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SHERMAN — Rumor has it that in 1802, the same year the town was incorporated, an 18-year-old built a colonial house in the middle of town.

Doctors successfully removed a benign tumor from Mayor Mark Boughton’s brain during a complex procedure Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Mayor Mark Boughton delivers remarks from the City of Danbury during Immaculate High Schools Graduation Excercises at Western Connecticut State Universities O'Neill Center on Wednesday May, 31, 2017.

For more than three decades, Lt. Albert Mion has driven to work at the Danbury Fire Department, aware that he could be tasked with saving someone’s life.

Summertime in the Greater Danbury area means lazy lake days for many. From boating to tubing, wakeboarding, swimming and general partying, Candlewood Lake is a playground for area residents in the summer.

Danbury native Oscar Bordoy scored a win in his second career boxing match, defeating Felip Nazario at Uptown Live in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday. Bordoy is now 2-0 as a lightweight fighter.

July 19 is National Hot Dog Day! If you're in the mood for a good dog tonight, seems you should head to Fairfield. Three of the top 10 most Yelp-reviewed hot dog spots in southwestern Connecticut are found in Fairfield.

The spirit of “buy local” is as strong as ever. It’s the practice that often falls short.

DANBURY — Hidden gems produced by local companies and grown on local farms lurk among the shelves of even the largest supermarkets in the area.

Millennials aren’t the only ones who want to live in downtowns, where restaurants, shops and other amenities are only a walking distance away. So do Baby Boomers.

New Milford football played its spring game, the Green and White game, Thursday, June 15, 2017. 

Site names Newtown's Ferris Acres the best ice cream in Connecticut

DANBURY - The $50 million expansion of the state’s largest high school is in high gear, with only 70 more days of summer for workers to complete key upgrades before classes resume in September.

Homelessness in Danbury has dropped 12 percent since 2016

Kyle Lyra receives his diploma during Danbury High Schools Commencement Exercises that were held on Tuesday June 20, 2017.

DANBURY — Andrea Gartner has a lot of passions, and many of them are embodied in her new restaurant, Pour Me Coffee and Wine Café, which opened this month at 274 Main St.

Bob's Stores is closing at 114 Federal Rd. in Danbury, Conn., one of three locations in southwestern Connecticut getting the ax by bankrupt parent company Eastern Outfitters of Meriden.

"Batman" TV star Adam West has died

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2-Year-Old Dies After Being Pulled From Chappaqua Pond

A 2-year-old boy died after being pulled from a pond about a half hour after being reported missing early Sunday evening in Chappaqua.

New Castle Police were called to a property on Whippoorwill Road at about 5:40 p.m. after receiving a report that the child was missing, police said. After a search, the boy was found in a small pond located on the property, police said The child was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police said the incident is still under investigation but it appears accidental.

The name of the boy has not been released.

This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

Precision Medicine At NYP Is Transforming Cancer Care

Precision medicine is transforming cancer care, from “one size fits all” medicine to a personalized approach based on a patient’s genetic profile, features of their cancer cells and medical history.

Thanks to advances in technology, including the mapping of the human genome, medical oncologists are able to identify specific gene alterations, or mutations, in a patient’s tumor. As a result, they can target therapy that will most effectively treat the tumor with fewer and less-harmful side effects. Combined with other factors including overall patient health, environment and lifestyle, precision medicine is fine-tuned to the patient’s needs and provides a greater chance of survival than ever before.

Precision therapies offered by medical oncologists include small molecule drugs, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines or a combination of therapies that target a specific gene, pathway or process in a tumor. The treatments impair the tumor's ability to grow, divide and spread without detrimental effects to normal, non-cancerous cells. These targeted therapies are used to treat a range of cancers including breast, lung, prostate, ovarian, bladder and colorectal cancers, as well as melanomas and leukemias.

For instance, scientists now know that breast cancer can be divided into three distinct cancer types based on the type of protein “markers” on the breast cancer cells. The marker types are either estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 -- or HER-2. Depending on the type of breast cancer, precision treatment may involve hormone therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy or a combination of these, and can be administered before or after surgery or radiation.

Precision medicine also enables patients with advanced disease and no current treatment options to find beneficial therapies. Such was the case for a 76-year woman with advanced bladder cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes and liver. After years of unsuccessful treatment that included surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, the patient’s physicians sent a sample of her tumor to the Institute of Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also in New York City. Genetic sequencing revealed that the patient had HER2 amplification, a mutation that is more commonly associated with breast cancer. Based on this information, her physicians recommended she try an unconventional therapy, Herceptin, a drug that targets the HER2 mutation. Since taking the drug, the patient has no evidence of cancer.

At NewYork-Presbyterian, precision medicine is fast becoming one of the mainstays of cancer treatment. Oncologists link cutting-edge research and next-generation genetic analysis to help patients receive the latest innovative treatment approaches. The board certified medical oncologists collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists to provide each patient with an individualized plan of care. The team frequently collaborates with the faculty at the academic medical centers, many of whom are world-class experts in their respective fields, to discuss the most complicated cases. To find a cancer specialist at the NewYork-Presbyterian location most convenient for you, please visitnyp.org/cancerlocations.

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the largest and most comprehensive hospitals in the nation, ranked New York’s No. 1 hospital for the 16th consecutive year, and No. 6 in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Affiliated with two academic medical colleges --Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine , NewYork-Presbyterian brings together internationally recognized researchers and clinicians to develop and implement the latest approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center is one of only three NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in New York State. NewYork-Presbyterian provides comprehensive cancer care at all of our locations across the New York Metro area including Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Learn more at nyp.org/cancer.

Harvey School Junior Pitches No-Hitter, Makes History

It was the team’s first win after opening the season with four losses.

 Pitching history was made Monday at the Harvey School with junior Anna Buchmueller throwing a no-hitter against Marvelwood from Kent, CT in a varsity softball game at home. She struck out 13 in Harvey’s 16-1 victory. It was the team’s first win after opening the season with four losses.

According to a school spokesman, Buchmueller, a Mamaroneck resident, threw 90 pitches, 51 strikes and 39 balls in recording the no-hit game.

Five Marvelwood batters reached base — four on walks and one on a hit-by-pitch. Buchmueller allowed the one run when a Marvelwood batter reached base on a walk, stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch. Harvey’s batters made five hits. Sophomore Tillie Glucksman of Bedford Corners had a single and led Harvey with four runs batted in. Sophomore Chloe Pinto of Eastchester had a hit and knocked in three while eighth-grader Kathryn Ogg of Bedford Corners, who also singled, had two RBI.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Harvey put the game out of reach with a 10-run second inning. The umpires invoked the mercy rule and called the game after five innings.