- Redding police charged a Danbury teen with attempting to break into a Redding home early Wednesday, according to newstimes.com. Marte Keffry, 18, and another suspect attempted to steal dirt bikes from the home, newstimes.com reported.
- First Night Danbury marks its 25th milestone anniversary on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., by bringing back favorite performers to ring in the New Year throughout CityCenter.
- State Rep. Dan Carter (R-Danbury) will be serving a second term as the ranking member of the General Law Committee, which focuses on all matters relating to the state Department of Consumer Protection, fair trade and sales practices, mobile homes, alcoholic beverages and occupational licensing.
- Three state lawmakers from Danbury took to the sidewalks this holiday season and raised more than $14,000 for the Salvation Army. State Reps. Jan Giegler (R-138) and Dan Carter (R-2), along with state Sen. Michael McLachlan (R-24), volunteered Wednesday as bell ringers for the Salvation Army, raising $14,334.83.
- Part of the $40 million construction proposal at Danbury High School will focus on separating freshman from the rest of the student body due to research that highlights the significance of freshman transition, News Times reports. The 110,000-square-foot academy would feature 24 classrooms exclusively for freshman, according to the report.
- Norwalk's Rick and Joan Setti were declared the winners of "The Great Christmas Light Fight" on ABC-TV on Monday night.
- Drivers should be seeing some relief on I-95 northbound near the interchange with Route 7 in Norwalk: The Connecticut Department of Transportation has opened a new "speed change lane" in the area.
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