07/22/09 The Raw Danbury News Feed By Robo Blogger

This Month's Highlightsposted on July 23, 2009 01:52:35 am... the blues with the energy of someone decades his junior. He'll bring his trusty Lucille to the Ives Concert Park in Danbury, Connecticut, when he headlines a blues festival on August 23. The whippersnappers who'll be joining him on stage aren't too ...

Give your kids a taste of the Big Top at Bridgeport's Barnum Museumposted on July 23, 2009 01:44:41 am... (203) 254-4010, e-mail boxoffice@quickcenter.com or visit www.quickcenter.com. - Wooster School, 91 Miry Brook Road, Danbury, will presented a production of "Peter Pan" at 11 a.m. Saturday. The performance is presented by Fairy Tale Theater for ...

'Angela's Ashes' author McCourt delighted Woodstock crowdposted on July 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm... rking with my partner, Ellen Shapiro, who was trying to have him come to a prison (where) she has a reading group in Danbury, Conn.," Samuels said. "He was full of energy." stomcho@th-record.com

Former Darien man killed in motorcycle crashposted on July 22, 2009 11:57:37 pm... into his path on Federal Road. His younger brother never had a chance, Rich Woodward said. Jesse Woodward died at Danbury Hospital several hours after the 8:59 a.m. accident. "He was wearing a helmet, leather jacket, boots, everything. He had no ...

Meshach Kennedy honoredposted on July 22, 2009 11:31:06 pmWe were sent a photo of Derby's Meshach Kennedy sitting right next to Joe Namath . It's a pretty cool picture. Kennedy was at the 2009 Joe Namath/John Dockery instructional camp at Western Connecticut State in Danbury, Conn. He was named the outstanding defensive back at the camp. Pretty cool.

Mac's Halfway closes its doors in Danbury after 59 yearsposted on July 22, 2009 10:39:18 pm... good conversation. After nearly 59 years in business, Mac's Halfway Cafe on South Street, half way to Bethel from Danbury, closed its doors. For many, it was the end of era that included St. Patrick's Day festivities that drew crowds from all over ...

Free clinics hit with more patients, less fundingposted on July 21, 2009 02:34:00 am... In Connecticut, Stamford-based Americares, an international nonprofit relief group, operates three free clinics in Danbury, Bridgeport and Norwalk. Officials have seen patient visits increase 20 percent at the clinics this year, said Karen Gottlieb, ...

Norwich Walmart Gets A New Lookposted on July 22, 2009 06:05:10 pm... the price tag for the store's remodeling. Other Walmart stores in Connecticut, including sites in Southington and Danbury, are slated for similar renovations. Walmart officials said the newly redesigned superstore should make shopping more ...

Danbury workers tested for tuberculosisposted on July 22, 2009 05:13:16 pm... for alarm. He said the city typically reports TB cases during the year but no confirmed cases have been reported in Danbury during the first seven months of this year. "For more than 25 years, we've been undergoing an active program of prevention by ...

IRS shuts down Danbury manufacturerposted on July 22, 2009 05:03:45 pm... information officer with the Boston field office of IRS's Criminal Investigations unit. Records held by the City of Danbury show that two liens were placed against the property in 1989 for debts owed to Danbury-based Moody Fantel Properties Inc., ...

Family, friends mourn Bethel motorcyclist killed in Danburyposted on July 22, 2009 02:01:59 pm... into his path on Federal Road. His younger brother never had a chance, Rich Woodward said. Jesse Woodward died at Danbury Hospital several hours after the 8:59 a.m. accident. "He was wearing a helmet, leather jacket, boots, everything. He had no ...

Connecticut Film Festival drew more than 8,000 to downtown Danburyposted on July 22, 2009 11:59:36 am... days. City officials were also excited to see that more than 20 percent of respondents said they visited downtown Danbury for the first time during the festival and more than 82 percent rated downtown Danbury as "very safe." "If the preliminary ...

Danbury Open tennis tournament set for this weekendposted on July 22, 2009 11:23:24 amThe 2009 Danbury Open tennis tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Wooster School in Danbury.

Brookfield deli serves European dishesposted on July 22, 2009 11:22:53 am... 52, the deli's chef and business manager. The 2,000-square-foot deli -- owned by couples Andrew and Robyn Jesser of Danbury and Maurice and Kathy Moriarty of Brookfield -- seats 12 and offers take-out, catering and in-town delivery services. The ...

Let's make a deal: ESPNU finally comes to Comcastposted on July 22, 2009 11:22:07 am... was probably met with a shrug or a yawn. Maybe both. But for those UConn fans and Comcast subscribers in Danbury, Bethel and Ridgefield who couldn't watch the Huskies play on ESPNU the past few years -- Comcast didn't carry the network until Monday ...

Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut Appoints New Laboratory Directorposted on July 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm... (RMACT) specializes in the treatment of infertility. With fertility clinic and egg donation offices in Norwalk, Danbury and Greenwich, CT, and an affiliate office in Rye, NY, our team of Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists offer a wide ...

Ethan Allen offers 4Q guidanceposted on July 22, 2009 10:25:57 amDANBURY, Conn. Furniture maker Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. said Tuesday it expects fiscal fourth-quarter profit below expectations because of a sharp decline in sales.

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filingposted on July 22, 2009 08:08:46 amWAYZATA, Minn.-- --The Board of Directors of TCF Financial Corporation has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per common share, payable August 31, 2009 - DANBURY, Conn.-- --Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.

Premium on safetyposted on July 22, 2009 06:15:30 am... should require all motorcyclists -- and their passengers -- to don protective head gear. State Rep. Bob Godfrey, D-Danbury, has been a longtime supporter of legislation requiring all motorcyclists to wear helmets. In fact, Godfrey said the bill has ...

Questions remain on health care costsposted on July 22, 2009 06:15:13 am... y'd be able to afford health care and the only ones out of work would be Democratic Congress people. Gary Falkenthal DANBURY