State officials will be in Monroe to discuss the future of Route 25 on Monday. Route 25, a primary state highway, begins at the Four Corners intersection in Brookfield; goes through the towns of Newtown, Monroe and Trumbull; and ends in Bridgeport.
An award-winning art program at the Kennedy Center engages more than 50 artists who have cognitive and physical disabilities in the creative process, giving them a vehicle for self expression and an avenue for growth and independence.
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," with a new perspective, opens Friday night at 8 at the Town Players Little Theatre on Orchard Hill Road, off Route 25 South in Newtown.
The town's highest elected official -- Republican first selectman-elect Pat Llodra -- is going to be sworn into office by the state's highest elected official, Gov.
When Ansonia Mayor Jim Della Volpe was first elected to office about 10 years ago, he quickly learned there was a huge difference between being a mayoral candidate and an actual mayor.
With a few notable exceptions, Tuesday was a bad day to be an incumbent. Across the region, voters sent mayors and first selectmen out the door in surprising numbers.
Citing issues such as unrealized developmental plans, a flawed revaluation and poor conditions of roads, Republicans are hoping to end a 14-year drought and take the first selectman's office with Steve Vavrek at the top of their ticket.
"Being a good listener is the most important part of our business," said Barry Miller, owner of The Brush's End, a 25-year-old home improvement company on Padanaram Road in Danbury, with a second location in Monroe.