each face charges of…...
14-year-old was driving in Newtown rollover crash on Dodgingtown Road, police say
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (133+ words) NEWTOWN " A 14-year-old driver was involved in a rollover crash on'Dodgingtown Road in Newtown last week, according to police.' The single-vehicle crash occurred near Cemetery Road just before noon Thursday,'Newtown police. The car went off the roadway, struck a…...
CT immigration advocates at Danbury rally call for action after ICE raids: 'Running out of time"
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (816+ words) Melany Yunga, of New Haven, who attends Wilbur Cross High School, reads a speech during an anti-ICE rally on White Street in Danbury on Wednesday afternoon, August 20, 2025, in Danbury, Conn. Juan Fonseca Tapia, an organizer with Greater Danbury Unites for…...
Danbury immigration advocates promise more action after ICE activity in city: 'Fought back before"
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (994+ words) Sherry Ferreira, of Danbury, listens to a speech during a press conference by Danbury immigration advocates held in the wake of reported ICE raids in Danbury, Conn. , on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Danbury, Conn. Danbury immigration advocates hold a press conference…...