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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

08/25/09 The Danbury Briefing


Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • Autolite*Xtreme Sport* Spark Plugs Improve Performance
    posted on August 25, 2009 03:56:37 am
    ... Consumer Products Group, a business unit within the Honeywell Transportation Systems segment, has headquarters in Danbury, Conn. Its leading automotive care products include FRAM oil, air, transmission and fuel filters; Autolite spark plugs, ...
  • Can A New Air Taxi Service Truly Fly?
    posted on August 20, 2009 05:00:00 am
    ... Humphrey, 42, and Curtis Brunjes, 47, founders of Kavoo, an air taxi service launched in April and headquartered in Danbury, Conn. (Kavoo is a twist on Cavu, airline slang for "ceiling and visibility unlimited.") Humphrey, an amateur pilot, had sold ...
  • Initial Electronics Acquires Integrated Security Systems
    posted on July 01, 2005 03:00:00 pm
    ... Electronics, Alsip, Ill., a subsidiary of Rentokil Initial plc, has acquired Integrated Security Systems Ltd. (ISS), Danbury, Conn., a full-service integrator of electronic security and fire safety systems. ISS provides services to numerous Fortune ...
  • West Raleigh, NC rallies to beat Danbury, CT for World Series championship
    posted on August 24, 2009 02:53:10 pm
    LAMAR, Colo. - The song "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond blarred through the speakers at Valley National Bank Field on Saturday afternoon as the West Raleigh, NC All-Star team celebrated after winning the Cal Ripken 10 year-old World Series Championship with a thrilling come-from-behind 16-14 victory over Danbury, CT.
  • Danbury forms volunteer firehouse consolidation task force
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:52:21 pm
    ... the task force is being led by Fire Chief Geoff Herald and will develop a plan for the future of the six companies. "Danbury is blessed with an exemplary combination fire department," Boughton said. "The challenge we face is the inefficiency of the ...
  • End of the road for Danbury 10's at World Series
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:41:41 pm
    LAMAR, Colo., -- For three straight nights, the Danbury stared elimination in the face and didn't blink at the Cal Ripken 10-year old World Series.
  • Tears give way to joy for Danbury Cal Ripken players
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:40:29 pm
    Tears flowed as one might expect Saturday in Lamar, Colo. Danbury's incredible postseason run had just ended in the championship round of the Cal Ripken 10-year-old World Series.
  • Storm causes flooding on roads in downtown Danbury
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:36:18 pm
    Heavy rains have caused flooding in areas throughout downtown Danbury. Police are advising residents to avoid the areas where the heaviest flooding has occurred, including the vicinity of Main and West streets, Wooster and Main streets, Osborne Street near Danbury Hospital and White Street near Western Connecticut State University.
  • Naugatuck Valley Community College to increase fire science...
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:30:08 pm
    ... the classes that are available and open them up to the general public. "We are hoping to offer a full program in Danbury for fire technology and administration," he said. He said the classes will be available to anyone in emergency-related fields, ...
  • Condo fire in Danbury damages nearly a dozen units
    posted on August 24, 2009 01:12:21 pm
    Nearly a dozen condominiums may have been damaged as a result of a fire that broke out Thursday morning on Newtown Road.
  • World Series heading down home stretch
    posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Danbury shortstop Eric Cerno fires to first base for an out in action against Visalia on Wednessday.
  • Simsbury: The Colors Of Summer At Left Bank Gallery Essex
    posted on August 23, 2009 02:34:53 pm
    ... is Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6-8 p.m. As the summer wanes, we embrace her colors in celebration. Kevin Conklin of Danbury captures the glittering light between lush greenery...Catherine Elliott of Simsbury portrays idyllic summer scenes, so spirited ...
  • Local specialists team up to give free short-sale seminars
    posted on August 23, 2009 06:03:04 am
    ... situation is not unique. "With the dramatic decline in the housing market nationally, nearly 1,400 homes in Greater Danbury and over 41,000 homes in Connecticut are in pre-foreclosure," said Denise Marr, a loss mitigation specialist with First ...
  • Cartridge World opens in Stamford
    posted on August 23, 2009 06:00:00 am
    ... ongoing need, and it's not just a trendy thing," Rosenkrantz said. Orzechowski, who also purchased the franchise for Danbury where he plans to open a store by December, employs four people at his Stamford location, which also does pickup and ...
