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Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury
Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury A boil water notice is in effect for all Danbury water customers until further notice following a large water main break that left one-third of the city without water, according to city officials.The problem began Monday and grew in scope early Tuesday when a 16-inch water line broke underneath Tamarack Avenue and Hayestown avenues broke. Special parts had to be handmade in Buffalo to make the repair to the pipe that was causing problems with pressure and for some, no water from Danbury Hospital to local schools which were closed due to brown water.  The city's Public Works Director flew to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighters Rescue Swan Stuck In Ice On Candlewood Lake Firefighters Rescue Swan Stuck In Ice On Candlewood Lake
Firefighters Rescue Swan Stuck In Ice On Candlewood Lake When it comes to being a firefighter you never know who or what you might rush to save.  Friday, Danbury firefighters were busy saving a large white swan stuck in the ice at Poets Landing. The department said on their Facebook page that they were called for a public assist for the report of a swan stuck in the ice in the area of Candlewood Lake near Hayestown Avenue. Deputy Chief Stephen Williams met with the caller and checked out the situation, finding only a quarter-inch thick ice trapping the swam, making a rescue more difficult.  Firefighter D.J. Rickard realized that the "canno…

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by Kathy Reakes