Former Danbury official has a plan to convert New York s pandemic migrants into long-term residents
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Construction of the former News-Times building, at 333 Main Street, in Danbury, Conn, will bring more apartments downtown. A recent report suggests the city will get younger and more educated. The report is part of Danbury’s effort to update its Plan of Conservation and Development, which will consider the city’s challenges and assets to create a vision for its future. Friday, March 26, 2021, Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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File photo. Stephen Nocera, former director of Danbury’s office of project excellence, and a senior manager for the public sector at Accenture, will present a plan about how to retain newcomers to the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal by Alex Jones in Sandy Hook defamation case
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Extremist Alex Jones at the Texas State Capital building on April 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.Sergio Flores / Getty Images TNSShow MoreShow Less
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Josh Koskoff, attorney for an FBI agent and six Sandy Hook familes suing Alex Jones for defamation.Christopher Burns / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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NEWTOWN - The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by extremist Alex Jones to revisit sanctions the Infowars host received in Connecticut trial court, where he is being sued for defamation by an FBI agent and six families who lost loved ones in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
We pray that we re almost there : Sandy Hook memorial could finally be constructed
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Ben Waldo, left, and Dan Affleck, architects with San Francisco-based SWA, who won the contract to design the Sandy Hook memorial.contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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An overhead rendering of the proposed Sandy Hook memorial, which will be the subject of a final public forum on Monday.Town of NewtownShow MoreShow Less
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A rendering of the ‘sacred sycamore’ - the focal element of the Sandy Hook memorial, designed by San Francisco-based SWA.contributed imageShow MoreShow Less
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A rendering of the ‘sacred sycamore’ - the focal element of the Sandy Hook memorial, designed by San Francisco-based SWA.contributed imageShow MoreShow Less
CT firearms industry ranks in top 10 nationally in economic impact. Here s why.
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FILE - Bryan Oberc, Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.Michael Conroy / Associated Press
NEWTOWN Connecticut’s firearms industry slipped slightly during the coronavirus crisis in 2020, losing 100 jobs and seeing its economic production decrease nominally by 0.2 percent.
But Connecticut kept its place as a top 10 state in the economic impact of its firearms industry, according to a new report by the Newtown-based trade association for the firearms industry.
“Connecticut is known for its very strict gun laws, but the historical roots of the gun industry are right there along the Connecticut River where they still have a presence and where they are obviously doing well and continue to add to the economy,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the Nationa
CT firearms industry ranks in top 10 nationally in economic impact. Here s why.
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FILE - Bryan Oberc, Munster, Ind., tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.Michael Conroy / Associated Press
NEWTOWN Connecticut’s firearms industry slipped slightly during the coronavirus crisis in 2020, losing 100 jobs and seeing its economic production decrease nominally by 0.2 percent.
But Connecticut kept its place as a top 10 state in the economic impact of its firearms industry, according to a new report by the Newtown-based trade association for the firearms industry.
“Connecticut is known for its very strict gun laws, but the historical roots of the gun industry are right there along the Connecticut River where they still have a presence and where they are obviously doing well and continue to add to the economy,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the Nationa