  • Viewpoint: J. Earle Bowden sidesteps on Jefferson, Pace prayer
    posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... origination of this phrase comes from a letter newly elected President Jefferson penned to a group of Baptists in Danbury, Conn., in 1802 regarding religious freedom. There is probably no other occasion in history where a sentence from a personal ...
  • Goodrich Welcomes Astronauts from Hubble Mission
    posted on August 21, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Goodrich Corporation's ISR Systems team welcomed crew members of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to their Danbury, Conn.
  • Find Your Spot Again
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... much the same responses to where I should live based on my only-slightly-changing criteria. Here's my current top 5: Danbury, Connecticut Northampton, Massachusetts Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts Montpelier, Vermont Middlebury, Vermont ...
  • Wooster Heights Road closure in Danbury is delayed
    posted on August 22, 2009 05:06:07 pm
    ... sections of the project. The concrete abutments that will support a new bridge for the widened Route 7 near the Danbury Fair mall are nearly complete, he said. Closure of Wooster Heights Road, which runs underneath the bridge, is expected sometime ...
  • Naugatuck Valley Community College to increase fire science offerings in Danbury
    posted on August 22, 2009 04:43:21 pm
    ... the classes that are available and open them up to the general public. "We are hoping to offer a full program in Danbury for fire technology and administration," he said. He said the classes will be available to anyone in emergency-related fields, ...
  • In Danbury, friends and family of missing woman ask God for help
    posted on August 22, 2009 04:40:37 pm
    More than 30 family and friends came to Hatters Park to pray alongside sisters Sherri Passaro and Beth Profetta on Friday evening, despite the tumultuous weather.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

08/20/08 The Danbury Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • Jumpseat
    posted on August 20, 2009 07:31:15 pm
    ... the caller ID indicated that Dan Favio was calling. Dan had spent two years as an air traffic controller at the Danbury, Connecticut, tower up until his transfer to Naples, Florida, a year and a half earlier. He had transferred again and had begun ...
  • Republican leaders in Danbury to hear business woes, talk about lack of state budget
    posted on August 20, 2009 05:59:46 am
    State Republican legislative leaders are in Danbury this morning for a roundtable discussion with half-a-dozen business people.
  • Danbury Hospital creates center for pediatric care
    posted on August 20, 2009 05:31:13 am
    ... an illness serious enough to require a specialist makes life all that much harder. Now, add this to the equation: In Danbury, pediatric specialists often don't have any one place to call home. Many of them come to the area from New York Medical ...
  • Experts: Sooner or later, big one will hit Danbury area
    posted on August 20, 2009 05:30:03 am
    Michael McCrea, 17, left, and Santos Figueroa, 16, swim with inflatable tubes in the flooded waters under the West Street bridge in Danbury following Hurricane Floyd in September 1999.
  • Danbury, Connecticut's Meghani Insurance Announces the Launch of ...
    posted on August 19, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Meghani Insurance has partnered with Astonish Results, LP, a digital marketing and training company for the insurance industry, to create a new online marketing campaign.
  • Initial Electronics: Bigger Resources a Better Target Markets
    posted on November 01, 2006 04:00:00 pm
    ... increase of 90.9 percent in 2005. This was due to its acquisition of two systems integrators, ISS, with offices in Danbury, Conn., and New Haven, Conn., and Video Master, New Lenox, Ill. Initial Electronics ranked twenty-third on this year's SDM Top ...
  • DOT: Lane shift on Merritt, street closed in Danbury
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:51:49 pm
    ... is part of a $66.5 million project that also includes restoration of 13 bridges along the Merritt. Meanwhile, in Danbury, the DOT says that because of the widening of U.S. Route 7, there will be a nighttime closure of Wooster Heights Road at Route 7 ...
  • Danbury 12's fall short again
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:48:05 pm
    Danbury's Pete Rosetti strode to the plate Tuesday with his team down to its last out in the fourth day of pool play in the 2009 Cal Ripken World Series, trailing the Maryland champion, Upper Montgomery, 7-6. With teammate John Cartagena on first, Rosetti took a curve outside for a ball, then smacked a fastball to straight-away center.
  • Danbury Grassroots Tennis a hit with kids
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:46:06 pm
    ... line eagerly waiting their turns. Each Monday through Thursday for the last four summers, the nonprofit organization Danbury Grassroots Tennis has brought dozens of area youths to the courts at Rogers Park to teach them valuable life lessons through ...
