New Milford News

A hunter off Long Mountain Road in New Milford apparently used his cell phone to call police after becoming nervous that three bears were around this afternoon.

On Thanksgiving Day, Mitzi Burrous will get up at dawn to start cooking a full-course feast for delivery to as many as 75 households.

A San Francisco Bay area wine keeper about to stand trial for a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing.

A local woman who allegedly stole video equipment and games from a home where she was babysitting last December was arrested on a warrant this week.

All six principals in the New Milford school district have ambitious plans to help students meet higher state expectations for achievement this year.

Two people, one of them wielding a knife, robbed a Canterbury School student who was walking about a block away from the private school Wednesday afternoon, police said.

A Danbury woman injured in a head-on collision on Kent Road in July was arrested on a warrant Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

A Southbury youth who was behind the wheel of a car that hit a tree on Sunny Valley Road Saturday afternoon, injuring four other teens, had no license to drive, police said.

A 48-year old New Milford man was treated and released from Danbury Hospital on Sunday after his Harley-Davidson motorcycle struck a car making a left turn.

A 41-year-old New Milford man was arrested Saturday after he stabbed his estranged wife outside her home in view of two of the couple's three children, police said.

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits of the 100 people who gathered Saturday to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory.

Jimmy Bain figures his Eagle Scout trail project at Reservoir Park in New Milford took 345 hours to complete and 20 minutes to be destroyed.

Toddler Riley Greene raced around a Children's Center classroom, first busying himself building a tower from oversize Lego blocks, then switching to Play-Doh crafts, completely unaware the center will soon celebrate its 38th anniversary.

A new assistant superintendent of schools is scheduled to start work Monday after the Board of Education voted this week to hire her.

A Connecticut man sent to prison for 47 years for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old New Milford girl is asking a three-judge panel to reduce his sentence.

A major change to the traffic pattern at the intersection of routes 67 and 202 in New Milford starts Wednesday morning and new traffic lights will be on for the first time.

The owner of Italia Mia Restaurant on Danbury Road was arrested on a warrant recently for charges related to fire safety code and zoning violations, officials said.

Police have charged a second suspect as a result of an investigation into a burglary at a downtown business last month.

A 19-year-old was injured Monday night when he was attacked by a group of six to eight other males at his car after leaving the All Aboard Restaurant, police said.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation said that a Route 67 bypass detour will be in effect beginning Wednesday for the realignment of Grove Street and Prospect Hill Road in New Milford.