March 2009 - Month In Review

Scholastic prepares to dispose of Danbury facility
Mar 31, 2009 Connecticut Post
Scholastic Corp. publishing has reclassified its library publishing and regional book fairs units in Danbury as discontinued operations in preparation to sell or shutter them.

Danbury Saturn dealer helps guide brand's future
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
... on with Saturn?' Let me tell you what's going on with Saturn. We are still here." Ingersoll, who owns Saturn of Danbury and Saturn of Watertown, said the commercial was a chance to be straight with customers. "When something is straight from the ...

Danbury's Immaculate High brings 'West Side Story' to life
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
A half-decade after 'West Side Story" was first produced in New York, the award-winning musical has two new revivals, one on Broadway and one in Danbury.

Danbury man charged with DUI in Southbury
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
A 44-year-old Danbury man was charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop Monday on Interstate 84.

Acclaimed film director Mira Nair to speak at WestConn
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
... released in the U.S., "The Namesake'' in 2007, is an adaptation of the novel written by Jhumpa Lahiri. WestConn and Danbury Library chose "The Namesake'' for the "One Book, One Community'' program in 2008.

Illegal dump
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
Ed Blasco says his illegal dump on Danbury's East Liberty Street will get better -- it will now be more organized.

Time for Connecticut to abolish death penalty
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
... . George F. Kain Associate Professor Division of Justice and Law Administration Western Connecticut State University

Obama is cleaning up the mess Bush made
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
... ve himself. I'm sure that you have heard the expression "Rome wasn't built in a day" -- or two months. Virginia Lais DANBURY

Job seekers turn out in droves at Danbury event
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
... kind of events for years, and I've never seen a turnout like this before," said Steve Bull, president of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce. "It's been a constant flow of people since the doors opened." Certified resume writers, on hand to help ...

Wine tasting set for April 2
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
Wines from around the world will be offered for tasting at The Spring Wine Spectacular, a benefit for the United Way of Western Connecticut, to be held in Danbury on April 2. The event is at The Amber Room Colonnade

Valadares: paragliding paradise
Mar 31, 2009 Global Post
This low-key city of a quarter million people along the silty Doce River is famous for one thing: sending its native sons and daughters abroad in search of work and a better life in places like Danbury, Conn.

Danbury schools get $260,000 for new family literacy center
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
The germ of an idea for a family literacy center in Danbury gained the leg up it needs to become real

Election Selection
Mar 26, 2009 Fairfield Weekly
Looking to November elections, the two steepest uphill battles may be for the mayors' offices of Norwalk and Danbury.

PhillyGossip: Inmate returns shout out from Lil' Kim
Mar 31, 2009 Philly.com
... ws not only to me but to all the girls," writes Bagley, who is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn, for her part in an armed robbery. "We love you, Girl, and you know you got our votes," Bagley says.

Family appeals for a kidney to help beloved father
Mar 31, 2009 News Times
In his successful career as a banker, Steve Cohen of Danbury was a take-charge guy when it came to helping charities.

Committee rejects several Rell bills
Mar 30, 2009 News Times
... The Democratic-dominated committee put to rest the bills in a partisan 8-3 vote after Sen. Michael A. McLachlan, R-Danbury, tried to revive them. "In the spirit if bipartisanship and cooperation we should look further into the process for the ...

New partnership will ensure Saturn's future, Danbury dealer says
Mar 30, 2009 News Times
The owner of Saturn of Danbury said Monday a partnership has been struck that will provide vehicles for the brand well into the future

Danbury man in court for New Milford sex assault allegation
Mar 25, 2009 News Times
A 27-year-old Danbury man has been charged in connection with sexually assaulting a minor in 2002, police said.

South Street building plan rejected in Danbury
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
... he was "amazed" the zoning board voted against the plan. "Any time anyone want to invest money on the Main Street of Danbury, he should be applauded," Marcus said.

Area stocks
Mar 24, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... Priceline.com, the Norwalk-based online discount travel service, closed at $79.26, down $2.85. Biodel Inc. of Danbury, a development stage specialty pharmaceutical company, was down nine cents at $4.36. Among the gainers, Greenwich-based Blyth Inc., ...

