“The Country Gentleman suggests a way to prevent hens from eating their eggs. It is to fill an egg with a solution of pepper, and put the egg back in the nest. A Danbury man has tried this and says it works like a… Read more »
In 2009, Danbury became the first city in Connecticut to enter into the 287g program, which allowed for trained members of the Danbury Police Department to act as federal immigration officials. The controversial program has often been cited as a cause for the city’s… Read more »
Gun control legislation has been a pervasive topic ever since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut this past December. The issue, which has traditionally been third rail for politicians, has gained so much attention that lawmakers may be forced to… Read more »
The first responders dispatched from the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NVAC) to Sandy Hook Elementary School are still coping with the emotional impact and aftermath of the December 14, 2012 school shooting. Over 25 volunteers were dispatched the day of the tragedy. Although these… Read more »
Church Hill Road in the center of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut was hustling and bustling on Saturday as efforts to organize a “cash mob” ultimately paid off and an influx of buyers paid in to the local economy. People from all over Connecticut… Read more »
The deadline to submit legislation has passed and so far Connecticut lawmakers have submitted an estimated 27 bills aimed at preventing gun violence and improving school safety and mental health. The legislation is a response to the shooting that claimed the lives of… Read more »
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut gathered at Newtown High School last Friday evening to participate in a town forum regarding the future of Sandy Hook Elementary School. A little more than a month ago, Sandy Hook Elementary School was the site of the nation’s second… Read more »
They fly through the air with greatest of ease! They being those daring young competitors at the annual Alpine Ski Jumping Winter Carnival at Satre Hill in Salisbury, Connecticut. 2013 marks the 87th year for the main event: the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships,… Read more »
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton has posted his 2012 State of the City Address on his blog. The address, written prior to the Sandy Hook tragedy, details business growth, economic growth, downtown revitalization, educational improvement, infrastructure, and various challenges Danbury will will face in the… Read more »
The Newtown Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) met last week for the first time in its temporary headquarters for the HealingNewtown project, an operation to help NCAC to manage the overwhelming response by artists, arts organizations, stakeholders, and the overwhelming number of creative contributions being… Read more »
At the November, 2012 meeting of The Friends of the the Danbury Museum & Historical Society, those in attendance elected board members, outlined goals for the organization and determined a meeting schedule for 2013. Newly-elected officers include; President, Joretta Kilcourse; Vice President, Ed… Read more »
This season, the Danbury Whalers have put together an exciting promotion for members of the Scouting world. On Saturday, January 12, following the Whalers’ 7:35pm game against the Danville Dashers, the Danbury Whalers will be holding a Boy and Girl Scout Sleepover event at… Read more »
In the wake of the Newtown school shooting, the Journal News of New York published an article and interactive maps including the names and addresses of Westchester and Rockland county gun owners. It prompted outrage from some readers, while others appreciated the information. The controversial decision by… Read more »
What a year it’s been for the news! There were many great things to report on – new laws encouraging development in downtown Danbury, standout restaurants and art exhibits, remarkable musicians – and many sad things to report on – a raid at a… Read more »
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen appeared on FOX News Channel’s “FOX and Friends” Tuesday morning to deny the state has any liability in the Newtown school massacre. The request to the state’s claims commissioner to file a $100 million lawsuit against the state on… Read more »
Last week, Mayor Bill Finch and Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. kicked off the largest gun buyback program in the City’s history. During the first day of the gun buyback program, Saturday, December 23, Bridgeport Police recovered 104 weapons, paying out a… Read more »
As alumni of Newtown High School, we, like the rest of the world, were stunned at the horrific news from home. Graduates from Newtown High School’s class of 2001 reached out to each other through Facebook, connecting those who have moved to the other… Read more »
Feeling the overwhelming need to take action to help their friends and neighbors, a group of Newtown parents has formed the “My Sandy Hook Family Fund” at mysandyhookfamilyfund.com. This group is made up of the parents of the children who survived. They are the… Read more »
From the editor, Monday, December 17: The Mercurial will not be doing any further reporting on the Sandy Hook shooting and will instead be focusing on getting the word out about how to help the Sandy Hook community. If you have any information… Read more »
A shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut around 9:30am has left 26 children and adults dead. Reports indicate that 20 students and six adults, including the schools’s principal, Dawn Hochsprung, and the school’s psychologist were killed. Reports indicate that… Read more »
DANBURY – Valued long-time professor John P. Briggs, Ph.D., will be retiring after his 36 years of service with the Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) academic community. Dr. Briggs worked with the Department of Writing, Linguistics, and Creative Process as a professor as well… Read more »
DANBURY – While stepping out to pick up some lunch this afternoon, Mercurial staff noticed a person getting cuffed outside the old Pito’s Q at 275 Main Street around 1pm. On the way back, staff ran into the man who had called the police… Read more »
Danbury’s Western Connecticut State University is in the process of notifying students, their families, and other constituents that their personal information may have been exposed to unauthorized access by a computer system vulnerability that has since been corrected. WestConn has found no evidence that… Read more »
For 18-year-old Housatonic Community College student Leandra Brooks of Bridgeport, her lead role in the short film, “The 5K Motion”, is both the culmination of a childhood dream and the beginning of what she hopes will be a professional acting career. The film,… Read more »
It’s almost official – new businesses in downtown Danbury will be able to apply for liquor permits and entertainment licenses starting December 5. A new ordinance regulating amplified music in downtown businesses is scheduled to be approved by City Council on December 4, and… Read more »