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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Danbury’s Calitro signs contract with New York Jets
All across the country this past weekend, the best and brightest college football stars watched with mounting anticipation as, one by one, the next crop of Sunday afternoon superheroes were selected in the NFL draft. They watched on their televisions and laptops, waiting anxiously for the phone to ring, for opportunity to knock, for a lifelong dream of playing professional football to finally come to fruition.
Austin Calitro was one of those players. After a stellar career at Villanova — which culminated with an appearance in January in the annual East-West Shrine Game, which showcases the country’s best college players — there was a real possibility that the 2012 Danbury High School graduate, a 6-foot-1, 247-pound wrecking ball of a linebacker, could hear his name called at the draft.
Calitro wasn’t drafted, but that’s not to say he wasn’t coveted by several NFL teams. In fact, only minutes after the draft concluded on Saturday, Calitro’s phone began to ring. And ring. And ring.
Five teams called him immediately following the draft: the Indianapolis Colts, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Green Bay Packers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets. After weighing his options, Calitro decided to stay close to home and signed a free-agent contract with the Jets.
“I started getting calls two minutes after the draft ended from a whole bunch of teams,” Calitro said in a phone interview Tuesday. “I had the luxury of picking what team I wanted to go to. I wanted to be a Jet, out of all the teams that were calling me. It turned out to be a good situation.
“Before the draft started, my agent and I had set up a game plan, for if I didn’t get drafted, which I didn’t, unfortunately,” Calitro continued. “As soon as the teams started calling me, we had a list of the top five teams I wanted to go to, and the Jets were actually at the top of the list.”
Of course, Calitro had the same dream of being a professional athlete that many kids have growing up. He simply didn’t stop working until it came true.
“It’s surreal right now,” he said. “It’s kind of hard to put into words. I’ve been working toward this since I was a little kid. I always had that dream, like any other kid growing up playing football, and now I’m getting a chance to do it. Honestly, it’s just a blessing to have this opportunity that I’m getting.”
Calitro will have precious little time to bask in the glory of signing a pro contract, however, as Jets rookie mini-camp is set to begin on Thursday at the team’s facility in Florham Park, N.J. That’s when the real work begins.
“They told me they want me to come in and contribute on special teams, and that’s what I’m going to do,” Calitro said. “If I’m going to keep playing football, I’m going to do whatever it takes.”
It’s no coincidence that Calitro had relayed those same sentiments when he first arrived at Villanova — whatever it takes to get on the field, to help the team, to make an impact. That same grit and determination are what helped him go from a red-shirt freshman to the Most Improved Defensive Player the following spring, from special-teams player to defensive starter, then to a team captain, then to an All-American. He was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection this past season, a first-team pick on the Hero Sports FCS All-America Team.
The Villanova defense this past season led all of FCS football in both total defense (259.8 yards per game) and scoring defense (15.0 points per game), and ranked fourth in rushing defense (87.6 yards per game). Calitro tied for the team lead with 86 tackles in 13 games, and was second on the team with 12 tackles for a loss. He also had 3.5 sacks.
Calitro was the third member of last year’s Villanova team to join the NFL ranks, as defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon was drafted in the second round by the Kansas City Chiefs, and offensive tackle Brad Seaton, a Brunswick School graduate, was selected in the seventh round by the Tennessee Titans.
In his Villanova career, Calitro played in 48 games and recorded 220 tackles, including 26 for a loss, and 8.5 sacks. He also forced three fumbles and intercepted two passes, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
Back in January, as he was preparing for the East-West Shrine Game, Calitro had a chance to reflect on his football journey, from Danbury High to Villanova to pro prospect.
“My dad told me when I was growing up that there’s always someone better out there,” Calitro had said at the time. “For me, I’ve always been trying to catch that someone who’s better and trying to be the best. That’s the way I’m going to approach this whole process, with something to prove.”
