In case you missed it, there’s something special going on at 43 Clapboard Ridge Rd. The Danbury High School girls basketball team is on a tear. They completed the regular season undefeated and just topped a great championship run in the FCIAC tournament – winning their first league title. Over the last several weeks I  Read More

Last night the Danbury Main Street Partnership kicked off its first meeting at City Hall. The Danbury Main Street Partnership consists of 10 members who were appointed by my office last month. The mayor sits on the partnership as a full voting member. The objective of the organization is to promote the revitalization of the Downtown Revitalization Zone. The  Read More

Governor Malloy has decided to take on teacher tenure. While I applaud his interest in accountability and academic success for Connecticut’s children, I am not so sure that teacher tenure is the most important issue facing our public education system. The most important thing that we can do for our public education system is address  Read More

Over the last several years we have witnessed a steady growth in the student population of the Danbury Public Schools. Determining growth of student population has been and will continue to be a tricky proposition. Demographers will tell you that they can only project out approximately three years with any certainty. Yet, school construction and  Read More

This morning a consultant hired by Governor Malloy issued his report regarding the performance of CL&P during the winter storm that paralyzed the State of Connecticut. As I watched the report, I could not help think that we are just nibbling around the edges of the real problem. The real problem is that we do  Read More

Last week the City of Danbury announced a new strategic partnership with the Winters Brothers organization regarding the transfer station located at 307 White Street in Danbury. The partnership will provide Danbury with a “host benefit fee” for trash that is brought to the transfer station of $1 per ton. In addition, the Winters Brothers  Read More

By now you have probably been inundated with Hurricane Irene information so here is what you need to know: Rain should pick up and become steadier as the afternoon goes on. Wind will follow this evening, you should expect a steady wind of 40+ mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph. Our challenge will  Read More

Friday night’s surprise downgrade by the credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s from “AAA” to “AA+” has hit our country in a deeply profound way – and has caused panic in the Obama Administration. This past weekend the Administration was busy trying to dispel the importance of this action – mainly because they were concerned  Read More