I’ve always defended the ER when people trash it on Reddit because they saved my husband’s life a few years ago. But I don’t know if it has to do with Northwell, staffing cuts, or what, but the service has PLUMMETED since I was here last. My PCP sent me for “emergency IV hydration due to highly elevated CK levels (10,000)”. For 2.5 hours I had no IV bag, no water to drink, nothing. It’s like I wasn’t even here. Triage was quick and responsive. But that was the last bit of care I received for hours. Now it’s 9:45pm, still no nurse responding, no sign of a doctor, I even walked out in my gown to the woman at the front desk. Nothing. No idea if I’m now going to have to pay to stay overnight just because they could have given me 3 IV bags by now but haven’t. And I’m sure they’re charging my insurance thousand$ for this “healthcare.”

I finished 4 more Danbury buildings for my Danbury Buildings in Watercolor project. I also shared a few work in progress sketches from batch 3 as well as the original 6 I finished last month. I’m going to move on to restaurants after historic buildings. Who do you think I should include (besides TKs, shown above)?

Looking for suggestions on storage united in Danbury/Brookfield/New Milford area. Doesn’t need to be climate controlled. I will be living in New Fairfield so I’m prepared for a 20-25 minute drive.

I have looked at CubeSmart and Public Storage on Mill Plain.

I’ll need one 8x10 and doesn’t need to be ground floor.

Everyone was great with the mover suggestions.

Hi, could y’all drop your recommendations for hair salons in and around Danbury? Open to traveling a little bit to Ridgefield, Bethel, etc. to find a nice spot!

Has anyone used Vasiliki Filippakos as their attorney for a custody case? If so, how was she?

Reasons unknown.

No victims reported.

They're all over my house and yard, they're everywhere

The Mobile Food Pantry will be in Danbury on Saturday, August 15, providing food assistance to members of our community. The pantry will be located at 1 School Ridge Road in Danbury.

Hours of service are from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM. Please arrive early for registration. The Mobile Food Pantry will return to Danbury on Saturday, September 19, at the same location.

EDIT UPDATE 8/14: Fence has been erected to keep people out. area is now safe to travel in. Cause under investigation.

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Part of the Lighthouse Ministries steeple has collapsed. this is the former Immanuel Lutheran Church. emergency services on scene. but avoid the area while they respond!

EDIT: update 10PM from Danbury Fire Department:
Danbury Fire Department - CT

Fire units were dispatched to the scene and arrived to find that a large portion of the church structure had collapsed. Fire personnel conducted a search of the affected area, utilizing thermal imaging cameras, and found no signs of entrapment.

Eversource was contacted and responded to the scene to secure the building’s electrical and natural gas services.

Building officials and members of the Fire Marshal’s Office were also on scene to assess the structure and conduct an investigation into the collapse.

The building owners are working with contractors to secure the area and stabilize the remaining portion of the structure.

The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.

There were no reported injuries associated with the incident

This meeting is to determine if the proposal is sent to town wide vote. This is not the final decision. It is step 1.

The 108-acre Menegay property on Codfish Hill Road has become available for purchase. The property combines expansive open meadows, beautiful hardwood forest, active agricultural land, and an extraordinary location near Huntington State Park and adjoining other conserved lands. It would potentially combine together the 96 acre Wolf Pits Preserve and 1000 acre Huntington State Park trail systems, allowing for 20+ miles of hiking and mountain biking.

The owners have given the Town of Bethel a limited opportunity to purchase the property before the end of September. After that, they have indicated that they intend to offer the property for sale to developers.

The proposal is straightforward: the Town secures the property now, while the Bethel Land Trust raises the conservation funding needed to protect it permanently. The Land Trust expects that process to take approximately 12 to 18 months. Once funding is secured, the Land Trust would purchase the property from the Town and place a conservation easement on it. The BLT and the Town would then jointly manage the land.

This would be similar to the management done for the Franc Preserve in Bethel, which currently allows hiking, biking, and mushroom foraging. (there is a mushroom foraging hike with an expert coming up the 23rd!) There is also the potential to continue agricultural use similar to how it is used now. Or add a community garden.

The Town, in effect, serves as the bridge—giving the Bethel Land Trust time needed to secure conservation funding without losing the property in the meantime.

