Danbury’s Summer Movie Night series continues Friday with a free showing of “Jumanji” at Candlewood Town Park. The 1995 film starring Robin Williams will begin tomorrow around dusk… at about 8 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs. Additional movie nights are planned August 21st and 28th.

Danbury’s San Gennaro Festival returns August 19th through the 23rd on the Danbury Green. The five-day event will feature live music, food vendors, amusement rides, fireworks, a laser light show and eating contests. Admission is free, with a Mass and procession opening the festival Wednesday afternoon.

A new study says Connecticut residential electric customers on standard service plans paid about 1.8 billion dollars more than market supply costs between 2016 and 2025. The study says Eversource customers paid an average premium of about 11 dollars a month.

Flags at Connecticut state government buildings are flying at half-staff following the death of former Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman. Wyman served as lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2019 and previously became the first woman elected state comptroller, holding that office for 16 years. She also served in the state House and on the Tolland Board of Education. Flags will remain lowered until sunset on the day of her interment.

Connecticut’s Sales Tax-Free Week begins Sunday and runs through August 22nd. Most clothing and footwear priced under 300 dollars per item will be exempt from sales tax, up from the previous 100 dollar limit. Backpacks and cleats are also included, while nonelectronic school supplies are now tax-free year-round.

Connecticut wildlife officials are warning residents to take precautions as conflicts with black bears increase. More than 50 bear home entries have been reported this year across nearly two dozen municipalities, already surpassing all of 2025. Residents are urged to secure trash, remove bird feeders and keep doors and windows locked.

A new report shows that Connecticut has lost nearly 80% of its dairy farms over the past 30 years, dropping from more than 400 operations in the late 1990s to about 80 today. Farmers say low milk prices and high production costs are forcing many to diversify or leave dairy farming altogether. Some are turning to beef cattle, compost, ice cream and other products to keep their farms operating.

Connecticut home prices rose 6% over the 12 months ending in June, the second-largest increase in the nation. Fairfield County was even hotter, with prices up 7.5% from a year earlier. Nationally, home prices increased just 1.2% over the same period.

Connecticut police chiefs are mostly defending automated license plate cameras as more communities raise privacy and surveillance concerns. The Chiefs say the technology has become an important crime-solving tool. A new state law taking effect October 1 will limit data sharing and generally require records to be deleted after 21 days.

A septic truck rollover shut down part of Middlebury Road for more than five hours Tuesday. Police say the crash happened near Tranquility Road. The truck was carrying about 5,000 gallons of sewage, but none spilled. Hydraulic and motor oil did leak onto the ground, requiring a small soil cleanup. No waterways were affected.