Bethel News

Momentum from last year's historic election may not bring record numbers to the polls this year, but experts and local party officials said it has motivated more people to get involved in the process.

Voters throughout the area will head to the polls Tuesday to select the leaders of their town or city.

Wallingford-based New England Home Delivery Services recently entered into a five-year lease for 30,000 square feet of space at Berkshire Corporate Park.

Democratic challenger Matt Knickerbocker came out ahead in a hotly contested three-way race that left First Selectman Bob Burke out after two terms in office.

From her seat inside Jacqueline's restaurant Tuesday afternoon, 82-year-old Ada Cole could see the Bethel United Methodist Church across the street.

Swine flu is making its mark in schools across the area, though it's been mild. Except for Bethel, the districts have had only slightly elevated absentee rates.

Bethel needs -- and deserves -- a change in the top leadership of its government.

Heather Moran, of Bethel, wants everyone to know there are still good, honest people in this world.

We need leaders with an honest plan for Bethel's future; its economy, education, and infrastructure.

The Board of Selectmen decided to drop its review of the ethics charge against Board of Finance member Kevin Riley in a 2-1 vote.

Joe Billington stood next to a booth in front of the Bethel post office with the words "America Needs Industry, Obama Needs Therapy" blazoned across it.

Board of Education candidate Daniel Gaita has filed a civil lawsuit against the town's superintendent of schools and two first selectmen candidates, charging them with defamation of character.

The public is invited to attend "An Hour For James," a gathering on the Bethel High track to be held on Nov.

Bethel police say Richard Sapanaro stole more than $10,000 worth of cash and jewelry from a Wine Sap Road home on Sept.

Former Danbury mayoral candidate and anti-immigration activist John McGowan will be back in court next month after a Superior Court judge found him competent to stand trial for the alleged sexual assault of a woman in New Milford last year.

Today 10/24/09 at approximately 10:00 a.m., the Bethel Police Department received a complaint of a despondent, armed person at the residence located at 150 Grassy Plain Road in Bethel, CT.

Just read about this place in the paper the other day and yesterday we were down in Fairfield County driving around to many estate sales and we ended up in Redding for lunch at the Redding Road House.

BETHEL, Conn. - A police officer shot and killed an armed man outside a home Saturday after responding to a complaint of a 'despondent' person, Connecticut State Police said.

As Kristen Angell spoke about her father, the man who loved the New York Giants the same way her dog loves pizza, Ken Angell looked over his daughter's shoulder with a smile on his face and his arms in the air.

About two years ago, while Lucille and Ruedi Hauser were visiting Duck Walk Vineyards in Southold, N.Y., they tasted blueberry port wine and fell in love with it.