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🌱 Patch AM: New Video Shows ICE Activity Near Danbury School Bus Stop: Mayor

And on the Danbury Patch calendar - Not Just Blues & BBQ Festival

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Hello Danbury! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Video of ICE near Danbury school bus stop renews community concerns
  • Former Danbury resident gets decade in prison for cocaine scheme
  • What could change at 12 Hearthstone Way under new zoning?

Also on today's calendar: Not Just Blues & BBQ Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Video Shows ICE Activity Near Danbury School Bus Stop: Mayor (patch.com) — Danbury residents are learning more about a recent ICE operation after newly released school bus video shows federal agents conducting enforcement activity near a local bus stop just after children boarded. Mayor Roberto Alves says the footage supports community concerns about immigration arrests happening close to kids, and he's pressing for enforcement practices that protect Danbury families while federal officials maintain their earlier account of the incident.
   

2. Former Danbury Man Gets 10 Years In Cocaine Trafficking Case (patch.com) — A former Danbury resident has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a cocaine trafficking scheme that moved drugs from Puerto Rico to Connecticut through the mail. Investigators searched his Danbury home and storage unit, seizing cocaine, fentanyl, cash, jewelry and a pickup truck, with Danbury police helping federal agencies unravel the operation.
   

3. 12 Hearthstone Way, Danbury, CT 06810 (redfin.com) — A Planned Neighborhood Development zone is being applied to 12 Hearthstone Way in Danbury, outlining how the large site can be redeveloped into a mixed-use neighborhood. The rules emphasize varied housing, walkability, open space, and protections for sensitive environmental and historic areas, while allowing flexible, phased development under a master plan.
   

4. Admissions to some Connecticut college majors are more competitive. Here's why (newstimes.com) — Prospective Danbury students looking at Western Connecticut State University will find nursing, engineering, and computer science among the most competitive majors, with separate admissions and higher academic expectations. WestConn leaders stress small faculty-student ratios in nursing and remind applicants that choosing exploratory studies or being undecided is common and acceptable across Connecticut campuses.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • While driving down West street towards the library this tiny little dog came out of a side street.
    He ran across West Street (I don't know how he didn't get hit) by the little food place that used to be Cors. If you're missing him that's where he's… (Nextdoor Myrtle Ave)
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    Looking for a high quality printing service that will copy and print a 19" x 25" paper. Have not been able to locate one in area and am willing to… (Nextdoor Hayestown)
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  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(04044) 36 Tamarack Ave. in Danbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Danbury here.

Ok Danbury! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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