THE HOUR — A grocery store that is part of an independent chain will soon fill a space in Danbury once occupied by Rite Aid, which recently shuttered as part of the company’s bankruptcy.

NEWSTIMES — Coming off a healthy dose of “bullying” from the mayor of Danbury, a familiar classic rock station plans to embark on a move. 

DANBURY, Conn. (FOX61) — Enforcement action was taken against four Danbury vape shops on Tuesday, according to a report from the city’s police department.

NEWSTIMES — Principal Dan Donovan stood out in front of the main entrance of Danbury High School West on Tuesday afternoon, walkie-talkie in hand.

PATCH — Mayor Roberto Alves has released a five-year road improvement and citywide paving plan, outlining priorities for maintaining and upgrading 15 miles of city roads each year.

NEWSTIMES – The 30-year-old president of a high-tech company that has seen output double in Brookfield since he took over its management in 2020 says he foresees "fourfold growth" in the next five years at the company’s new manufacturing facility in Danbury.

NEWSTIMES — Standing before a City Council chambers at City Hall filled with fellow Democrats, as well as some members of his own family, incumbent Mayor Roberto Alves formally accepted his party’s endorsement Tuesday night, while also making a call to action.

MIDDLETOWNPRESS – A Brookfield electronics manufacturer will move its 60 jobs to a vacant building on the city’s west side as soon as August, completing the transition of a light industrial hilltop left vacant by the recent departures of Cartus and Hologic.

NEWSTIMES — The search for the potential site of a new fire station in the western Mill Plain Road area that will support the growing population in Danbury’s west side and improve emergency response times has narrowed down.

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DANBURY, Connecticut (WABC) -- A police department in Connecticut rolled out a "cool" vehicle designed to connect with its community.

NEWSTIMES — Saying the city of Danbury needs “some kind of moratorium” on smoke shops, Mayor Roberto Alves is looking to cap their number, by first defining what they are.

NEWSTIMES – The city's land use leaders granted six zoning breaks for a Mill Plain Road proposal to convert a defunct garage and auto body shop into a gas station and convenience store, but they drew the line on a seventh request to narrow the width of a two-lane driveway.

NEWSTIMES — A Stratford man with a history of criminal offenses is facing new charges after police say he brutally attacked a woman in her home last month.

PATCH — More than 886,000 miniature liquor bottles, known as nips, were sold in Danbury over the past six months, generating more than $44,000 for the city under Connecticut’s Nickel-Per-Nip program, officials announced this week.

NEWSTIMES — Danbury Police Detective Lt. David Pardovich said his department often fields complaints about smoke shops unlawfully selling cannabis products — particularly those that are sold in colorful packaging that feature cartoon characters and resemble common snack foods, seemingly designed to appeal to minors.

NEWSTIMES – An organic snack factory that air-popped its first kernel of corn in the basement of a Finance Drive building in 2012 will continue to call the Hat City its home after its acquisition by the candy giant Hershey.

NEWSTIMES – A new brewpub is on track to open as planned this spring in the Danbury Square shopping plaza’s former Barnes & Noble bookstore space.

NEWSTIMES — With a new high school campus scheduled to open during the upcoming fiscal year, along with plans to grow the police department and repave roads, Mayor Roberto Alves on Tuesday night unveiled a proposed municipal budget that would raise city spending to $328.9 million.

PATCH — The City of Danbury has begun construction on a new fire training school, aiming to enhance firefighter preparedness and improve community safety.