  • Spec-Clean maintains tidiness
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:43:39 pm
    Maria Izquierdo of Danbury, an employee of Spec-Clean LLC., vacuums beneath raised flooring in a local company's computer room.
  • Danbury area towns consider collective purchase of sand, salt
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:41:05 pm
    ... about collectively purchasing sand and salt to tame slick winter roads to help cut costs. Several towns, including Danbury, New Milford and Bethel, are taking a closer look at the idea. "If we get together to purchase a larger quantity, maybe we can ...
  • Three charged in Bethel incident
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:40:37 pm
    ... was released to the custody of his parents after they posted $1,500 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 28 in Danbury Superior Court. Contact Melissa Bruen at mbruen@newstimes.com or 203-731-3350.
  • New school thrills Danbury community
    posted on August 19, 2009 09:40:05 pm
    ... University. WestConn wanted to reclaim Roberts Avenue School, the former training school for students at the then-Danbury State Teachers College. For several years, the city and the state negotiated the sale of the school building before reaching a ...
  • Inside Ci: Collaborating for Success
    posted on August 19, 2009 07:10:29 am
    ... C. Maru, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief technology officer of Fuel Cell Energy, Inc., headquartered in Danbury, Conn. "Continued support from the U.S. government, along with increased participation from the national laboratories, the ...
  • Area Index
    posted on August 19, 2009 02:54:16 am
    ... orders totaling $9.6 million for its Hiide and Pier biometric recognition systems. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., a Danbury-based maker of home furnishings that recently announced plans to become a custom-order business, dropped $1.21 to close at ...
  • Comedian Bob Nelson hits Stratford, Danbury
    posted on August 19, 2009 02:46:02 am
    ... his wacky cast of oddball characters and impersonations to the Treehouse Comedy Club in Stratford on Friday and Danbury on Saturday. Nelson discussed his life as a comic, as well as the characters he impersonates, in a recent interview. Here's what ...
  • Alter Ego Takes Credit
    posted on July 23, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... Untitled is Hard Enough... Enter the Cypher Fri., Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. $5. Sub Rosa Party, Cousin Larry's, 1 Elm St. Danbury. (203) 730-0035, www.myspace.com/subrosaparty On last month's "Uncommon Radio," the podcast of Brooklyn-based label Uncommon ...
  • 7 Days
    posted on July 16, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... today on the Courthouse Green. 1970s-style roots reggae band The Skanktones (pictured) are coming down from Danbury, and Green Stripe, a reggae cover band from Trumbull (yes, you read that right), is also playing. There will also be a Jamaican jerk ...
  • Ceramic Innovations: Reinforcing Plastics with Nanoclays
    posted on May 09, 2006 03:00:00 pm
    ... Grewell knows a lot about: he worked for 10 years in research and development for the Branson Ultrasonics Corp. of Danbury, Conn., and used ultrasonics to freeze strawberries, process rice and handle many other applications. According to Grewell, ...
  • Heat advisory alert in Danbury Monday
    posted on August 18, 2009 07:22:29 am
    ... is issuing a heat advisory for Monday and is offering tips on what to do to prevent illness from the hot weather. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and the city's Health, Housing and Welfare Department advised in the alert: n Drink plenty of water. n ...

Friday, August 14, 2009

08/14/09 The Danbury Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • Grandpa nominated for greatness
    posted on August 14, 2009 11:03:08 pm
    ... about being a grandparent that is just so very special,'' said Vogt, who also has a daughter, Jessica, age 27, in Danbury. His family thinks he has a gift. "Our family calls him a kid magnet,'' Lynne Vogt said. "Kids in general seem to flock to him. ...
  • Wishing Well Health Food Gifts and Baskets nourishes, flourishes
    posted on August 14, 2009 11:02:22 pm
    Laura Bittman works at Wishing Well in Newtown. Wishing Well Health Food Gifts and Baskets has been eclectically serving the Danbury area for almost two years from 5A Glen Road in Newtown.
  • Meserve Fund generous to high schoolers for 25 years
    posted on August 14, 2009 10:58:35 pm
    ... In 1978, a fund was set up to manage and distribute $3 million Meserve and his wife, Helen, left to greater Danbury. In 1985, the scholarship program was added. About $75,000 a year is given: 10 $3,000 scholarships to students entering college and ...
