The Danbury Police Department has reached out to the public for assistance in finding a missing person.
A SILVER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR: TYLER METCALFAge: 26
DOB: 09/05/1990
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 5'10
Weight: 150
DESCRIPTION - TEAR DROP TATTOOS ON FACE
Missing From: DANBURY,CT
Missing Since: 09/07/2016
*****SILVER ALERT*****ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD NOTIFY THE DANBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT at 203-797-4616.
I designed this site backed in 2005 and after years of patching the design code, this site is simply unable to meet today's demands.
Over the next few weeks, you will see some rather drastic and long overdue changes to this site...and hopefully once the dust settles, a new HatCityBLOG will emerge that will easier to navigate on mobile devices.
Hang in there folks...I'll be back to FULL speed VERY soon.
With less than 60 days till election day, the latest poll from Emerson College Polling Society has U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal set for a VERY easy re-election win over his opponent Dan Carter.
Emerson College Polling Society
In Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal holds a wide lead over Republican state representative Dan Carter, 54% to 33%. Almost six out of 10 likely voters (57%) view Blumenthal favorably, and 34% have an unfavorable opinion of him. Voters are not familiar with Carter. His favorable/unfavorable ratio is 9% to 18% with 42% undecided about him and 30% who have never heard of him.
Sixty days till election day and thirty percent of voters have no clue who Dan Carter is?
Someone please explain to me again why Dan Carter is running against Richard Blumenthal?
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01.25.23 (OP-ED/PATCH):
"Letter: 'Danbury Is Not Immune To Gerrymandering'"
01.24.23 (NEWSTIMIES-TENSA):
"Is proposed Danbury ward map 'gerrymandered' or does it better represent downtown? Plan sparks debate"
02.17.22 (NEWSTIMES-PERKINS): "Danbury is redrawing its ward maps. Here’s what it means for voters."
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS 01.25.23: (VID) REAPPORTIONMENT AD-HOC
01.17.23: (VID) REAPPORTIONMENT AD-HOC
• (DOC) PLAN A MAP (01.17.23)
• (DOC) PLAN B MAP (01.17.23)
R.A.C MEETINGS
10.06.23: (VID) R.A.C. final report
09.29.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
04.28.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
04.21.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
04.07.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
03.16.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
03.10.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
03.03.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
02.17.22: (VID) R.A.C. meeting
02.01.22: (VID) Establishment of R.A.C. (02.22 City Council)
10.03.18 (PDF):
"Approval of Danbury Prospect Charter School"
10.30.20 (HatCityBLOG VID): Charter School discussion during 2020 interview with Julie Kushner
2018 (RADIO): WLAD
"State Board of Ed signs off on Danbury charter school proposal"
08.20 (VID): CT-LEAD
"Stand up for Education Justice" Rally
08.20.20 (OP-ED): KUSHNER: "Charter schools are not ‘magic bullet’ to improving Danbury schools"
09.13.20 (OP-ED): CHAPMAN
Candidate for state Senate supports charter school for Danbury
01.15.21 (VID): CT-LEAD
Danbury Prospect Charter School press conference
03.19.21 (OP-ED): CT MIRROR
"Danbury leaders do not want a charter school"
04.01.21 (OP-ED): CT-LEAD:
"Why did Sen. Kushner vote against us?"
05.06.21 (VID): Danbury rally to fully fund public schools
10.07.21 (VID): Danbury City-Wide PTO "Meet the Candidates" education forum
10.07.21 NEWSTIMES
Danbury candidates quarrel over charter school, education funding
01.10.22 NEWSTIMES
"New operator named for Danbury charter school: ‘I’m a huge advocate for parent choice’"
01.10.22 NEWSTIMES
"Some Danbury Democrats ‘open minded’ about charter school after new, CT operator named"
01.21.22 (OP-ED): CT MIRROR
"Lessons from Danbury: Ending the dual process for charter school approval"
02.09.22 NEWSTIMES
"Proposed Danbury charter school won’t open in 2022, governor leaves funding out of budget"
02.18.22 NEWSTIMES:
Danbury residents plead for charter school funds in 9-hour state budget hearing: ‘Just exhausted’
03.05.22 (LTE):
Time has come for Danbury charter school
03.12.22 (OP-ED): TAYLOR
"Why I am excited about the Danbury Charter School"
03.16.22 (LTE):
"Why a Danbury Charter School?"
04.02.22 CT EXAMINER:
"Crowding and a Lack of Options for Danbury Students, But No Agreement on Solutions"
04.04.22 (OP-ED): DCS
"Danbury Charter School plans debut"
04.07.22 (PODCAST): (CEA)
"SENATOR KUSHNER DISCUSSES POINTS OF OPTIMISM FOR DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS"
04.18.22 (VID): CT-LEAD
Protest press conference
04.25.22 (RADIO): WSHU
Latino group call on Connecticut lawmakers to open a Danbury charter school
06.03.22 (OP-ED): KUSHNER:
"Career Academy ‘a great deal for Danbury"
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
CLICK HERE TO READ/DOWNLOAD MIKE McLACHLAN (then MAYOR CHIEF OF STAFF) DEPOSITION
(10.24.07) Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Emergency Motion for Protective Order
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss State Law Claims
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Defendants' Answer to Amended Complaint
(10.05.07 (VIDEO) Boughton mislead the public about Danbury's involvement in raid
(09.18.07) Yale Law Students expose Danbury involvement in raid
(12.14.06) VIDEO: Interview with Yale Law Students at FOI presser
(12.14.06) VIDEO: Danbury 11 FOI complaint media roundup
City Clerk Jean Natale standing next to skinhead sparks outrage
(10.03.06) VIDEO: Danbury 11 rally
(09.29.06) VIDEO: Danbury 11 case deepens
Word of raid spread across the country
(09/29/06) VIDEO: Danbury 11 protest news conference
Santos Family StoryVIDEO: 2007 Stop the Raids immigration forum at WCSU
2007: Community protest anti-immigration forum
A tribute to Hispanic Center Director and immigrant activist Maria Cinta Lowe
CITY OF DANBURY VIDEO ARCHIVE (Dec 2012-present)
The Mercurial (RIP)
Danbury News Times
Danbury Patch
Danbury Hamlet Hub
Danbury Daily Voice
Tribuna Newspaper
CT News Junkie
CT Capitol Report
2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
CLICK HERE FOR CANDIDATES LIST
MONEY RACE:
ESPOSITO
Individual contributions: 150,800.00
PAC contributions: 8,350.00
Ad book: 12,550.00
TOTAL: 171,700.
