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New Fairfield selectman want to use budget surplus for radio system
A more than $970,000 budget surplus from the 2008-09 fiscal year would be a good way to pay for a townwide emergency radio communications system, the Board of Selectman agreed Thursday.
A Passion For Newtown' Reflected In Choice Of Labor Day Parade Grand Marshal
The selection of former State Representative Julia Wasserman as marshal of the 2009 Newtown Labor Day Parade is in keeping with this year's parade theme, "A Passion For Newtown." --Bee Photo, Crevier The Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee's pick for Grand Marshal of the September 7 parade is a woman who has devoted a great part of her life to the ...
Stop and remember: Residents need to focus on reason America celebrates Fourth of July
Most everyone in the Greater Danbury area is looking forward to the Fourth of July weekend that starts tomorrow.
Danbury ACE teacher has story to tell
Writing, Joanne Tolles tells students at Danbury's Alternative Center for Excellence, is a matter of finding their own voice and having the courage to expose their innermost thoughts to the most critical and demanding audiences they can imagine -- their fellow students.
Husband and wife are both in The Dog House
It's always a dog-eat world at New Fairfield's newest restaurant, and that's just the way Linda and Thomas Lavardera like it.
Republican running as Democrat for first selectman in New Fairfield
Citing a desire "to do right by New Fairfield," Republican Board of Education member Monika Thiel is running for first selectman in November -- as a Democrat.
New Fairfield Senior Center opens
The wait is over for New Fairfield seniors. Thursday morning the brand-new New Fairfield Senior Center, just outside the center of town on Route 37, officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Rue de Sean in Bethel celebrates 25 years
It's not enough to just get your hair cut anymore. It's all about what salon has the best stylists, prices and atmosphere.
New Fairfield man arrested after driving erratically
A 41-year-old New Fairfield man was arrested Thursday evening after he failed police sobriety tests.
West Norwalk stars win Bethel tourney
The West Norwalk Cal Ripken 12-year-old all-star team went 4-0 and captured the championship of the 16th annual Al Leonard tourney in Bethel.
Danbury's Immaculate hosts future scientists
Many of the fifth- and sixth-graders in the Immaculate High School science lab Monday raised their hands when asked if they had seen the movie "Apollo 13." "Do you remember when the spaceship was in peril because there was not going to be enough fuel to land?" science teacher Katherin Sniffin asked.
13-Year-Old Girl Killed When Tree Falls In New Fairfield
The victim, Catherine Burke, 13, was a student at New Fairfield Middle School. The tree broke the leg of a second girl, also 13.
Show by New Fairfield sculptor Jean Mann opens Saturday
There are very few moments in the life of New Fairfield sculptor Jean Mann when she's not immersed in creative exploration -- teaching, lecturing or exhibiting her latest work.
New Fairfield seventh grader killed by falling tree during end-of-school-year party
A New Fairfield seventh-grade girl was killed Wednesday afternoon by a falling tree during an end-of-school-year party at her home.
New Fairfield seniors graduate
At promptly 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, 194 New Fairfield High School seniors filed into their seats at the O'Neill Center to a spirited rendition of Pomp and Circumstance.
On a day most of their classmates were celebrating their graduation at Danbury High, seniors Stephen Simalchik and Robert Guider were having a celebration all their own in Greensboro, N.C. The Danbury throwers were named All-Americans after stellar performances left them standing among the top six in the javelin and hammer throw, respectively, at ...
New Fairfield teacher proud of first book
Thirteen years ago, Christina Vrba left her job as a teacher in a Catholic school in Groton and went to work for an online publisher, convinced the new medium would provide an opportunity to develop as a writer.
Teen arrested for school bomb threat
Connecticut state police have arrested a teen, accusing him of e-mailing a bomb threat that shut down two New Fairfield schools last month.
Arrest made in New Fairfield school bomb threat
Police have arrested a juvenile for e-mailing a bomb threat that closed two schools last month.
THUMBS UP to the new shuttle service picking up commuters in New Fairfield and taking them on a half-hour trip to the Southeast station in New York.
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