  • Danbury team on way to Cal Ripken World Series in Maryland
    posted on August 14, 2009 10:56:52 pm
    As the Danbury 12-year-old team got ready to board a bus to the Cal Ripken World Series, no one was more excited than Rose Pennell, grandmother of third basemen Ryan Preusse.
  • Local support goes long way
    posted on August 14, 2009 02:22:02 pm
    ... it off." Northwest opens play in Aberdeen, Md., at 2 p.m. Saturday against the New England Regional champion from Danbury, Conn. The tournament runs through Aug. 22 and all games can be watched on the internet through baberuthleague.com for $14.95. ...
  • Engaged: Carrie Kilian, Paul Sirois
    posted on August 14, 2009 09:54:31 am
    Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kilian Jr. of Long Ridge Road, Danbury, announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Ann Kilian, to Paul L. Sirois, son of Bonnie Sirois of Walnut Tree Hill Road, Sandy Hook, and the late Maurice Sirois.
  • RSO plays light and lively classics on the Danbury Green
    posted on August 14, 2009 05:57:35 am
    Bringing the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra outdoors on the Danbury Green last Saturday night had some bonus features, including children playing, picnickers noshing, friends chatting, Mayor Mark Boughton shaking hands and a rodeo whooping it up about a block away at the ice skating rink.
  • Popa Chubby brings high energy show to Playhouse
    posted on August 14, 2009 05:57:16 am
    ... East Ridge, parallel to Main Street. The media sponsor is WCCC. Shoofly Blues Shoo Fly Blues performs Friday on the Danbury Green, off Ives Street. Show time is 7:30 p.m. for this free concert. Inspired by artists such as Etta James, this band aims ...
  • Study grant could be another step toward revitalized downtown
    posted on August 14, 2009 05:56:00 am
    Mayor Mark Boughton was correct to call a $45,000 grant to study the future of the Palace Theater "good news for Danbury." The Palace, on Main Street in the heart of the city, is a key ingredient in a brighter, more vibrant downtown.
  • Sound Surfing by Mike Horyczun
    posted on August 14, 2009 04:03:32 am
    ... Arts Center is located at 2 Renshaw Road in Darien. Call 655-5414 or visit http://arts.darien.org/entertainment Danbury's Ives Concert Park is back in action with Collective Soul performing at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The band's debut disc, "Hints, ...
  • Carbon sequestration plan for Holland's James DeYoung Power Plant gains momentum
    posted on August 12, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... momentum, after initially being turned down by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Holland Board of Public Works and Danbury, Conn.-based PraxAir Inc., were rejected last month for the DOE's Clean Coal Power Initiative. But city and company ...
  • Weathering the Storm
    posted on August 14, 2009 03:48:00 am
    ... job was garnered via an advertisement he saw posted on a bulletin board calling for an earth sciences teacher in Danbury, Connecticut. "I had no idea where Danbury was," he recalls with a chuckle. From there, Dr. Mel built a career as a ...
  • Judge spares jail time for former state trooper snared in Galante probe
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:57:52 pm
    ... the name of the person the car was registered to. The person was affiliated with a small trash hauling company in Danbury that was not participating in the so-called "property rights system" that artificially kept prices for trash collection in the ...
  • Stamford Marriott claims woman was negligent in her own rape
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:54:52 pm
    ... as the case heads for trial, scheduled for April. The woman filed the lawsuit in May 2008, six months after Danbury native Gary Fricker, 56, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a plea deal in the case. On Oct. 10, 2006, Fricker stuck a handgun ...
  • Danbury Pembroke Road barber shop is family affair
    posted on August 13, 2009 09:50:27 pm
    Bob Holesko moved to Danbury about five years ago, and the day before an important business meeting he decided to get a haircut to make a good impression.
  • John Coburn, 94, Episcopal bishop, leading force in ordinating women
    posted on August 13, 2009 06:04:43 pm
    ... was present even in childhood. Bishop Coburn's father, the Rev. Aaron C. Coburn, founded the Wooster School in Danbury, Conn. His father hoped he might succeed him as head of that school. Bishop Coburn was valedictorian of his class at the Wooster ...
  • The Buck Largesse Starts Here
    posted on August 13, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... for Buck, perhaps the cash wasn't so much coughed up as it was gently exhaled. A longtime resident of Danbury, Conn., Buck ponied up $1,000 in 1965 to open the first Subway sandwich shop with friend Fred DeLuca. At the time, Buck was working ...