Expenses: 21,729.84
CASH ON HAND: 149,970.16
FINANCE REPORTS:
Oct 10 2022
Jan 10 2023
Apr 10 2023
Jul 10 2023
ALVES
Individual contributions: 136,058.60
PAC contributions: 16,100.00
Ad book: 22,475.00
TOTAL: 174,633.00.
Expenses: 19,063.01
CASH ON HAND: 155,569.99
FINANCE REPORTS:
Apr 10 2023
Jul 10 2023
VIDEO:
DRTC convention
DDTC conveniton
JULIE KUSHNER
Video
04.11.22: Town Hall Meeting
09.30.22: Boceto Media interview with Julie Kushner
10.06.22: Somos Latinos VIP interview
MICHELLE COEHLO
Campaign website
Video
Nomination speech
09.22.22: Boceto Media interview with Michelle Coehlo
2nd STATE REP. DISTRICT
ALLIE-BRENNAN (D) | LEWIS (R)
Dem. State Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan
GOP candidate Jenn Lewis
107th STATE REP. DISTRICT
HOLMES (D) | FONCELLO (R)
PHOBE HOLMES
Campaign website
(VID) Remarks at Newtown DTC picnic
MARTIN FONCELLO
108th STATE REP. DISTRICT
CALLAHAN (R) | GINSBURG (D)
JEFF GINSBURG
PAT CALLAHAN
109th STATE REP. DISTRICT
SANTOS (D) | FERNANDEZ (R)
FARLEY SANTOS
Campaign website
(VID) Nomination speech
JESY FERNANDEZ
Campaign website
(VID) Nomination speech
110th STATE REP. DISTRICT
GODFREY | GLEISSNER
ROBERT GODFREY
(VID) Nomination speech
ERIC GLEISSNER
(VID) Nomination speech
138th STATE REP. DISTRICT
GUCKER (D) | CHALESKI (R)
KEN GUCKER
02.21.22 (NEWSTIMES):
"A lawmaker wants to build a school on Danbury’s most blighted site; GOP leaders say ‘absolutely not’"
(VID) Nomination speech
RACHEL CHALESKI
Info
Campaign website
Video
(VID) Nomination speech
News
03.31.22 (NEWSTIMES):
"With two Danbury school board candidates seeking state office, education emerges as major issue"
OFFICE OF PROBATE
DASILVA (D) | CHIEFFALO (R)
JOE DASILVA JR.
(VID): Nominaiton speech
10.20.22 (VID): Danbury Dems (local access TV)
DOM CHIEFFALO
(VID): Nomination speech
(VID) DRTC nomination convention
(PDF) DRTC campaign slate flyer
FORUMS/DEBATES
(VID) 2021 Danbury City-Wide PTO educational forum
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
First quarter
Alves Apr 10th SEEC filing
Second quarter
Alves Jul 10th SEEC filing
Esposito Jul 10th SEEC filing
Third quarter
Alves Oct 12th SEEC report
Esposito Oct 12th SEEC report
CAMPAIGN MAILERS
Alves "Jan 6th" attack mailer 10.21.21
Esposito "you can't trust Alves" attack mailer 10.20.21
Alves mailer 10.20.21
Alves mailer 09.30.21
Esposito mailer 09.28.21
Alves mailer 09.27.21
Esposito mailer 09.27.21
2007 (BOUGHTON/ABRANTES)
Danbury 2007 election results
(VID) Helana Abrantes TV ad
(VID) BRT tax deferral presser
(VID) Helena Abrantes "Community Forum" interview
2009 (BOUGHTON/GONCALVES)
Danbury 2009 election results
(VID) 2009 Danbury City-Wide PTO educational forum
(VID) 2009 Danbury Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate
(VID) 2009 DDTC nomination convention
2011 (BOUGHTON/TABORSAK)
Danbury 2011 election results
(VID) Saadi/Nero campaign kickoff
2013 (BOUGHTON/NO DTC ENDORSED CANDIDATE/MCALLISTER)
Danbury 2013 election results
(VID) 2013 DDTC nominaiton convention
2015 (BOUGHTON UNCHALLENGED)
Danbury 2015 election results
2017 (BOUGHTON/ALMEIDA)
Danbury 2017 election results
(VID) Al Almeida concession speech
(VID) 2017 Danbury City-Wide PTO educational forum
(VID) Al Almeida nomination acceptance speech
2019 (BOUGHTON/SETARO)
Danbury 2019 election results
(VID) 2019 NewsTimes Editorial Board interview with Mark Boughton and Chris Setaro
(VID) 2019 Danbury City-Wide PTO educational forum
(VID) 2019 Danbury Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate
(VID) 2019 convention endorsement speeches from Mark Boughton and Chris Setaro