New Fairfield man dies on honeymoon
Mar 24, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... last summer, died in his sleep early Sunday morning as he and his new wife spent their honeymoon weekend at a Danbury hotel. He was 23 years old. "He was a great, great kid, and one of the most good-hearted people you'll ever meet," older brother ...

UConn coaches are paid too much
Mar 24, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... car dealers, etc., as well as endorsements involving basketball tickets and other nefarious schemes. I walked into a Danbury bank lobby to face a lifesize, cardboard picture of Calhoun. To the manager I said, "Do you know anything about this man?" ...

Fairfield County Calendar
Mar 24, 2009 Stamford Times
... p.m. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Ave., Ridgefield. 438-5795. Friday, March 27: Bela Fleck's Africa Project; Danbury Audi Jazz Series; 8 p.m.; $70/$65. Sunday, March 29: Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Danbury Audi Jazz Series; 8 p.m.; $50/$45. ...

Danbury lawmaker to participate in forum on toll proposals
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
State Sen. Michael McLachlan, D-Danbury, is participating in a forum Thursday to discuss proposals that would put tolls back on Connecticut's roadways.

Bread-making for busy people
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
... her class. "My interest is in whole grains and their benefits for your health," Dawn Guevares, a nurse who works in Danbury Hospital said. "I grind my own flour. I'd like to make breads with grains." Lammia Agoora, who teaches in Rogers Park Middle ...

Chef's Dinner at Two Steps to aid Wyatt Foundation
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
A Chef's Dinner with live music and a silent auction is set for March 28 in Danbury

HSA plans: How effective are they?
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
... faced with employee confusion in understanding these plans, said Joyce Hess, director of managed care contracting at Danbury Hospital. "People who have taken on HSA plans find the challenge is not just in finding the right price but in finding the ...

Danbury church to hold Men In Black event Saturday
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
A first-time event for Victory Christian Church Saturday night has the intriguing name Men In Black.

Owners hang on to commercial office space in Fairfield County
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
Office or industrial parks on the market include the Clairol campus in Stamford, Danbury Corporate Center in Danbury and 36 Old Quarry Road in Ridgefield, above, which is for sale for $15 million, or about $117.97 per square foot.

Controversial former Danbury High School principal in hot water again
Mar 24, 2009 News Times
John Murphy, who resigned under pressure for what was described as an autocratic and intimidating style after a stormy six months as Danbury High School principal, is under criticism again for the same issues, this time in Queens, N.Y. Students, staff, parents and some community leaders rallied in front of the Junior High School 8 Monday morning ...

Police: Danbury man said he had crack cocaine in his car
Mar 24, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Police arrested a 64-year-old man after he allegedly told them he had crack cocaine in his car.

Praxair CEO's 2008 compensation package valued at $8 million, down 6 pct from previous year
Mar 18, 2009 Canadian Business Magazine
... have little value because the stock declined about 33 percent last year. The 53-year-old executive, who has led the Danbury, Conn.-based company since 2007, received a salary of slightly more than $1 million, about the same as the previous year. ...

Committee approves study of electronic border tolls
Mar 18, 2009 Westport News
Despite an outcry from Fairfield County legislators, members of the state's Transportation Committee on Friday approved a bill proposing that the state's planners consider ways to install electronic tolls at state borders in municipalities such as Greenwich and Danbury to fund transportation projects.

Telesoft acquires Think Engine Networks
Mar 18, 2009 CIOL
... and are keen to provide support to many of the former TEN and Cognitronics' customers through our newly acquired Danbury, Connecticut office, offering a 'business-as-usual' approach." "This acquisition complements our existing OKEFORD family of Next ...

Mystic tennis club plays on after Chapter 11 filing
Mar 18, 2009 The Day
... five years. It is other tennis clubs in the Sport & Wellness group - which lists on its Web site other facilities in Danbury and Hopewell Junction, Vt. - that have led to financial problems, she said. Sport & Wellness, based in North Salem, N.Y., ...