  • Danbury gets Palace Theater grant
    posted on August 13, 2009 08:32:17 am
    ... Boughton. "This will really help us focus on restoration of the theater and the downtown. It's just good news for Danbury.'' Local developer Joseph DaSilva, who owns the theater and has put more than $500,000 of his own money into it over the past ...
  • A reunion for Danbury race fans
    posted on August 13, 2009 06:21:00 am
    It has been over 28 years since the last Southern New York Racing Association's Stock Cars and ARDC Midgets raced at the Danbury Fairground Racearena.
  • Looking Back At Lime Rock
    posted on August 13, 2009 05:55:36 am
    ... and out laps. We looked at absolutely everything during a very good meeting at Highcroft Racing's head quarters in Danbury, Connecticut, before round five at Lime Rock and we felt ready to repeat the race winning success we enjoyed there the ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

08/11/09 The Danbury Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • Police enforcing fed. immigration laws
    posted on August 12, 2009 06:58:32 am
    Federal authorities have approved a controversial partnership between Danbury police and immigration officials to crack down on illegal aliens.
  • Triple-H weather again today
    posted on August 11, 2009 09:37:20 pm
    ... these storms may be severe. The dew point is in the sticky 70-degree territory throughout the region this morning. Danbury recorded the state's early-morning low this morning - 69 degrees. Temperatures will likely reach the upper 80s in Danbury to ...
  • Feds: Danbury police can enforce immigration laws
    posted on August 11, 2009 09:36:14 pm
    Federal authorities have approved a controversial partnership between Danbury police and immigration officials to crack down on illegal aliens.
  • Teen attack suspect in court
    posted on August 11, 2009 09:34:48 pm
    ... said the suspect, who has not been named because he is a minor, was scheduled for an initial hearing Monday in Danbury Juvenile Court. His arraignment Tuesday, as was Monday's hearing in Danbury, will be closed to the public because he is a ...
  • ARC help to Danbury's needy quadruples in the past year
    posted on August 11, 2009 09:33:35 pm
    ... program. Checks can be made out to ARC, marked "For Emergency Aid'' and mailed to the ARC office at 325 Main St., Danbury CT 06810. Leopold said ARC has run the emergency aid program for about 20 years. It supplies people in need with some basics. ...
  • Danbury police can enforce immigration
    posted on August 11, 2009 07:05:52 pm
    Federal authorities have approved a controversial partnership between Danbury police and immigration officials to crack down on illegal aliens.
  • Talking out of both sides of his mouth
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    In honor of Danbury being accepted into the ICE prorgam , lets look at some past quotes from the last honest man in the city.
  • 'Salute to Sinatra' dance fundraiser Friday in Danbury
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:52:18 pm
    ... It will be very romantic." The evening begins at 7:30. Desserts will be provided by Two Steps Downtown Grille in Danbury. Everyone will also receive a music CD called "Thinking of Gene: Mike Berkowitz and the Gene Krupa Orchestra." Aside from Two ...
  • Feds approve Danbury ICE partnership
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:51:49 pm
    ... welcome to provide input during the process, Baker said. Luis Bautista, president of the Ecuadorian Civic Center in Danbury, said immigrants' worries about the program have declined because the partnership is geared toward criminal offenders. He ...
  • Holland BPW, PraxAir hope $250 million carbon-sequestration project gains feds' favor
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:32:14 pm
    ... momentum, after being initially turned down by the U.S. Department of Energy . The Holland Board of Public Works and Danbury, Conn.-based PraxAir, Inc. , were rejected last month for the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative. But ...
  • Defendants in finch-fighting case seek deal
    posted on August 11, 2009 02:02:35 pm
    ... Most relied on a Portuguese interpreter to translate the proceedings. All of the 19 men, including eight from Danbury, arrested July 26 for betting on finches trained to fight each other, had their cases continued until Sept. 1. They didn't even ...
  • Newtown woman arrested for drunken driving
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:22:49 am
    ... of someone driving erratically on Commerce Drive. Simmons was released on a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on Aug. 19.
  • Brookfield police arrest Newtown woman for drunken driving
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:22:35 am
    ... smelled of alcohol. Derrickson then failed a field sobriety test, police said. She is scheduled to appear Aug. 21 in Danbury Superior Court.
  • Former Hatter GM in NEPHL
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:21:27 am
    Brendan Tedstone went through much of last year without getting paid in his position as general manager of the Danbury Mad Hatters of the Eastern Professional Hockey League.
