NEWTOWN, Conn., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Following one of the deadliest years on record for school violence in 2018, Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is debuting its latest PSA, "Back-to-School Ess...

Funeral services have been set for the Newtown man killed by a wrong-way driver on I-84 in Southbury over the weekend.  48-year old Diego Jimenez is survived by his wife, two daughters, mother an...

The New Milford Public Works Department is taking on ice prevention projects ahead of the winter season.  Many areas of town will be addressed over the coming months to assure water runoff is cap...

A horse accident has resulted in the death of a Connecticut woman.  New York State Police from the Dover Plains barracks responded to a family farm on Byrds Hill Road in Dover on Monday morning f...

The Putnam County Commissioner of Finance has temporarily suspended the 2019/2020 School Tax Collection Process due to a file control error.  It caused Veterans Exemptions to exceed max...

There's an uproar over a line of sweatshirts embroidered with names of schools where mass shootings have occurred.  The controversy is because the designs have holes that look like they came ...

Bethel state Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan has signed onto a letter to the Department of Revenue Services Commissioner calling for a review of the policy guidance release last week on the meals ...

A science experiment sent Bethel High School students home early yesterday when the sprinkler system was set off.  The chemistry experiment led to a small fire, and the sprinklers flooded a handf...

Proposals about short term rental regulations in New Fairfield were up for a public hearing last night.  The Zoning Commission is looking into an amendment allowing rentals of six or fewer days a...

After being placed on administrative leave, Bethel's Public Works Director has resigned.  Doug Arndt held the position for nearly 5 years.  First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker has not com...

The sixth annual “Discover Connecticut” reception, which will showcase more than 30 businesses based in Connecticut, is being held in Washington DC today by Senators Richard Blumenthal and...

A special New Fairfield Board of Finance meeting is being held tonight, followed by a special Board of Selectmen meeting. This follows a public hearing last night on proposed school building projects....

Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department Candlewood Company, along with the Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Company, did a joint drill on Rapid Intervention Team techniques. They did various evolutions on freei...

There are some vacancies at Danbury City Hall, and a person filling the positions has drawn some criticism during this election season.  Republican incumbent Mayor Mark Boughton, who is seeking r...

The state Department of Revenue Services guidance on the list of items considered prepared meals, which will be subject to a new higher sales tax, has a number of lawmakers speaking out.  Brookfi...

This is National Child Passenger Safety Week.  Bethel Police are reminding people to get car seats checked or installed this Saturday at their clinic.  The event on the 21st, by Bethel Polic...

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl a decade ago has avoided prison and instead been sentenced to 10 years of probation. The Connecticu...

Aquarion Water Company will be cleaning water mains in Bethel’s Chimney Heights System through Friday.  Residents might notice some discoloration in the water, which results from the t...

Metro North will get some upgrades as part of a proposed $51 billion investment plan by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  Some $184 million worth of work on the Harlem line is planned.&...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is looking for public input as it develops the state’s next generation of rail cars.  The DOT is purchasing a fleet of new rail cars to replace ...