2 Mamaroneck men accused of robbing teen seeking ride w/Photo
Mar 18, 2009 Journal News
... Winchester, 29, of 899 Mamaroneck Ave. and Edgar Aguilar, 19, of 121 Prospect Ave. stole $70 from a 19-year-old Danbury, Conn., man in the 800 block of Rockland Avenue at 2:50 a.m., police said. One man got out of a white Honda, police said, and ...

Redding composer Jack Lawrence dies at 96; wrote "Beyond the Sea"
Mar 17, 2009 News Times
... has died at the age of 96. Lawrence fell Saturday in his Redding home, fracturing his pelvic bone. He died Sunday at Danbury Hospital from complications of the injury. Lawrence's name may not be as widely known as those of his contemporaries Irving ...

'Private Life of a Masterpiece' film Wednesday in Danbury
Mar 17, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Richter Association for the Arts continues its "The Private Life of a Masterpiece" film series Wednesday, at 3 p.m. in the Farioly Room at Danbury Library.

Allegra has new owner
Mar 17, 2009 Connecticut Post
... of the capabilities of the new Allegra Print and Imaging on Eagle Road. The company, formerly called Rapid Repro of Danbury, got a new owner in July -- city resident Howard Cutler, 46. In November, Cutler moved the business from Commerce Drive to ...

Danbury group to offer special needs baseball
Mar 17, 2009 News Times
Rick Flannery can't wait for spring baseball to start. Sure, the Cal Ripken Commissioner of Danbury Youth Baseball is excited to watch his 13-year-old son, Ricky, play the game they both love, the game that America has loved for generations.

Danbury area students win at state science fair
Mar 17, 2009 News Times
... University in Hamden. Eighth-grader Christina Cotte of New Fairfield, who attends St. Gregory the Great School in Danbury, won first place in the middle school Physical Sciences category for her project researching metal corrosion. Ryan D. Kerr, an ...

Lawmakers to discuss state budget crisis at WestConn in Danbury
Mar 17, 2009 News Times
... forum area lawmakers are sponsoring Wednesday at Western Connecticut State University. State Rep. Robert Godfrey, D-Danbury, said he's been organizing the forum for some time. House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, and Rep. Jason Bartlett, ...

State budget forum TOMORROW w/Photo
Mar 17, 2009 Hat City Blog
Tomorrow, CT House speaker Chris Donovan will join State Rep Bob Godfrey and Jason Bartlett to discuss the situation with the state budget with Danbury residents

Final Testing Completed, Patron Highcroft Racing Now Ready For LMP1 Debut
Mar 17, 2009 Paddock Talk
... of Sebring. The team's Acura ARX-02a will hit the track tomorrow for official practice at 10:45am - marking the Danbury, Connecticut, squad's debut in the LMP1 class of the American Le Mans Series. Being Scottish and not Irish - Franchitti's luck ...

A great hair salon at Henry Abbott Tech
Mar 17, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... treasure. On March 6, I was treated to a cut, color and foil by Josh at Henry Abbott Technical High School in Danbury. He was monitored by two instructors who were very personable, professional and thorough. Needless to say, I am very pleased and ...

Impact
Mar 17, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Danbury and New Milford hospitals are struggling to maintain services in the face of a recession that just won't quit.

Marriott and Massey win silver medals
Mar 17, 2009 Westport News
... to the 600. He anchored the 11th-seeded 4x400-meter relay team to a bronze medal (3:28.02). The captain outkicked Danbury High's Cody Raphael in the end to give the Wreckers third place and relegating Danbury (3:28.021) to fourth. "It was a group ...

Telesoft Technologies Acquires Think Engine Networks
Mar 17, 2009 Customer Interaction Solutions
... and are keen to provide support to many of the former TEN and Cognitronics' customers through our newly acquired Danbury, Connecticut office, offering a 'business-as-usual' approach. This acquisition complements our existing OKEFORD family of Next ...

Brookfield driver arrested on drug charges
Mar 17, 2009 News Times
... failure to keep narcotics in original container. He was released on $100 cash and given a court date of March 31 in Danbury Superior Court.

Danbury gives soccer club permission to serve liquor
Mar 11, 2009 News Times
The Casa do Benfica Em Danbury-- a club for soccer supporters that is renovating the vacant Pride Cleaners building on Main Street -- has the city's permission to open a small bar to serve liquor to adults.