  • Danbury teen arrested after domestic disturbance
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:17:32 am
    Andrew Haughlinghouse, 17, of Skyline Drive, was charged Sunday with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct after being involved in a domestic disturbance, police said. Haughlinghouse was released Sunday on a written promise to appear Monday in Danbury Superior Court.
  • Rodeo comes to Danbury Arena
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:17:03 am
    ... of dirt. But there were plenty of people in the stands as Brazil's second-most popular sport, rodeo, came to the Danbury Arena over the weekend. "It's very good fun. We enjoy it very much," said Verusca Confortini, whose boyfriend, Rafael Melotti, ...
  • Sounds Incredible in Brookfield to close its retail operation
    posted on August 11, 2009 04:25:40 am
    After serving greater Danbury area residents for more than 35 years, Sounds Incredible will be closing their doors.
  • ARC help to needy quadruples in the past year
    posted on August 11, 2009 04:25:32 am
    ... he program. Checks can be made out to ARC, marked "For Emergency Aid'' and mailed to the ARC office at 325 Main St., Danbury CT 06810.
  • Former WASP honored by Dodd for service to her country
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:13:55 am
    ... "There were all sorts of maneuvers I had to do to make sure the planes were safe to fly," she said from her Danbury home Saturday. "I realized we were making a breakthrough for women and was happy doing it." From 1942 to 1944, more than 1,000 women ...
  • Danbury and Bethel crow about state test results
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:13:41 am
    Danbury and Bethel school officials jumped for joy hearing the results of the state math, reading and writing tests that showed the progress their third- through eighth-graders made.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

08/05/09 The Danbury Briefing By Robo Blogger


Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • Brookfield Finance Board chairman wants to be first selectman
    posted on August 06, 2009 03:09:54 am
    ... to be on the ballot and is an unaffiliated voter. Mitchell is the assistant controller for Cartus Corporation in Danbury. Nepomuceno had dropped his Republican party affiliation at the end of July. The GOP had nominated Bill Tinsley, another member ...
  • Athletic field ribbon-cutting at Rogers Park is today at 6 p.m.
    posted on August 05, 2009 11:40:22 pm
    The City of Danbury will celebrate the ribbon-cutting and dedication of its newly upgraded athletic field in Rogers Park Aug.
  • At Crystal Lake In Ellington, Vacuums Battle Aquatic Weed
    posted on August 05, 2009 10:34:05 pm
    Cesar DeSir, a diver for Water's Edge of Danbury, works to remove milfoil, an invasive water plant, from Crystal Lake in Elling ELLINGTON - Crystal Lake appears as pristine as its name, at least on the surface.
  • Van strikes boy on Main Street in Danbury
    posted on August 05, 2009 12:57:02 pm
    An 11-year-old city boy was taken to Danbury Hospital after he darted into traffic on Main Street and was hit by a work van, police said.
  • Warm feelings draw Madonia's owners
    posted on August 05, 2009 10:44:07 am
    ... times, but it just felt right," said Charles Trombetta, 55, a Stamford native who owns an insurance agency in Danbury. The 175-seat establishment, which has a full bar, a 65-seat banquet room and a private dining room, has been "holding its own" ...
  • Danbury wrestling card drew a big crowd -- and nearly the announcer's blood in 1959
    posted on August 05, 2009 10:07:53 am
    Fifty years ago, on a steamy summer night like the ones that have suffocated the Danbury area lately, Paul Baker stepped into a wrestling ring at the old Lee's Field.
  • Danbury Walmart gets facelift
    posted on August 05, 2009 10:07:47 am
    In contrast to the economy's ragged appearance, the Danbury Walmart is looking better than ever.
  • Stamford man arrested on Ridgefield warrant
    posted on August 05, 2009 07:59:59 am
    ... second-degree failure to appear in court for driving while intoxicated. He was held on a $3,000 bond and appeared in Danbury Superior Court on Friday for arraignment. He was then released, with his next court date set for Aug. 17.
  • Milfoil In Crystal Lake
    posted on August 05, 2009 07:40:24 am
    ... Navy SEAL-style scuba gear, Jason Houghtaling and his three-man crew from Water's Edge Restoration and Management of Danbury will spend the next three weeks working underwater to remove the spiny sea weed. "We're using a method called 'suction ...
