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By Tribuna Staff
AARP is now accepting applications for the 2019 Community Challenge grant program to fund “quick-action” projects that spark change in local communities. The grant program, which is now in its third year, is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which aims to make communities great places to live for everyone. The Community Challenge is…
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By Catherine Blinder
It’s nearing tax time again, and every year, around this time, we hear about an increase in calls from people claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They will often ask you for your Social Security number (SSN), or other personal and financial information. The IRS does not call people and ask them…
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By Kathleen Megan | CTMirror.org
The latest report from the federal monitor of the state Department of Children and Families shows that the agency maintained compliance with five of 10 measures that are part of a court supervised exit plan, but is still failing to meet the remaining five – including those related to hiring and caseloads. “I think it’s…
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By Tribuna Staff
Reducing fire injury and deaths one home at a time. At no cost to you, we would like to share some simple steps you can take at home that will help you protect your family against fire. In addition, the Red Cross will install FREE smoke alarms within your home. Visits generally last 20 minutes…
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By Keith M. Phaneuf CTMirror.org
Gov. Ned Lamont used his first budget Wednesday to lay the groundwork for the restoration of tolls to Connecticut highways. Administration officials stressed they are just beginning a conversation with lawmakers about tolls. But the budget proposal also would cancel a crucial transfer of sales tax receipts to the Special Transportation Fund — a move…
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It’s school budget season, and whether or not you have children in the school system, you should get informed and involved. According to an analysis by the Connecticut School Finance Project, Danbury Public Schools is the 7th largest district in Connecticut and educates 11,483 students. Of those students, nearly 60 percent are low-income, over 1…
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By Karla Rensch
One of the greatest challenges for most immigrants is to speak the language of the country in which they have chosen to live. Therefore, to attain comprehensive and tangible integration in a culture that is not yours, learning the language is a must. Language learning should be an important focus for all newcomers, but that…
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By Tribuna News
When Najiah Tallman, a fifth-grader at King Street Intermediate School, learned that a few of her classmates would not be able to attend their end-of-year field trip because they didn’t have the money, she decided to raise the funds for them. In February, Najiah handed over $267 to her school’s administrators to help defray the…
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By Tribuna Staff
On February 26, under freezing temperatures, members of the Dominican community in Danbury gathered at City Hall alongside municipal and state leaders to raise the Dominican Flag in celebration of the 175th anniversary of their country’s independence. The ceremony began with the U.S. and Dominican flags being raised to the sounds of the two countries’…