NEWTOWN, Conn. — Diners in Newtown and Sandy Hook will have the opportunity to try new restaurants or revisit old favorites during the town’s first-ever restaurant week, which celebrates both local and international cuisine. During the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, restaurants throughout town will feature fixed-price menus or special menu options. The week is organized by The Newtown ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — For John Arenas, CEO of Serendipity Labs, choosing a co-working experience should be like choosing a hotel.“You go there for an experience,” Arenas said. “There are a lot of different brands, and you go to the brand that delivers experience you want for that particular need.”Travelers seeking a hotel may choose a property based on whether they’re staying for a business ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — The first time Hugh Seaton experienced virtual reality, he liked the idea but was unsure how the technology could be used."I thought it was great,” Seaton recently told Daily Voice. But “I didn’t think it was scalable."But times have changed. Now, "you can see virtual reality on YouTube,” Seaton said.Last week, visitors to a computer lab at Stamford’s ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Even as Miami grapples with locally transmitted cases of Zika virus, Gov. Dannel Malloy said that scenario is not likely in Connecticut. But the state is still not taking any chances.“While it’s unlikely that we will experience local transmission of Zika virus, it is critical that we take the necessary steps to prepare if the virus does present itself that ...

DARIEN, Conn. — The rain didn’t dampen the spirits of eager students on the first day of school Thursday at Darien’s Royle Elementary School, which kicked off the 2016-17 school year with a traditional parade of learners. “It’s a terrific turnout,” Dean Ketchum, the school’s principal, told Daily Voice. “And I’d like to see this with every school around the nation.”Ketchum said the ...

UPDATED: Hermine has been upgraded to a hurricane. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – While Tropical Storm Hermine gathers steam as it nears hurricane status off the coast of Florida, a meteorologist at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury said Connecticut will not likely face the brunt of the storm – if its effects reach the state at all.Current indications suggest Hermine would be a ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — Atlantic Street and North State Street in downtown Stamford will be closed traffic until further notice due to a motor vehicle accident late Thursday morning, Stamford police said.Several police units are on the scene of the crash under the I-95 bridge. A commercial van flipped onto its side on the southbound lanes of Atlantic Street heading toward Harbor Point. The ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — At a time when communities across Connecticut are grappling with a growing number of opioid overdoses, state and local officials gathered at the Stamford Government Center to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day. “It's a necessary step in making sure that people are fully aware of the opioid crisis,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said at the event Wednesday. Towns and ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- While the staff at Bridgeport's Beardsley Zoo keeps a close eye on their animals during the summer heat, the tigers, penguins — and all the species that call Connecticut's only zoo home — are adept at beating the heat naturally. "In actuality, they do very well on their own," Zoo Director Gregg Dancho told Daily Voice in a video. "They will calm ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — More than 100 students at two Stamford elementary schools will start school in September with new school supplies and clothing donated by employees at 20 local companies.The items go a long way toward making sure that those students feel ready and prepared for school, according to United Way of Western Connecticut Community Impact Coordinator Nicole Granskog.“They ...