Southbury

Southbury Town Hall just announced their new four-day workweek pilot program will start June. 1. Town employees will be working the same number of hours weekly, but with new times. The town said the four-day work week will allow residents to have access to services in the evenings. Employee and public feedback is welcome as the pilot program runs its…

Frustrations are mounting in Southbury as the town has yet to receive any federal assistance for the damage sustained during last summer’s devastating floods.

Frustrations are mounting in Southbury as the town has yet to receive any federal assistance for the damage sustained during last summer’s devastating floods. More than 15 inches of rain fell on the area in a matter of hours, destroying roads, bridges, homes and businesses. The floods claimed two lives in Oxford. “We’ve been having biweekly meetings with FEMA...

A road has reopened in Southbury after a serious car crash Thursday night. Old Waterbury Road between Reservoir Road and Bucks Hill Road was closed but has since reopened. People were asked to take alternate routes and avoid the area. It’s unknown how many people were injured. No additional information was immediately available.

Update: Connecticut State Police arrested the suspect on Wednesday. A second woman is speaking out about her run-in with a road rage suspect on I-84 Tuesday morning. Kimberly Harris, of Waterbury, was on her way to work in Southbury when she noticed the man speeding up behind her, just minutes before he attacked another woman’s vehicle in that same...

A second woman is speaking out about her run-in with a road rage suspect on I-84 Tuesday. Kimberly Harris, of Waterbury, was on her way to work in Southbury when she noticed the man speeding up behind her, just minutes before he attacked another woman’s vehicle in that same area.

Southbury has a covering of snow and it looks like a winter wonderland. 

The snow is falling and runners in Southbury did not let it get in their way on Thursday morning. 

For four years, Mark Oesau helped coach middle school students from Southbury and Middlebury, including his own 12-year-old son, Gibson.

A youth football team from Southbury is mourning the loss of their assistant coach. Mark Oesau, 53, died unexpectedly last Saturday. For four years, he helped coach middle school students from Southbury and Middlebury, including his own 12-year-old son, Gibson Oesau. On Sunday, less than 24 hours after his father’s passing, Oesau was back on the field and scored his...

Firefighters quickly extinguished a car fire in Southbury over the weekend and prevented the flames from becoming a brush fire. Crews said they responded to eight calls on Saturday, including a car fire on Bullet Hill Road. In photos provided by the fire department, large flames and thick smoke can be seen coming out of the front of a car….

It aims to help homeowners and businesses still recovering from recent flood damage.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Southbury to help families get help applying for federal assistance after the devastating flooding in August.

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center is set to open in Southbury on Wednesday. 

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center opened in Southbury on Wednesday to help residents and businesses get help applying for federal assistance after the devastating flooding in August. State officials said the temporary facility offers resources to get people connected to help from the federal government. To do this, you have to apply and upload documents, which…

In Southbury, the community is still recovering nearly a month after storm waters hit the town.

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the United States has seen 20 weather or climate-related disasters, accounting for over $53 billion in damages. “We’ve seen over the last few years, flooding is an emerging risk throughout the state,” said Randy Collins, the associate director of public policy at the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, which released a study on…

The Connecticut State Preservation Office and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) are working together to clean up the state’s archaeological preserves after last month’s big storm. “The flooding honestly was more devastating, I think, than anyone could have anticipated,” Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Catherine Labadia said. Connecticut is home to 39 archaeological sites and collection...

Some roads in Southbury are closed because of a gas leak and they could be closed for several hours. Police said all roads near Main Street South and Route 172, in the exit 14 area of Interstate 84 West, are closed due to a gas leak. Eversource has responded, the gas leak has been repaired and the damage to the…

Cleanup and recovery continue in some western Connecticut towns after flooding earlier this month. “The door burst open and it was like a dam had broke,” said Dave Meszaros of Southbury. FEMA checked out 25 more properties in Southbury today. Crews also checked out Monroe, Newtown, Woodbury, Middlebury, and in the Naugatuck Valley. They were assessing the damage with many…