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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.

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