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• La Quinta comes to Danbury; 135-room hotel takes place of former Wellesley Hotel

  "In the month of July, we enjoyed an unusually high occupancy for a new opening," said Mark McGehee, Meyer Jabara's senior vice president of sales and revenue management, who estimated a first-month occupancy rate of 75 percent. Diamond... more »

  Michael C. Juliano, Staff Writer 2 weeks ago

  hotel and accommodation | travel and commuting

• Sonic coming to Danbury

  Plans for the restaurant, which would be built in the parking lot of Xpect Discounts, were submitted to the city's Environmental Impact Commission. Commission chairman Bernard Gallo said the site was previously reviewed for a Starbucks store,... more »

  Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer 3 weeks ago

  labor market | company information | restaurant and catering

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  Boughton gets GOP nod for lieutenant governor

  Boughton gets GOP nod for lieutenant governor The 46-year-old Boughton, however, said the victory was "bittersweet" as his running mate, Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, lost his bid for the party gubernatorial nomination to Tom Foley. For the... more »

  Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  election | parties and movements | budgets and budgeting | democracy | poll

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  Connecting communities

  The highway, officially dubbed the Yankee Expressway, makes it easier for area residents to visit their friends and relatives, to drive to shopping centers and to commute to work. [...] according to some studies, the highway may already be... more »

  Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  civil and public service | budgets and budgeting | government departments | traffic

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  Rewind:

  A near-drowning in New Milford and a boating accident in Brookfield occurred on a busy day last Sunday on Candlewood Lake, as thousands of people took to the water to escape the heat. While many parts of Connecticut struggle with job growth, the... more »

  1 month ago

  armed forces | crime | unemployment | religious leader | accident (general) | embezzlement

• Federal grant pays summer employment wages for low-income Danbury teens

  Federal grant pays summer employment wages for low-income Danbury teens The grant, authorized through the federal American Recovery Reinvestment Act, gives the city $92,000 to pay teenagers minimum wage for jobs that might not otherwise be... more »

  Nanci G. Hutson, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  employment | teenagers

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  Danbury planning for a downtown revival

  The center of Danbury has some good bones -- good infrastructure, good sidewalks, good services, the area's only transportation hub. The goal for the future is to add some muscle to those bones, in terms of more arts activities, more businesses,... more »

  By Robert Miller, Staff Writer 5 months ago

  parks | social services | university

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  Wayne Shepperd, with the Mayor's office, and a member of the Main Steet Renaissance Task Force, meets with The News-Times Editorial Board Monday, March 15, 2010. Other Task force members in the photo are John Kline,chairman, center and Dennis... more »

  Carol Kaliff 5 months ago

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  Wayne Shepperd, with the Mayor's office, and a member of the Main Street Renaissance Task Force, meets with the News-Times Editorial Board Monday, March 15, 2010 more »

  Carol Kaliff 5 months ago

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  Four members of the Main Street Renaissance Task Force meet with The News-Times Editorial Board Monday, March 15, 2010. Left to right, Wayne Shepperd, with the Mayor's office, John Kline, president of Union Savings Bank, Dennis Elpern, City... more »

  Carol Kaliff 5 months ago