Hospitals feel the stress of recession
Mar 11, 2009 News Times
... tougher. "There has been a precipitous loss of revenue,'' Frank Kelly, the president and chief executive officer of Danbury Hospital said in a editorial board meeting at The News-Times Wednesday. "It's unlikely this is the bottom.'' About six of the ...

Waterbury man charged in October shooting in Danbury
Mar 11, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... He was unable to post a $100,000 bond and is due back in court March 24. Simmons and 20-year-old Jeremy Nathan of Danbury, who had been charged previously, held several people in the house at gunpoint and forced one of them to telephone an alleged ...

Danbury teachers, officials approve revised contract
Mar 11, 2009 News Times
... could save the city about $1.2 million in the next fiscal year. Members of the National Education Association of Danbury, which represents about 830 teachers, accepted the revised agreement during a vote Tuesday. About 90 percent of the bargaining ...

Goncalves announces run for mayor of Danbury
Mar 11, 2009 News Times
... the support of top city Democrats to run for mayor this fall. Goncalves, 55, a city native and a 1972 graduate of Danbury High School, announced his candidacy Tuesday during a meeting of the local Democratic Town Committee. Committee chairman Joseph ...

Danbury council throws out four-year terms -- for good
Mar 10, 2009 News Times
... the council again reaffirmed that we don't need four-year terms," he said shortly after the meeting. "The voters in Danbury need the opportunity every two years to decide if they want to keep these people in office." Some members who voted in favor ...

Town Council accepts New Milford mayor's budget
Mar 10, 2009 News Times
... hiring a consultant to having a full-time employee, when there is not much business to attract to town. He noted Danbury has gone from a full-time to part-time economic development director. . Fellow members argued economic development is the key to ...

Business leaders talk about economy at WestConn summit
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... at an economic summit about the recession remained cautiously optimistic about the future of the economy in the Danbury area. Danbury has not been hit as hard as other parts of the state -- and not nearly as hard as the rest of the country -- ...

Ridgefield first responders have new CPR device
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... bumps or swerves the ambulance may take. Dr. Patrick Broderick, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Danbury Hospital, commended Burford and her team for "demonstrating a commitment to CPR" by purchasing the device. "The single most ...

Bridge funding
Mar 10, 2009 News Times
... state is not keeping funding promises to municipalities for bridges already built or already contracted to be built. Danbury has been whacked. The city is left with a $1.3 million bill for bridge replacement projects that went forward because the ...

From hats to high-tech: Danbury benefits from reinvented business base
Mar 10, 2009 Connecticut Post
... and return people to buying the products that drive our products," Gish said. Stephen Bull, president of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, said the area is fortunate to have a strong base of technology companies. "Because of the green ...

Lottery scam hitting Danbury area mailboxes
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... are warning area residents about a new lottery scam that's showing up in mailboxes. Detective Roger Brooks of the Danbury Police Department said they received three complaints about the scam Tuesday. The letter claims to be from the Global Resource ...

Trio charged with drug possession in Danbury
Mar 10, 2009 News Times
... Friday after a traffic stop on New Street. Police said they stopped a vehicle being driven by Sokpheap Nhek, 24, of Danbury, at 5 p.m. as he approached the New Street intersection. The vehicle was missing a front license plate, police said. The ...

Goncalves announces Danbury mayoral run
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... the support of top city Democrats for a mayoral bid this fall. Goncalves, 55, a city native and a graduate of Danbury High School, announced his candidacy Tuesday during a meeting of the local Democratic Town Committee. Committee chairman Joseph ...

New commercial building proposed in Bethel
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... and offices upstairs," Eduardo Batista said about the building he wants to put up on a 2.5 acre vacant lot near the Danbury border. Union Savings Bank, which is now in a building next to the vacant lot, would move into the new building, Batista ...

Danbury law firm grows to meet client needs
Mar 10, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Neil Marcus' Danbury roots reach back to 1919, so it's no wonder he feels a strong tie to the city and loves working in an 1830 Greek Revival house on Deer Hill Avenue.