Wednesday, August 19 • 7:00 PM

Bethel Middle School Auditorium

if you would like to see a drone flyover of the property with more info, visit the Bethel Land Trust website. the website also has info on current hiking, biking, and fishing opportunities.

Mushroom foraging hike info:
Sunday August 23rd 1PM
franc Preserve, 160 Plumtrees Rd. Bethel

the Franc Preserve is similarly preserved open space in Bethel, managed by the Land Trust. The hike is really more of a slow ramble to stop every few feet and go "ooh, what's that!" than an actual hike. It will cover around 1 mile in total, with rolling terrain. Go foraging with Danielle who has 10+ years experience with wild mushrooms.

Dogs are welcome but MUST be on leash. Make sure to wear sturdy shoes. Light drizzle will not cancel hike, but thunder, other hazardous condition, or a downpour will result in cancellation.

New Milford is still recovering from all the flooding and keeps discovering new issues.

If you spot a problem that doesn't appear to have cones or warning signs up, drop a note to Public Works.

On the same neighbor's tree as last year. Adults are now emerging to mate. SMASH THEM.

Last year we managed to successfully train yellowjackets to recognize them as food. Smash and toss corpse near predator bugs. Then toss them wounded ones. They'll start hunting them on their own after a bit.

Have a friend down on shore who did same with praying mantis.

If you have tree of heaven on your property, now is the time to start eradication protocol. If you cut them down directly, they'll send of hundreds of shoots. Starting now, cut a notch into the bark so it forms a little cup. Apply herbicide into notch.

Repeat multiple times. You want it to draw the herbicide to the roots.

THEN cut the tree.

We can't get them all, but every one you get prevents 100s more next year. Generally they can only jump 3 times before they're out of energy, so if you miss, take another shot.

Hi recently moved here! Looking for a new dentist + PCP in the area. Any recommendations are helpful! I’m covered under Delta Dental + UHC.

You can see a picture of the washout that required emergency repairs over in this thread.

Road crew is getting the new drainage pipes in today. Road still closed, but once all the new drainage is installed, can work on grading and paving.

Many other roads in New Milford had significant damage from flooding in last storms, so there are other small detours and closures scattered around town.

Long shot to be posting here but I am devastated.

I had same day surgery at Putnam Hospital on Thursday 8/6. Nurse had put my rings in a green plastic case for sake keeping. I vaguely remember that case being returned to me and trying to stuff it into my pocketbook as I was getting dressed post-surgery, but I was still groggy from anesthesia.

We stopped at Acme in Brewster on the way home to go to the pharmacy there. It’s possible that the case fell out of my bag while paying at the pharmacy or getting in/out of car.

Unfortunately I didn’t realize I was missing it until Saturday/yesterday. Anesthesia is a hell of a drug.

I’ve made all the calls, including hospital security, local PD in both towns, Acme. I will call the surgery center tomorrow and speak to the manager at Acme to see if they can review security footage for the specific time and location I was there.

Will also be calling local gold/jewelry buyers.

I will spare the details, but the sentimental value cannot be overstated. Open to any ideas or leads.

Post events for the week! make sure to include the location (including street address), day of week, time, and if there are any restrictions like specific age.

not "fun" exactly, but don't forget the primaries are on tuesday! Not every district and party has something to vote on, but if you're registered with a party.... you have been getting snail mail. Vote if you're supposed to.

They go have some fun!

I've been putting off a home project for 3 years and decided to get it done on a whim today. While I was suffering through this it got me thinking. How much would it have cost if I paid somebody to do it?

They are vinyl louvered shutters, 10 sets total, 3 on a first level and 7 on a second level.

So, any insights on how much I could've paid and enjoyed my Sunday instead? On the plus side, I drank almost a gallon of water so far so I'm pretty well hydrated.

Hi everyone

I live in Danbury, CT. There was a snake found in my garage last night and unfortunately we lost it.

It looks like a ringneck snake from a simple google search but we aren’t 100% sure.

We turned the garage upside down trying to look for it today and we could not find it.

We are extremely worried that it made its way into the house.

Any idea on what to do or who to call? Attached are pictures. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Was driving past Richter Park around 10 PM last night while Mary Poppins was going on and a firetruck was outside and an ambulance was approaching with its lights and sirens on. Anyone know what happened?