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Panic Button (file / credit: clipart.com)

Stamford Superintendent Drops Some Guards, Plans Panic Buttons For Teachers

Stamford superintendent of schools Winifred Hamilton wants to do away with guards and add panic buttons.

2013/01/30

Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy (Photo credit: ANDREW GOMBERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Malloy Warns Of ‘Tough Cuts’ In Connecticut State Budget

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was in Stamford this week, talking plainly about what the state can expect in the budget in a couple of weeks.

2013/01/26

Bitter Cold, Brisk Wind Hits Tri-State Area — Coldest In 3 Years

Folks around the Tri-State Area got a strong taste of winter Tuesday, thanks to brisk winds and below-freezing temperatures, and the trend was expected to continue Wednesday.

2013/01/22

Snow, Sleet And Rain Cause Slick Roads, Delays Across Tri-State Area

A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut until 4 p.m.

2013/01/16

Roland Roqueta was arrested on a variety of child pornography charges. (credit:

Stamford Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

Police said they started investigating Roland Roqueta in Oct. 2012 after discovering hundreds of downloads of child pornography to his address on Stillwater Avenue.

2013/01/10

14-Year-Old Stamford Girl Charged In Bleach Attack On Fellow Student

The incident happened near the Westhill High School gym around 7:30 Monday morning.

2013/01/07

Controversy Erupts Over Stamford Antique Gun Show Less Than One Month After The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

An array of antique rifles, dueling pistols, and recently manufactured shotguns were displayed on more than two-hundred tables at Stamford’s Plaza Hotel.

2013/01/05

Stamford Gun Show Controversy Has Some Locals Calling For Postponement

Three weeks after the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage, a gun show will open on Saturday just 30 miles from the tragic scene.

2013/01/04

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Waterbury Cancels Gun Show, Stamford Event Moving Forward As Planned

The police chief in a Connecticut city has halted permits for gun shows, saying he’s concerned any firearms purchased there might one day be used in a mass shooting.

2013/01/04

Connecticut Light & Power Truck (file / credit: CL&P)

Connecticut Light & Power Proposes Burying Power Lines In Stamford

Connecticut Light & Power is proposing a 115,000-volt underground transmission line about 1.5 miles that will connect two substations in the city.

2013/01/02

Matthew Badger with his daughters (credit: Lily Sarah Grace Fund)

Stamford Fire Father Wants Kids Remembered With Donations To Dyslexia Fund

The father of the children killed in the Christmas day fire in Stamford a year ago today has shared his reflections and how he wants them remembered.

2012/12/25

Matthew Badger at the funeral for his daughters in Manhattan - Jan. 5, 2012 (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Stamford Fire Father Apologizes For Comments, Puts New Energy Into Dyslexia Fund

Haunted by his response during a magazine interview now out on newsstands, Matthew Badger, father of the three children killed in the Christmas day fire in Stamford has apologized.

2012/12/07

Stamford Police Warn iPhone Owners Of Increased ‘Apple Picking’

Officials urge iPhone owners to be aware of their surroundings and keep their devices tucked out of sight.

2012/12/06

Charla Nash on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Chimp Attack Victim Reaches Settlement In Lawsuit

Lawyers for the Stamford woman who was badly mauled by her friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009 have agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit against the chimp owner’s estate.

2012/11/29