Uncle Sam Returns; Puppies Rescued From Fire; 'Murder Manifesto'

DANBURY, CT — There was plenty of news across Danbury during 2019. If you missed any of it at that time here's a roundup of the ten most read stories for 2019:

Uncle Sam's Voyage: How A Danbury Icon Found Its Way Back Home

Danbury residents couldn't help but keep up-to-date on the return of Uncle Sam, the 38-foot icon that once presided over the Danbury Fair before it was a mall: Mayor Mark Boughton was all over social media like spangles on stars. But the back story of exactly how the colossus found its way home to Hat City against all odds and logic proved even more engaging to Patch readers.>>>READ MORE

Danbury Mayor Makes Valentine's Day Appeal to Amazon

And speaking of the mayor... Danbury may have lost in its bid to be home for a new Amazon headquarters, but we're pretty sure none of our competitors' mayors took their "no's" for an answer with quite the same humor or spunk as ours did...>>>READ MORE

Danbury Firefighters, Dog Lovers Rescue Puppies Caught in Blaze

This one had everything: A bitterly cold winter's night, Danbury's Bravest out in full force, and a flash mob of concerned animal lovers pulled together from passersby. Danbury has had more than its fair share of grim pet shop tales, but in this case we scored the happy ending that the animals deserved.>>>READ MORE

Danbury Police Nab Reality TV Star for Shoplifting

In southwestern Connecticut, we love our many celebrity neighbors, but we love them even more when they behave badly. In the case of Carline Bedol, we're betting she's now more famous for walking out of Walmart with some unpaid-for clothes than she ever was for her gig as "3rd Stewardess" on Bravo's series "Below Deck.">>>READ MORE

Healing After Hailey: How Danbury Unites After a Teen Suicide

Danbury met the horrific death of high school student Hailey Nailor with shock, and more than a bit of soul-searching. It seemed that everyone was digging deep for the answers to the questions, why does something like this happen? And how can we keep it from happening again? >>>READ MORE

Police Arrest Armed Danbury Man with a 'Murder Manifesto'

Yeah, nothing really grabs the public's — or law enforcement's — attention quite like a man with a "murder manifesto." It seems that a 31-year-old City man was driving around with a shot gun and a notebook listing people who had "wronged him." There was no way that was going to end well...>>>READ MORE

Other Top Stories:

H&M Clothing Returns to Danbury Mall

Millionaire Businessman Sentenced for Role in Danbury Sex Ring

Danbury Restaurant Given 'All Clear' Following Virus Outbreak

To sign up for Danbury breaking news alerts and more, click here.