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• DHS Says ICE Enforcement In Danbury 'Will Not Be Stopping' After Blumenthal Criticism (patch.com) — Danbury residents are grappling with heightened ICE enforcement after at least dozens of people were detained across the city in late August, prompting a public forum at Western Connecticut State University. Local advocates and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal questioned the tactics and criminal profiles of those arrested, while the Department of Homeland Security defended the operations and vowed they will not be stopping in Danbury.
• New Regional Trail Network Could Connect 7 Western CT Towns (patch.com) — A major regional trail project could soon link Danbury with New Milford, Brookfield, Ridgefield, Redding, Wilton, and Norwalk, tying together paths like the Still River Greenway and Norwalk River Valley Trail. Planners are asking residents how the network should serve their communities before seeking funding and permits. For Danbury residents, this could mean new options for recreation, commuting, and safer off-road connections across western Connecticut.
• Cowboy Cookies — Bake ' Em, Share 'Em (contrariannews.org) — Danbury's immigrant community is reeling after recent ICE arrests of dozens of residents, including parents detained just after sending kids to school, prompting a local 'Day Without Immigrants' march to highlight their importance to the city. A food writer with family roots on Delay Street reflects on Danbury's long immigrant history and shares a cowboy cookie recipe as a small act of comfort and solidarity.
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