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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Five Metro-North employees who saved a colleague's life at the Brewster Yard were recognized Monday by MTA officials. Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti thanked the employees for their swift thinking and compassion at today’s meeting of the MTA Board’s Metro-North Railroad Committee.
“Quick action on the part of our Brewster District team saved this man’s life,” Giulietti said. “This incident demonstrates the character and compassion of Metro-North employees. They not only care about doing their jobs in an exemplary fashion, they care about one another. I’m proud to recognize Jeff, Brendan, Michele, Andrew and Jeff, and I thank them for their efforts.”
The day was winding down for Jeff Ballard, a Brewster Yardmaster who resides in New Milford, Connecticut. He was typing in a few final figures at his computer before leaving for the day when a co-worker and colleague (who has asked that his identity remain private), asked him, “What does it feel when you’re having a heart attack?” Ballard, who worked for 20 years as an Emergency Medical Technician before coming to Metro-North, swiveled his chair around and looked at his colleague.
Pie Oh My: Gaetano In Brewster Vies For Putnam's DVlicious 'Best Pizza'
Three finalists are vying for Putnam's DVlicious "Best Pizza," each of which is being profiled this week.
Click and vote for your favorite – you have until 4 p.m. Thursday, April 27 and you can vote multiple times, albeit once per day.
But before that, grab some Parmesan and read on.
Gaetano Pizza, Brewster
What Makes It Good: Folks like the low-key atmosphere, varieties (think Sesame Chicken Pizza) and oversized slices. Another standout: the whole wheat crust.
Grab a Slice: 100 Independence Way, (845) 278-9500
Crash on Farm-to-Market Road Injures Several
Several people were injured Friday afternoon when the driver of a van belonging to United Cerebral Palsy lost control and veered off Farm-to-Market Road in Patterson, according to the Putnam County Courier.
The van, carrying several passengers with handicaps, crashed down a steep bank and overturned before stopping when it hit a tree
Incidents at Home Depot in Southeast Lead to Shoplifting Charge
A store employee told the Putnam Sheriff's Office he watched a Patterson resident make a couple of different moves.
Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Patterson woman on a charge of petty larceny.
At 1:33 p.m. Feb. 19, Deputy Sheriff Alexander Ruhe responded to a report of a larceny at the Home Depot in Southeast.
A store detective there reported that he saw a female customer take several items of merchandise, place them in a bag, and then proceed to make a return transaction as if she were returning merchandise that was previously purchased. Upon completion of that transaction, the woman then reportedly proceeded to make a purchase of items at a “self-check- out” register and attempted to conceal an item of merchandise in an attempt to avoid paying for it.
Based upon the store employee’s complaint, Deputy Ruhe charged the customer, Heather G. Licari, of 472 Fair Street in Patterson, with petit larceny. The 38-year-old was booked at the Sheriff’s Office and released on her own recognizance pending a future appearance in the Town of Southeast Justice Court. If found guilty of the class A misdemeanor charge, she could be subject to a sentence of up to a year in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000.
Westchester Man Accused of Selling Pot in Putnam Parking Lot
Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Westchester resident for alleged marijuana dealing in Carmel.
Anthony Bucaj, 56, of Bronxville, is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges.
In January, the Kent Police Department, while investigating an unrelated case, developed information that Bucaj was allegedly dealing drugs in the neighboring town of Carmel. The Kent PD passed along that information to the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit (NEU).
The NEU opened an investigation and, consequently, an undercover deputy sheriff allegedly bought marijuana from Bucaj on at least three occasions.
On March 22, members of the NEU and Kent PD took Bucaj into custody in the parking lot of a shopping plaza in Carmel.
Bucaj was charged with three counts of criminal possession of marijuana in the fifth degree, class A misdemeanors, and three counts of criminal sale of marijuana in the third degree, class E felonies.
He was arraigned before Town of Carmel Justice Joseph Spofford and was remanded to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000.00 cash bail or $25,000.00 bail bond, pending a future court date. If found guilty of the felony charges, he could face up to four years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to $5,000.00 on each count.
Pothole Money for Brewster, Southeast in New NY Budget
State Sen. Terrence Murphy announced an increase in state aid for local road repair for the 40th District.
Although we were spared a harsh winter, you wouldn't know it by the state of the roads. It's not just the potholes. Some local roads have patches on top of patches dating back years.
So State Sen. Terrence Murphy is pleased to announce that there's $4 million more in the recently-passed state budget for road repair in the 40th District. To be exact: $4,428,212.29 from the New York State Department of Transportation. And Brewster and Southeast are getting a chunk of that between them.
"If our roads crumble, so does our ability to attract new business to the Hudson Valley. As our towns and villages continue to grow, we need to make sure our roads are safe and trouble-free," Murphy said in a statement announcing the money.
The money is part of the DOT's Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), Extreme Winter Recovery (EWR) and Local PAVE-NY 2017-18 budget.
Westchester County will get $3,484,677.68; Putnam County will receive $878,593.85, and Dutchess County will get $64,940.76.
It costs roughly a million dollars to pave six miles of road, explained Michael Simone, superintendent of the Carmel Highway Department. " "It could take thirty or forty years to pave all the local roads, so any funding that expedites that process is a huge help. And residents are happy because the money they sent to Albany now comes back to them in form of a better, safer roadway."
Peter Sciliano, superintendent for the Mt. Pleasant Highway Department added, "We pave at least four miles of road each year. The additional funds will literally help us get further down the road. We were lucky that weather was mild up until February. However, the freezing rain and frozen ground created as many potholes as last year. We now have ability to do more for our residents."
The breakdown for municipalities in the 40th Senate District portions of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties is as follows:
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