Danbury News

Peruvian artist Katushka Millones, who lives in Brookfield, has a new exhibit of works at Danbury City Hall.

Gustavo Contreras was 13 when he came to Danbury from Peru. Even then he knew he wanted to be an engineer.

A 19-year-old Danbury resident turned himself in to Ridgefield police Tuesday evening after learning the department had several active warrants for his arrest.

Wearing a cap, a wool scarf and knickers, 10-year-old Julian Lanson paced slowly back and forth on the stage of Ellsworth Avenue School.

As a member of the Vermont National Guard during World War II, C. Rodney Dow took cover from Japanese bombers and charted zig-zag courses to elude Japanese submarines.

Pianist Xiayin Wang will perform Sunday at 3 p.m. at Ives Concert Hall on the midtown campus of Western Connecticut State University, 181 White St., Danbury.

A 25-year veteran of the Danbury Fire Department who claims the horrors he's seen on the job caused his depression has filed a discrimination complaint against the city.

The Danbury Concert Chorus is in the midst of helping to create a brand-new work of art: the world premiere performance of "Walden," by Brookfield's Maxim Vladimiroff.

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

As area residents learned from the recent example of the Newtown High School Marching Band and Color Guard, the strains of influenza -- H1N1, seasonal and otherwise -- can spread quickly.

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

You might not want to take marriage advice from a man who once wore a thong to wash cars in Bridgeport after losing a bet.

An alleged marijuana dealer was arrested Monday by the Danbury Police Special Investigation Division, according to police reports.

On at least one issue most Common Council candidates seem to agree -- now is not the time to cut city services.

While volunteers are reporting a steady stream of voters arriving at city polls, turnout is expected to be low today.

Candidates running for today's election won't have the weather to blame if there's a low turnout.

When members of the Danbury Elks Lodge were constructing a new building on Main Street in the 1930s, the Indian Trading Post on Sugar Hollow Road was a hopping summer resort with lake-side activities and rustic cabins.

Cell phone towers on the grounds of city schools could provide welcome monthly income to supplement tighter and tighter budgets, but officials said they're just beginning to consider the idea and will weigh safety as much as revenue.

A 25-year-old city man will be arraigned Friday on charges stemming as far back as 2006.

When Dr. Jane Petroff got the news Thursday, she was understandably upset. She learned via letter that some of her valuable personal information -- including her Social Security number -- was in the hands of people who had no business knowing it.