Shelton News

A Shelton resident on board the northbound train that collided with another train Friday night said it was just random luck that he was able to walk away without a scratch.

A motorcycle ride that made its way through Newtown on May 5 that was meant to honor those killed on 12/14 also raised $50,000, which will be divided among ten groups.

The state Department of Public Health has penalized six nursing homes for lapses in care that contributed to residents' injuries.

State lawmakers from Fairfield County are leading a drive to fight a 16 percent increase in the state gas tax set to take effect July 1. "Connecticut needs to stop kicking the can down the road," said state Rep.

The long-smoldering, unseemly situation involving the Shelton fire marshal's office, the state fire marshal and the hundreds of state-identified fire code violations at Shelton High School should have the city's taxpayers up in arms.

The city of Shelton is accepting applications for partial refund of rent and utility bills from elderly and totally disabled renters, whose income for 2012 didn't exceed $33,500 if single, or $40,900 if married.

The complaint that led to the state fire marshal's investigation into allegations against city Fire Marshal James Tortora was filed by Deputy Fire Marshal Ben McGorty , who is also vice chairman of Shelton's Fire Commission .

The last two weeks have been very telling about our town. I attended two programs that really make you recognize and appreciate the people who live around us - even when you have never been introduced to them and to whom we owe a tip of the hat, handshake and big "thank you." The first program was held at Sutter-Terlizzi American Legion Post No.

Trumbull resident Virginia Silano is suing Trumbull Police Officer Daniel Wheeler and the Pinewood Lake Association for wrongful arrest stemming from a Feb.

Kevin Patrick Tymon, 46, of Wakelee Avenue, Shelton, is charged with disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a minor.

After a horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearby, a grief stricken couple leave the fire station on Riverside Drive in Newtown, Conn.

Lisa Bisson, corporate health and wellness coordinator at Griffin Hospital, Diane Betkoski, Lifeline program coordinator at the hospital, and from Crosby Commons Assisted Living at Wesley Village, Lois Poutney, executive director.

There will be an antique car show in Shelton on Saturday, May 18th at Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard, 278 Leavenworth Road from 9am - 3pm.

The University of Connecticut will award approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus during the weekend of May 11-12, 2013.

Residents approved the plan for the new facility -- in a 11,551 to 4,781 vote last November -- and blueprints for the new structure are completed.

There will be an antique car show in Shelton on Saturday, May 18th at Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard, 278 Leavenworth Road from 9am - 3pm.

A Shelton man accused of violating a protective order is also charged with risk of injury to a minor and refusing to be fingerprinted.

The Spooner House will hold its annual Walk for the Hungry at the Derby Greenway on Saturday, May 18.

Neil Heslin, right, father of a slain Sandy Hook first grader, appears with lawyer Bruce Weiant to face a variety of motor vehicle and criminal charges at Superior Court in Milford, Conn.

A Derby police officer claims someone tampered with a water bottle inside of his police cruiser while he was visiting the Splash Car Wash in Shelton in March.