A family in Ridgefield says they are looking for justice after a man from New York killed their two German shepherds last year. Yesterday morning, that man… 61 year old Michael Konschak… was in State Superior Court in Danbury and his case was continued until May 23rd so attorneys involved can have more time to get more information before proceeding. Konschak claims the incident that happened last November was a hunting accident. He says he believed the two dogs were coyotes when he shot them with his crossbow. He then skinned them and tanned their hides.
Some families in Sherman are pleading for the Sherman School to remain open,but school officials say it may be difficult because the building is in need of a lot of repairs that could add up to $50 Million. The building is in such poor shape, that the original part of it has had to be closed. The Sherman School is the only school in town, and it has about 270 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. If it did have to close, Sherman would be the only town in the state without a school.
A plane crash Monday evening around 6 in Danbury resulted in two people being sent to the hospital. It happened in a residential neighborhood near Tarrywile Lake, where a shed was destroyed and a house was also damaged when the small plane went down. There were two people on board. They were taken to Danbury Hospital, but that was after they were lucky enough to walk away from the crash. Nobody on the ground was injured. The exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined.
It’s spring, and that means hungry bears are emerging from their winter dens. Belive it or not, in 2022, bears entered human homes 67 times here in Connecticut… far more often than the previous record of 45. Just 7 years ago, bears with cubs were reported in fewer than 50 Connecticut towns. However, over the last two years, bears with cubs have been reported in more than 90 municipalities. Last year, two Connecticut residents were attacked by bears. As of noon Friday, 711 black bears had been reported so far this year by Connecticut residents. Last year, there were 89 sightings in Danbury.
Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker have announced that the Connecticut Department of Education is dedicating $5.5 million of its federal COVID-19 relief funds to expand dual credit offerings in Connecticut high schools in partnership with public and private colleges and universities. They enable students to earn both high school and college credit. Accumulating college credits in high school they say, can help students get a jump start in their postsecondary program, while also saving money.