New Fairfield News

Two bartenders at a downtown restaurant were arrested late Saturday after state liquor control investigators and local police said they served three underage drinkers.

Route 39 in New Fairfield will be closed until sometime early Wednesday after a car hit a utility pole Tuesday evening, police said.

An accident on North Street resulted in one arrest on drunken driving charges early Tuesday morning, police said Margaret Kulikowski , 24, of Durant Avenue, Bethel, drove out of the Gulf Station at 128 North St.

Teachers and administrators earned raises and accepted increased medical costs in new three-year contracts meant to be fair to employees and taxpayers.

NORWALKBy STEVE KOBAKHour Staff Writer A man who allegedly stole various pieces of aluminum theatrical production equipment from his former employer was arrested by Norwalk Police on Friday.Ronald Daisomount, 50, of 45 Barnum Road, New Fairfield, was charged with criminal trespass and .

A state arbitrator has ruled the town must rehire a mechanic fired last year after problems were discovered in the braking systems of the town Department of Public Works ' heavy truck fleet.

NEW FAIRFIELDBy JOHN NASHHour Staff WriterThe general school of thought seemed to be the Wilton field hockey team would be upset about having to play Darien so early in this year's state Class M field hockey tournament.Truth be told, if you consider Tuesday's first-round whupping of New .

Heidi Weise, a New Fairfield resident for the past 30 years, always has run a home-based business.

Brian Koonz's recent front page rant got me fired up enough to respond. He lambasts the LaRouche Political Action Committee while they were in New Fairfield for comparing Obama to Hitler.

Cutting off a police vehicle on Mill Plain Road led to multiple charges against 21-year-old New Fairfield resident Matheus De-Santana on Monday night.

Local school officials and teachers have agreed to a contract for the district's 270 certified staff that provides a one percent raise for 2011 and higher health premiums, recognizing the town's tough economic times.

Look around. What do you have hiding in a closet or gathering dust on a shelf that may be valuable? What about that clock your grandmother left you? A painting you think might be done by a noteworthy artist? If you think any of your treasures might be worth something, bring them to the Candlewood Arts Fund Appraisal Day on Sunday from noon to 4 ...

Feral cats are wild by nature and don't trust human beings, but a New Fairfield resident has proved they can be domesticated.

Several local debates and forums are available at newstimes.com . Other campaign footage is available through cable providers Charter and Comcast.

Keith McEachern, 61, of 77 Woodereach Road, New Fairfield, was arrested on charges of cruelty to animals and criminal possession of a firearm on Oct.

Tolland defended its Class M boys title and New Fairfield won the girls title at the CIAC state cross country championships at Wickham Park, where the sun has come out and it is very windy up on top of the hill near the finish line.

When I returned to New Fairfield in 2005 to raise my family, I was happy to be home again.

For a brief moment, the festering sore of genteel, country-club racism in the white suburbs around Danbury was ripped open.

As incumbent John Hodge, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger, Monika Thiel, head toward the finish line in the race for first selectman, lawn signs and door-to-door campaigning have replaced controversies over a cancelled debate and a racially offensive e-mail that garnered early headlines.

A three-car accident sent six people to the hospital and closed part of Padanaram Road for more than an hour Tuesday.