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Nurses picketing outside Danbury Hospital
Nurses are holding an informal picket outside of Danbury Hospital Thursday amid contract negotiations and said they are asking for support to improve working conditions in the hospital.
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Nurses picketing outside Danbury Hospital
Nurses are holding an informal picket outside of Danbury Hospital Thursday amid contract negotiations and said they are asking for support to improve working conditions in the hospital. The Danbury Nurses Union Unit 47, AFT Local 5047, which represents about 600 registered nurses at Danbury Hospital, said union leaders have tried to resolve issues that they say are making the…
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Man has serious injuries after hit-and-run in Danbury: police
A man has serious injuries after he was struck in Danbury on Wednesday night and police said they are looking for the driver who hit him and left the scene. Officers responded to the area of 9A Clapboard Ridge Road around 8:15 p.m., where a man was in the road, police said. They found out that a driver had...
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Danbury native wins Iditarod Alaskan Foot Race
Danbury native Ryan Fox recently won the 350-mile Iditarod Alaskan Foot Race.
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Parents rally at state capitol for funding for Danbury charter school
Hundreds of parents and advocates rallied at the state capitol Wednesday demanding funding for a charter school in Danbury. The school received an initial approval in 2017 but lawmakers have not approved funding –- the second in a two-step process first enacted in 2015 — leaving the school in limbo. “So it’s like our voice have not been heard or…
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Danbury parents rally at state capitol urging funding for charter school
Since 2017, Danbury parents have been advocating for funding to establish a charter school aimed at addressing persistent issues within their local schools.
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Hundreds rally for Danbury Charter School funding
Nearly 400 people are boarding buses in Danbury to head to Hartford on Wednesday. They are urging lawmakers to approve funding for the Danbury International Academy Charter School.
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Hundreds rally for Danbury Charter School funding
Nearly 400 people are boarding buses in Danbury bound for Hartford on Wednesday. They are urging lawmakers to approve funding for the Danbury International Academy Charter School. “We need more options, we need better choices and we need our leadership to lead,” said Richard Bolden, of Danbury, who is fighting for his daughter Mia. “This is about helping children not…
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Parents calling for funding for Danbury Charter School want more options
Parents say they want their children to have access to the instruction and opportunities the Danbury Charter School would offer.
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Person struck outside hotel in Danbury has died: police
A person who was struck by a vehicle outside a hotel in Danbury on Wednesday night has died, according to police. Police said officers responded to the area of Lake Avenue Extension and Mill Ridge Road just before 7:30 p.m. after someone reported that a pedestrian had been struck. The person who had been hit had significant injuries and was…
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Three CT cities named among top 25 most ethnically diverse in U.S.
Three Connecticut cities appeared on Wallet Hub’s most ethnically diverse city list for 2024. Bridgeport came in at No. 11, Stamford came in at No. 18 and Danbury is No. 21. The financial company compared more than 500 large cities in the U.S. and measured their diversity based on ethnicity, race, language and birthplace. New Haven and Waterbury are not…
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Danbury school is dismissed after being placed in precautionary mode: officials
Mill Ridge Primary School in Danbury was placed in precautionary mode Monday afternoon because of police activity nearby, according to police. They said this was done out of an abundance of caution due to police activity that was unrelated to the school, a Danbury Public Schools spokesperson said. The school district implemented standard security protocols and ultimately, students were allowed…
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Firefighter injured in fire that has displaced 14 in Danbury
One firefighter was injured as crews spent hours battling a fire in Danbury that has displaced 14 people. Firefighters responded to a home on Locust Avenue in Danbury at 7 p.m. Wednesday after receiving several calls reporting a fire. Heavy smoke was coming from the three-story multifamily home and firefighters found fire in the basement that was extending to upper…
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Danbury firefighters respond to fatal crash on New York state line
A person has died after a motor vehicle crash left a car and tractor-trailer engulfed in flames near Danbury on Thursday. The fire department said they were called to Mill Plain Road and Saw Mill Road near the New York state line at about 7 a.m. Fire officials said a person was trapped in their car and crews extricated them….
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CT LIVE!: “The Cash Cab Guy” Ben Bailey Coming to Connecticut
Bailey will be performing stand-up at The Palace Danbury on January 13th.
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Woman, man dead in apparent murder-suicide in Danbury: police
Police found a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man dead when they responded to an apartment in Danbury on Monday morning and said they believe this was a case of murder-suicide. They said it appears that the man killed the woman, then died by suicide. A toddler who was also found in the home was not injured, police said. Officers…
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Fatal double stabbing shocks neighbors in Danbury
An investigation is underway after a woman was stabbed to death in Danbury on Friday. Police say the suspect took his own life by stabbing himself.
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Fatal double stabbing shocks neighbors in Danbury
An investigation is underway after a woman was stabbed to death in Danbury on Friday. Police say the suspect took his own life by stabbing himself. “I found it very shocking. I wasn’t expecting to hear something like that happen here.” Carolyn Marengo has lived in the Mill Ridge area of Danbury for decades. She says she’s never seen...
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Man stabs woman to death before killing himself in Danbury: police
Police say a man stabbed a woman to death in the middle of a Danbury road before killing himself Friday afternoon.