05/13/12 The Raw Danbury News Feed

News And Notes From Danbury, CT...

• Photos: A battleship's final voyage _{2012-05-12, 02:13 pm}
  ... dren's book author, perhaps best known for "Where the Wild Things Are", Maurice Sendak died, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83.
• French far-left, far-right heads to run for 1 seat _{2012-05-12, 10:33 am}
  ... with the country's mainstream leaders against each other. The Left Front's... [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and then ...
• Egypt funeral turns happy after dead man awakes _{2012-05-12, 10:33 am}
  ... from the village of Naga al-Simman in the southern province of Luxor, after he... [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and ...
• EU observers suggest more transparency for Algeria _{2012-05-12, 10:33 am}
  ... additional measures of transparency, such as making the national voter registry... [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and ...
• 2 NATO troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in bomb blast _{2012-05-12, 08:21 am}
  ... deaths, including the nationalities of the troops. The coalition normally waits... [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and ...
• Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in northwest _{2012-05-12, 05:32 am}
  ... for the United States in its campaign against al-Qaida and other militant groups. [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and ...
• Maurice Sendak, children's author, 83 _{2012-05-12, 12:56 am}
  MANILA, Philippines - Maurice Sendak, widely considered the most important children's book artist of the 20th century, who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and hauntingly beautiful recesses of the human psyche, died on Tuesday, May 8, in Danbury, Connecticut.
• Some high schools keep funds of graduated classes _{2012-05-12, 12:44 am}
  ... leftover class fees of graduating classes, which then is tapped for future reunions. But it's a declining practice. Danbury and Bethel high schools both maintain accounts in which and students' class dues remaining after graduation are retained for ...
• City Council should be informed on raises _{2012-05-12, 12:44 am}
  Mayor Mark Boughton's assertion that he is empowered to approve some raises without City Council involvement does not mean that course of action is best for Danbury.
• Westerners sign three Tar Heels _{2012-05-12, 12:16 am}
  The Danbury Westerners signed three players from the University of North Carolina as they prepare for their upcoming season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League .
• Danbury softball blasts Trumbull _{2012-05-12, 12:15 am}
  Hannah Keiser, right, celebrates with her teammates after Keiser hit an inside-the-park home run during their game at Danbury High School on Friday, May 11, 2012.
• Pergola brings the elements of nature to your home _{2012-05-12, 12:14 am}
  ... of items, such as artisan Christopher Marley's mounted butterflies, and Ben... [...] he never even noticed as Danbury Hospital nurse Mary Visconti slipped a small monitor on his right wrist, then his left foot, to... There's timely hitting, and then ...
• A remedy for when words fail _{2012-05-12, 12:14 am}
  ... may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." (Exodus 20:12) The Rev. Karen Karpow is pastor of Danbury United Methodist Church. Contact her at DanburyUMC@sbcglobal.net or 203-743-1503. Every four years, nearly a thousand elected ...
• Show tunes featured in SJS spring show _{2012-05-11, 10:11 pm}
  ... to 3 p.m. at the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center , 1 School St. During the event, the Women's Center of Greater Danbury will offer free workshops on teen dating violence, cyber safety, and bullying. Childcare and games for kids will also be ...
• Letter carriers food drive is Saturday _{2012-05-11, 10:11 pm}
  Letter carriers in the Greater Danbury area will be collecting nonperishable food items from postal customers in Danbury and six area towns on Saturday as part of the annual drive to replenish the shelves at local food banks and shelters.
• Company and agency to be honored _{2012-05-11, 10:11 pm}
  ... the area's education support agency, will be honored for its programming in support of the committee's mission. DANBURY -- The Community Action Committee of Danbury will hold a fundraising breakfast Tuesday at Ethan Allen Hotel. The event will start ...
• 'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies _{2012-05-08, 03:00 am}
  ... home in Ridgefield, Conn. Sendak, author of the popular children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," died today at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83. / AP Maurice Sendak didn't think of himself as a children's author, but as a writer who ...
• Innovative, overlooked Charles Ives _{2012-05-05, 03:00 am}
  ... required for the symphony in the Carnegie Hall performance.) Ives was born Oct. 20, 1874, into a musical family in Danbury, Conn. His father, George, was a cornet player, band director, choir director and music teacher. Danbury prided itself as the ...
• Getting ready for Great Venus Transit _{2012-05-11, 08:39 pm}
  ... there will be one of the roof of the Science Building at Western Connecticut State University on Osborne Street in Danbury. The transit will start late in the afternoon here -- shortly after 6 p.m. -- so people will need a good view of the ...
• City considers licensing nightclubs _{2012-05-11, 08:38 pm}
  At a glance Danbury officials are drafting an entertainment license that would allow nightclubs in the city's downtown.