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Dutchess Residents Nabbed For DWI, Almost Hitting Cop Car Over Holiday Weekend: Police
Several people, including Connecticut residents, were apprehended for impaired driving over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the Hudson Valley, including several incidents involving crashes and dangerous driving behaviors, authorities announced.
The arrests, which occurred in Putnam County between Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Wednesday, Dec. 4, were announced by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday.
The first of the incidents happened on Nov. 26, when deputies were dispatched to a two-car crash on Route 311 in Patterson near McManus Road North.
According to the Sheriff's Offic…
Popular CT Restaurant To Permanently Close After 25 Years In Business
The owner of a popular Connecticut restaurant announced plans to close the business due to the hardships of the past few years.
Litchfield County staple The Cookhouse, located in New Milford, is set to permanently close on New Year's Day, owner Rob Ryder announced on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
"We have had 25 wonderful years serving New Milford, Litchfield County & greater Connecticut, but our business has never recovered from COVID," he said.
The restaurant is known for its "barbecue, brisket, and brews," offering dishes including a prime rib sandwich, a beef brisket platter…
Popular Restaurant Opens New Location In Westchester
A popular restaurant has opened a new location in the region.
Greca Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar, which operates a Connecticut location in Litchfield County, now has a New York restaurant in Westchester County, located in White Plains.
The new restaurant's menu offers guests a wide selection of dinner dishes, including gyros, Faroe Island salmon, lamb chops, skirt steak, and more.
The drink menu includes a variety of cocktails, such as the "Greca Mule," and wines from around the world, including some from Greece.
"I have to start with saying it's about time White Plains has a superst…
Probe Launched Into Death Of Danbury Man, 29, Stuck In Conveyer Belt At Area Factory
Officials have launched an investigation following the death of a Danbury man who became stuck in a conveyer belt at an area block factory.
Daniel Kendrick, 29, was killed about 5:55 p.m., Friday, June 7, after being trapped in a conveyor belt system at New Milford Block and Supply Corporation at 574 Danbury Road, said New Milford Police Lt. Lawrence Ash.
The accident remains under investigation by the New Milford Police Department, The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for upda…
Massive Search For Teen Swimmer Who Went Missing In Candlewood Lake
A massive search is continuing for a missing 17-year-old teen who went missing on Monday, May 27, while swimming with friends at Candlewood Lake in New Milford.
The search, which many are now calling a recovery effort, began around 4 p.m. on Monday when three teens reported that one of their friends had not surfaced after going underway, said News 12.
Searchers, including K-9s, divers and local police marine units as well as Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue and New Milford Rescue, worked until dark.
The teen boy,…
Incest Case: Arrangements Announced For Three Murdered Family Members
Click here for earlier story: Double Homicide Linked to Incest, Infant's Murder
Memorial services have been announced for the father and adopted daughter from Dutchess County and the daughter's infant son who were killed on Thursday, April 12 in New Milford, Conn., and in North Carolina in a triple-murder suicide in a case linked to incest.
Anthony Charles Fusco, 56, of Wingdale was a beloved community member in Dover. Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, 20, was the adopted daughter of Anthony Fusco and Kelly Anne Fusco. Bennett Kieron Pladl, who was 7 months old, was the son of Katie Pladl.
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Drunk Driver Hits Tree, Knocking Out Passenger In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 22-year-old man is facing multiple charges of DWI after driving into a tree, knocking a passenger unconscious, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Maxwell Archer, of New Milford, Conn., was charged Feb. 2 with DWI and leaving the scene of a personal injury crash in the Town of Southeast, the sheriff's office said.
Deputy Ronald Yeager was on routine patrol when he was dispatched to Cameron’s Deli, in the Town of Southeast, in response to a 911 call for the report of an unconscious female inside a vehicle.
When Yeager arrived at the location, EMS personnel were already on th…