Angry MacIsaac, Mad Hatters earn big win
Mar 4, 2009 News Times
After salvaging a must-win game against the Jersey Rockhoppers, Danbury Mad Hatters coach Dave MacIsaac underscored the victory with a profanity-laced conviction of the EPHL.

Danbury students flock to state universities
Mar 4, 2009 News Times
No town in Connecticut has more students attending the four state universities than Danbury, though all 169 towns are represented among the 36,000 students in the Connecticut state university system.

Danbury Youth Services celebrates 40 years
Mar 4, 2009 News Times
... like the rest of her family, was devastated by the loss. "Becca went through a tough time, and the Gals Club (of) Danbury Youth Services was wonderful at helping her through it," Ivancso said. "Elizabeth Cotter, the director of Gals Club, was ...

Duo charged with heroin possession
Mar 4, 2009 News Times
... caught with heroin after a state trooper stopped their vehicle Monday on Interstate 84. Shawn P. Gartland, 33, of Danbury, was stopped by Trooper Jason Cassavechia at 4 p.m., after Gartland nearly struck a car while driving onto the highway from the ...

Dispute over condoms flares at Stonehill
Mar 4, 2009 Boston Globe
... to offer affordable testing for sexually transmitted infections and access to contraception. Freitas, a native of Danbury, Conn., said that before distributing the condoms, she tried to start a campus group called the Sexual Health and Awareness ...

Business day draws hundreds to Capitol
Mar 4, 2009 Connecticut Post
... Business & Industry Association and the state's chambers of commerce. Stephen Bull, president of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, also couldn't go because of previous commitments. The event, which drew more than 400 business people and ...

Metro-North intrastate trips increase 11.5% in 2008
Mar 4, 2009 Westport News
... 115,800, Fiegerman said. New Canaan line trips increased nearly 5 percent from 1.29 million to 1.35 million. On the Danbury line, trips increased 1 percent, from 491,000 to 496,000. Officials believe the increases were caused by improved and ...

Trash
Mar 4, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... region abused by thugs in an industry that provides a vital public service -- the disposal of waste. That is why Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, supported by the region's elected officials, is working to ensure there is no repeat of the Galante saga. ...

Danbury, CT Guide: More Than Just a City with a Mall
Mar 4, 2009 Associated Content
The Danbury Fair Mall got its name from the Danbury Fair, an agricultural marketplace that opened in 1821.

Rabbit Years w/Photo
Feb 12, 2009 New Haven Advocate
... "a gutteral, visceral eruption" Ultrabunny With Creepdust and Loud Youth. Sub Rosa Party, Cousin Larry's, 1 Elm St., Danbury. Fri., March 6 at 10 p.m. $5. (203) 730-0035, www.myspace.com/subrosaparty Over the two-decade existence of Danbury band ...

DYS celebrates 40th anniversary of incorporation
Mar 4, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... like the rest of her family, was devastated by the loss. "Becca went through a tough time and the Gals Club through Danbury Youth Services was wonderful at helping her through it," Ivancso said. "Elizabeth Cotter, the director of Gals Club, was ...

Danbury Common Council approves union concessions
Mar 4, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Union concessions that would save the city money while still providing raises to employees was approved unanimously by members of the Common Council.

Police: Danbury man found sleeping in car was drunk
Mar 4, 2009 News Times
Police charged a 27-year-old man with drunken driving after allegedly finding him passed out in his car on Locust Avenue Tuesday.

Wcsu Presents Shakespeare's the Tempest 3/4-3/14 w/Photo
Mar 4, 2009 BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content
... tickets and Information: (203)837-TIXX or www.wcsu.edu/tickets All performances at The Berkshire Theatre, Osborn St. Danbury, CT www.wcsu.edu/tickets

Stimulus money could turn on new emergency services radio in Danbury
Mar 3, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
Some parts of the Danbury Police Department's radio system date back to 1988, when the Internet and GPS were largely the stuff of science fiction.

Danbury's building official honored
Mar 3, 2009 NewsTimesLive.com
... Leo Null has spent the last 25 years watching the city grow -- and ensuring it was done safely. Null, who started as Danbury's building official in 1984, was named "Building Official of the Year" this week by the Home Buildings and Remodelers ...