Newtown’s Llodra testifies in Hartford about impact of state budget
The town’s top elected leader testified in Hartford on Wednesday about the impact of budget cuts that would reduce state aid to towns and cities, according to a release.
First Selectman Pat Llodra told the Connecticut General Assembly’s Education Committee that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed state budget placed an unfair burden on municipalities, schools, and property taxpayers, the release said.
In early February, Malloy proposed a two-year $40 billion budget that cut state aid to all but 31 of the state’s 169 towns and cities. Danbury was the only place in the region that would see aid increased.
Newtown’s aid would drop by $7.8 million in the 2017-2018 budget year and by $2.9 million in the following year.
Llodra appeared before the committee with state Sen. Tony Hwang, who represents Fairfield, Newtown, Westport, Weston and Easton.
Fitness bootcamp in Newtown to benefit Sandy Hook foundation
A weekend fitness bootcamp will benefit a brain science research foundation founded in honor of a first-grader who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre.
The boot camp, planned for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday at Newtown Youth Academy, 4 Primrose St., will benefit the Avielle Foundation, which strives to use research, community engagement and education to prevent violence and build compassion, according to an event poster.
The suggested donation is $15 for those 14 and older, and $10 for children.
Hudson Valley Cop Found Dead In His Home
The death of a Fallsburg police officer is being investigated by the State Police. Dylan Dainack, 35, who lived on Railroad Avenue in Hurleyville in Sullivan County, was found dead by an acquaintance shortly after he had returned to his home during his shift Wednesday for an evening meal break.
The acquaintance called 911 after finding him. State Police said an autopsy is scheduled, and the investigation into Dainack’s death remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the State Police in Liberty at 845-292-6600.
Police find heroin in car of erratic driver in Newtown
Trooper arrested eratic driver friday night
traveling west on Interstate 84 after a officials discovered three bags of heroin.
Troopers pulled over Michael Mcaward, 30, of Brookfield, around 10 p.m. near exit 11 in Newtown. State police had received calls about him driving erratically and weaving in and out of lanes beginning at exit 15 in Southbury, according to a State Police press release.
During the traffic stop, the narcotics K9 Favor, a black labrador retriever, found three bags of heroin tucked under the driver’s seat, according to the release.
Mcaward is charged with illegal possession of narcotics and cited for motor vehicle violations.
He was held on $2,500 bond.
Newtown man dies in motorcycle accident
A man driving a motorcycle died Tuesday after an accident on Riverside Road.
Police have confirmed that Martin Amidon, of Glover Avenue, was killed while driving a red and black Buell motorcycle at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The details of how the motorcycle crashed were not disclosed by authorities. Amidon was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Police are searching for witnesses to the accident and said more information may become available as the investigation progresses.
A man driving a motorcycle died Tuesday after an accident on Riverside Road.
Police have confirmed that Martin Amidon, of Glover Avenue, was killed while driving a red and black Buell motorcycle at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The details of how the motorcycle crashed were not disclosed by authorities. Amidon was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Police are searching for witnesses to the accident and said more information may become available as the investigation progresses.
Newtown to use alcohol testers “as necessary” to enforce sobriety at junior prom
The high school plans to use blood-alcohol-level-testers at the junior prom on Friday “as necessary” to enforce a sober dance, the principal said in a letter to parents.
“Students who are intoxicated will be given consequences according to district policies, and parents will be asked to pick students up from the event,” said Principal Lorrie Rodrigue in a notice to parents last week.
The measure is part of the school district’s precautions to ensure a safe and memorable celebration, Rodrigue said.
The annual dance is planned at the Amber Room in Danbury.
The Global Lyme Alliance’s annual Time for Lyme gala was held at the Greenwich Hyatt Regency on April 1, 2017. Dr. Harriet Kotsoris received the Hope Award, singer-songwriter Marina Morgan was the honored guest and TV journalist and author Gretchen Carlson emceed the event. Were you SEEN?
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