Redding News

A townwide revaluation gets under way this month, a process that will determine the market value of every property in town as of Oct.

It was a sparse crowd that attended last Thursday's constituent meeting at town hall sponsored by state Reps.

The Boys & Girls Club of Redding-Easton will begin accepting entries for the 2012 ImageMakers Photography Contest on Friday, Feb.

Good economic news has been hard to find lately, but First Selectman William Brennan cited some positive snippets in the town's unemployment rate for December 2011.

Harry Rosvally, the curriculum administrator in K-12 science, technology, engineering and math for the Danbury public schools, was the recipient of the first Paul Heilman Award for outstanding volunteer service at the 12th annual Southern Connecticut Invitational Science and Engineering Fair.

State Rep. John Shaban, a Republican who represents Easton, Weston and Redding, discusses his hopes for the 2012 legislative session.

See it yourself The Norwalk River Valley Trail Steering Committee will hold another public meeting about the trail from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Gilbert & Bennett School, New Street, Georgetown.

A meeting of the Planning Commission will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Old Town House at 22 Cross Highway.

EASTON, Conn. - Easton residents will be able to check out students from Joel Barlow High School in action next week as they take the stage to perform in the high school's production of "Rashomon." "Rashomon" is based on the stories written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa features seniors Jack Morris, Taylor Owen and Sam Smith; juniors Brynn Gilchrist, Jon ... (more)

Editor's Note: The following posting is a press release. The Silas Bronson Library and The Howard Whittemore Library will present "An Evening with Abraham Lincoln" on Thursday Feb 16 at 6:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb 21 at 6:30 p.m. respectively.

While you're at it 'Like' us on Facebook as well! a€¢ Check out some live music in Redding tonight! Voodoo Fix performs at the Lumberyard Pub starting at 9 p.m.; Johnny Feds & Da Bluez Boys jam at the Georgetown Saloon at 9:15 p.m. and The Mojomatics take the state at the Redding Roadhouse at 9 p.m. a€¢ The Weston Arts Commission meets this morning ... (more)

"Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see.

Richard "Dick" Wieland of Redding announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination for Connecticut's 4th Congressional District.

Today, if you want to get from Danbury to Norwalk and back, you can drive or take the train.

DUI arrest Paul Webel, 53, of Redding was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to drive right following a motor vehicle stop on Redding Road on Monday, Feb.

Andrew Schwartz, of Weston , was named to the dean's list at Wheaton College for the Fall 2011 semester.

EASTON, Conn. - A 17-year-old Easton girl and a 17-year-old boy from Redding each received infractions for possession of alcohol by a minor after an Easton police officer found them with alcohol at Helen Keller Middle School.

Wilton's current unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent last month and is three points lower than the current Connecticut unemployment rate of 8.2 percent.

A rebate from Connecticut Light & Power Co. cannot go into the Redding schools' coffers, but rather must go into the general fund.

The finance board continued its fraud risk assessment discussion at its Jan. 23 meeting, but ultimately put a decision on pursuing it on hold.