  • Ridgefield arrest warrant nabs Stamford man
    posted on August 05, 2009 01:43:01 am
    ... sted for second degree failure to appear for driving while intoxicated. He was held on a $3,000 bond and appeared in Danbury Superior Court on Friday for arraignment. He was then released, with his next court date set for Aug. 17.
  • Paragon to move Danbury jobs to Texas
    posted on August 04, 2009 09:53:44 pm
    Paragon Relocation Resources Inc. last week announced that it will move employees next year from its Danbury and California locations to its Dallas area office to consolidate operations.
  • State Must Pay Owners Of Brookfield Quarry More Than $28 Million Extra
    posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... construction of a Route 7 bypass, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Judge Barbara J. Sheedy ruled late last week in Danbury that the state's payment of $4.1 million for the 108-acre quarry property was much too low. After considering competing ...
  • Judge Orders Conn. To Pay More For Quarry
    posted on August 04, 2009 08:35:06 pm
    DANBURY, Conn. - A Connecticut judge has ordered to state to pay an additional $28 million to the owners of a Brookfield quarry that was taken for a highway construction project in 2004.
  • Exeter 9-year-olds win Cal Ripken state title
    posted on August 04, 2009 07:54:55 pm
    ... week, the EJBL 12-year-olds won the 70-foot state title and are currently playing in the New England Regional in Danbury, Conn. Now the EJBL nines are going. "It's going to be fun," said Morissette, a 9-year-old from Exeter who is going into fourth ...
  • Danbury judge orders DOT to pay owner $20 million more for quarry used for Route 7 bypass
    posted on August 04, 2009 04:32:48 pm
    ... witnesses, saying his methodology was "unreliable" and "beggars credulity." Contact Ethan Fry at efry@newstimes.com Danbury Superior Court Judge Barbara J. Sheedy ruled Wednesday that the state Department of Transportation must pay $22.9 million ...
  • Brosz leads Danbury 12's
    posted on August 04, 2009 01:13:20 pm
    ... on the mound. Brosz blasted a first-inning home run and pitched shutdown relief over the final three innings as Danbury's 12-year-old team defeated Exeter, N.H., 7-2, in a second-round game of the Cal Ripken New England Regional Tournament at ...
  • Danbury mayor wants no-smoking zones
    posted on August 04, 2009 12:31:43 pm
    ... Boughton will introduce a resolution at the Common Council meeting Tuesday that would make the sidewalks abutting Danbury Hospital property -- on Locust and Hospital avenues and Osborne Street -- smoke-free zones, requiring people to stamp out their ...
  • Brookfield Senior Babe Ruth sqaud reaches final
    posted on August 04, 2009 12:31:36 pm
    Brookfield broke open a tight 2-1 game with nine runs in the third inning to beat Danbury I 11-4, in the semifinals of the Senior Babe Ruth League tournament.
  • Danbury boy dies a week after rescue from town beach in New Milford
    posted on August 04, 2009 12:29:53 pm
    The Danbury under-12 youth baseball team will take the field Wednesday, wearing the number 12 on their sleeves, in honor of teammate Angel Ortiz, who died at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
  • 90-degree heat absent in July
    posted on August 04, 2009 10:06:26 am
    It will come as a surprise to few that in July, typically the hottest month, the temperature never hit 90 in the region, according to official weather station records at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Danbury Municipal Airport and the Westchester County Airport -- the closest weather station to Stamford and Greenwich.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

08/02/09 The Danbury Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)


Comprehensive News Feed for Danbury, CT.
  • 100 Danbury workers tested for tuberculosis; no confirmed cases
    posted on August 02, 2009 10:42:46 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 ...
  • Engaged: Erin Gorman, Kevin Albohn
    posted on August 02, 2009 02:08:50 pm
    ... roe. The future bridegroom graduated from New Fairfield High School and from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury with a B.A. in English. He is a police officer. A September 2010 wedding is planned.
  • ** FILE- In this Dec. 10, 1984 file photo, Warren M. Anderson, chairman of the board of Union Carbid
    posted on August 02, 2009 12:43:51 pm
    10, 1984 file photo, Warren M. Anderson, chairman of the board of Union Carbide, speaks in Danbury, Conn.
  • Look at week ahead
    posted on August 02, 2009 10:22:54 am
    The Italian Festival will run from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Amerigo Vespucci Lodge on Christopher Columbus Avenue in Danbury.
