Southbury News

Lake Zoar will see herbicide treatments to combat the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil on July 1. Signs posted along docks and letters mailed to the treatment areas should already be in place as of Monday, June 29, to let people know: Recreation is prohibited in the roughly 40 acres on the day of treatment.

The owner of a popular chain of Mexican restaurants is facing prison time and a hefty financial penalty after pleading guilty in federal court Tuesday to unlawful employment of aliens.

Jeff Idelson, Baseball Hall of Fame president speaks with Robert Strong 87, from Southbury, Conn during Hall of Fame Classic.

At a June 18 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, landscape architect Keith Beaver of Didona Associates of Danbury explains the site landscaping features of a commercial building proposed for 164 Mt Pleasant Road.

Local Sports Submitted by Simsbury Soccer Club on 2009-06-24.   Drew Reynolds Coach Holly Simeon's team of U-11 Girls ended its spring season as State Champs.

Main Street in Woodbury is known as the Antiques Capital of Connecticut, and now it will hopefully get a little more traffic directed its way.

"It's only just the beginning," chanted a group of high school chamber singers in perfect harmony at a ceremony Friday.

The council ad hoc committee looking into possibly merging town and school facilities management sat down this week with Maria DeMarco, who is charged with managing Newtown's only public facility requiring such services.

Former fire chief Bob Bedard didn't think twice about jumping into the raging waters of the Pomperaug River to save a woman clutching a large tree branch for dear life.

Lindeman Wins at Monadnock Andy Lindeman won the AllStar Race Truck Series 30-lap green to checker feature event at Monadnock Speedway on Saturday, June 13 th continuing his winning streak.

Frank and Iris Hewelt of Aken, Germany, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marilyn Hewelt, to Todd Michael Rine, son of Craig and Maureen Rine of Reservoir Road, Southbury.

Chris Deming, the 2007 season champion, outran 2006 champ, Jeff Sheldon to win a challenging 4.5-mile race on Saturday, June 6, at the weekly Roxbury Road Race Series.

A resident state trooper currently commands the town's approximately 24 officers, but residents voted Tuesday on whether they should hire a police chief instead.

When Isabel Barnett arrived from Portugal as a 5-year-old, her teachers in Danbury were kind and generous in helping her, and since childhood she wanted to be a teacher.

Do we need our own police department? Before we vote for an independent police department June 9, we should first know if we need to have an independent police department.

At The Museum Submitted by East Haddam Stage Company on 2009-06-02.   Kandie Carle Rayah Martin of New Britain, Don Shirer of Westbrook, Ginny Wolf of Farmington and Kenneth Lundquist Jr.

How many times have you heard that sales pitch? Enough that you just know it's too good to be true, right? Well, there is one exception, and there's a very good chance you're a prime candidate.

Thomas Marra III will be joining his notorious father behind bars for nearly two decades after pleading guilty in a "global" settlement Friday resolving 80 felony counts against him.

Once you discover a love of books, you've got an interest that can provide entertainment, education, social opportunities and good company -- even when you're alone.

A Connecticut judge has given a suspended prison sentence and probation to a former school bookkeeper charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars.