07/27/09 The Raw Danbury News Feed (Updated)

• Danbury Photojournalist David Harple, 48
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:03:19 pm
  DANBURY, CT a ' David W. Harple , the chief photographer of the News-Times who worked to document the community for more than 26 years, fought a rare type of kidney cancer for five years before it took his life on Saturday.
• A deal on a retirement home
  posted on July 27, 2009 10:35:11 pm
  Shortly after Karlene Anderson retired in 2007, she and husband John decided they should relocate from Danbury, Conn., to be near their son and grandchildren in Atlanta.
• UFO seen preparing for liftoff in Greenwich
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:50:40 pm
  ... A-1) ter County, N.Y., after some fiberglass and metal repairs have been completed. Project manager Joe Pepin, from Danbury, Conn., explained that it is practical to do the fiberglass and metal work here in Greenwich, because the Hancock Harbor ...
• Zoning issue forces ReStore to close
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:39:05 pm
  ... c Valley Habitat for Humanity has built 16 homes for low-income families since 1996. It currently has three homes in Danbury under construction and a fourth home in the works. Contact Dirk Perrefort at dperrefort@newstimes.com or at (203) 731-3358.
• Paragon Relocation Consolidates Operations to Dallas, Texas.
  posted on July 27, 2009 08:11:48 pm
  ... of life." All assigned Account Director/Managers and Client Relations Consultants will remain in region in the Danbury, Connecticut and Rancho Santa Margarita, California offices. Their teams, connected by sophisticated video equipment for regular ...
• Public defender has history of activism
  posted on July 27, 2009 03:15:41 pm
  On Monday, Miles Gerety leaves his post as an assistant public defender in Bridgeport Superior Court to take over as the new chief public defender in Danbury.
• Cops raid Shelton house, bust alleged canary-fighting ring
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:53:40 pm
  ... arrested and charged with cruelty to animals and illegal gambling, police said. Eight of those arrested were from Danbury: Rogerio DeCarvalho, 35; Ricardo Almeida, 29; Getulio Serra, 62; Sebastian Andrade, 37; Gilson Goncalves, 31; Nonato Raimundo, ...
• City woman arrested after driving across lawn
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:45:15 am
  A 23-year-old Danbury woman was arrested in Bethel after she drove across someone's front lawn Friday night.
• Weight-loss expert Dr. Ian Smith speaks in home town
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:45:06 am
  ... main reason he convinced his team, and his State Farm counterparts who are funding the program, to let him speak in Danbury, after speaking in Bridgeport Saturday. "Danbury is always number one in my heart," Smith said. He said he started the ...
• Home field advantage
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:44:59 am
  ... be played Aug. 8-15 in Lamar, Colo. "We're earning our way," said Southbury manager Marc Shay, whose team takes on Danbury (2-0) Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. "Raynham is a superb team. They were in the regionals last year and they're one of the teams to ...
• On a roll
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:44:46 am
  Danbury showed off both those traits Sunday in an 11-1 romp over Marlboro, the western Massachusetts champion, in a second-round game of the Cal Ripken 10-year-old New England Regional Tournament at Ewald Park in Southbury.
• Two Danbury Police Explorers earn national recognition
  posted on July 27, 2009 11:44:35 am
  ... McNally said. Not really. In fact, both McNally, 18, of New Milford, and Cardella, 20, of New Fairfield, members of Danbury Police Explorers Post 33, were pretty much where they wanted to be July 12 to 18 -- attending the National Law Enforcement ...
• Page Turners: Cruise directors keep Tale Chasers afloat
  posted on July 27, 2009 09:25:38 am
  Sandra Mathew spent the last six years as "cruise director" for a book club. Huh? Yes, that's right, until she turned over the title to Jenn Jackson for 2009, Mathew functioned as the Julie McCoy of "Tale Chasers," a book club that has consistently met on land, these days at Chuck's Steak House in Danbury.
• Laughable quote
  posted on July 27, 2009 12:15:33 am
  ... every seen it." 1. When Mayor Boughton gives BRT a seven year multi-million tax deferral (the first time the city of Danbury has given a tax deferral to a RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER in the history of the city) AND BRT goes back on their word, and spit in ...
• Italian Festival in Danbury next weekend
  posted on July 26, 2009 11:47:12 pm
  ... popular Italian Festival being held Friday, Saturday and next Sunday. The lodge, on Christopher Columbus Avenue in Danbury, near Kenosia Park, belongs to the national Order of the Sons of Italy. The Italian organization does not disappoint with its ...
• National weight-loss expert Dr. Ian Smith to speak in Danbury,...
  posted on July 26, 2009 07:11:23 pm
  ... encouraged city residents to join the effort by logging on to www.50millionpounds.com and signing up for Team Danbury. The site tallies total pounds lost and offers a variety of resources, including a 30-day diet plan, online journal and personal ...
• Extras needed Sunday for movie in Danbury
  posted on July 26, 2009 04:38:48 pm
  Actor Mike Lombardi from FX's "Rescue Me" will be in the city to film a movie Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cutting Edge Theatre at the City Ale House, 263 Main St., Danbury.
• Apawamis' Saunders dedicated to AJGA
  posted on July 26, 2009 04:32:07 pm
  ... Ardsley and Bethpage. The closest AJGA tournaments currently on the schedule are contested on Long Island and Danbury, Conn. (2 of 2) It's very important to the organization to have a presence in the New York metropolitan area. "We have a huge ...
• Danbury 9s advance in Cal Ripken tourney
  posted on July 26, 2009 11:24:43 am
  Danbury scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday and pitchers Cameron Dean and Alex Price combined for a no-hitter in a dramatic 2-1 win over Marlborough in an opening-round game of the Cal Ripken 9-year-old State Tournament.
• Danbury 10's advance in Ripken tourney
  posted on July 26, 2009 08:22:02 am
  An infield fly lost in the sun was the lone hiccup Saturday for Danbury's 10-year-old Cal Ripken team.