  • Tastes of Many Nations, and Prices to Please
    posted on August 02, 2009 08:38:23 am
    Returning to Barca Restaurant/Wine Bar not only for the dessert called chocolate velvet, but also for the good value offered on the entire menu.
  • A slow start
    posted on August 02, 2009 06:54:31 am
    ... the march of athletes and the traditional torch lighting won't be kicking off the Nutmeg Games this year at Danbury High School Stadium. Nutmeg Games executive director Bill Mundano confirmed earlier this week, that Saturday marked the first time in ...
  • Local convenience stores should not carry items that could be used to consume drugs
    posted on August 02, 2009 06:54:04 am
    ... As it turns out, it was something called "a one-hitter" that is used for cocaine, according to officials at the Danbury Police Department. Maybe I'm just naive. Maybe I'm just ignorant. But that doesn't mean I can't be upset, alarmed, stunned and ...
  • More Cash-Strapped Americans Hit Free Clinics
    posted on August 02, 2009 03:28:40 am
    ... medication. That's when George, while doing research on the Internet, stumbled upon the Americares Free Clinics in Danbury, Conn. The medical center comprises doctors, nurses and physician assistants who all volunteer their time and expertise. The ...
  • Remembering Philip Wiedel of Danbury
    posted on August 01, 2009 11:24:04 pm
    When Dr. Philip Wiedel and his wife, Monique, moved to Danbury, at first it was only for weekend and summer visits.
  • Regions Bank hires new managers to guide retail branch network, private banking
    posted on September 22, 2008 03:00:00 pm
    ... time here since graduating in 1975. "Memphis may have changed a little bit since I was last there," he said from Danbury, Conn., as he packed to head South. The closest Dorris has come to doing what he'll be charged with running at Regions was a ...
  • Crack pipes and bubble gum
    posted on August 01, 2009 02:01:26 pm
    ... at your local gas station. "You find them in just about every convenience store around," said Sgt. John Krupinsky, a Danbury police officer and director of the Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association of Connecticut. "But unfortunately, our hands ...
  • Keeping your guard up
    posted on August 01, 2009 02:01:17 pm
    ... easily available to ingest drugs, Fulton said, but also containers that are used to hide them from plain view. A Danbury area woman who wanted to be identified only as "Anne" said she discovered a variety of devices used to hide drugs when she ...
  • Danbury Pembroke Road barber shop is family affair
    posted on August 01, 2009 02:00:45 pm
    Bob Holesko moved to Danbury about five years ago, and the day before an important business meeting he decided to get a haircut to make a good impression.
  • A gateway of peeling paint in Danbury
    posted on August 01, 2009 02:00:00 pm
    A once beautiful and stately building on Main Street, near the entrance to the city's downtown, now sits vacant, with broken windows and peeling paint.
  • Danbury jobs training program in line for federal funding
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:54:34 pm
    A $100,000 federal grant that could help more people in the community get the job training they need has cleared its first hurdle.
  • On to Colorado
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:16:30 pm
    Ted Linstrum never had a chance. Linstrum, manager of the Danbury 10-year-old Cal Ripken team, was standing on the Ewald Park infield, preparing for the awards ceremony Friday after Danbury's 12-1 mercy-rule, four-inning win over Raynham clinched the New England Regional Tournament championship.
  • Danbury hosting Ripken 12's
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:16:24 pm
    If past success is any indication, the Danbury 12-year-olds should excel in the Cal Ripken New England Regional 70-foot Tournament.
  • A true champion
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:15:57 pm
    ... touchdown dance, Delvin Rodriguez has been quietly preparing for the biggest fight of his life. For eight weeks, the Danbury boxer rose every morning and challenged his mind and his body. Rodriguez can claim the IBF Welterweight Championship of the ...
  • Linstrum fulfills promise to Danbury 10'
    posted on August 01, 2009 01:15:34 pm
    The Pomperaug River, swollen by heavy rains, was no place to take a swim Friday. But Ted Linstrum, manager of the Danbury 10-year-old Cal Ripken baseball team, had promised his players he'd jump in the river adjoining Ewald Park if they won the New ...
  • In Letter to Congress, NORD Urges Action on Healthcare Reform
    posted on August 01, 2009 10:49:00 am
    DANBURY, Conn., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following letter regarding health care reform was sent to all members of Congress today by the National Organization for Rare Disorders : July 31, 2009 Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the 30 million Americans who are affected by one of the nearly 7,000 rare disorders, we urge you to pass ...

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