Facebook, Instagram, Messenger Down During Outage with Thousands Affected
Report by Paula Antolini, March 5, 2024, 11:13AM EST Having trouble getting onto Facebook today? Meta’s social media platforms are currently not working, with both […]
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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4; Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones
Report by Paula Antolini, October 3, 2023, 2:06PM EDT WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency […]
Gov. Lamont Announces Connecticut’s Participation in CyberStart America
Report by Paula Antolini, November 8, 2021, 8:47PM EDT To Address the Massive Shortage of Cybersecurity Professionals, CyberStart America Offers a Free, Fun Game To […]
Black Lives Matter Graffiti on Bethel Public Schools Campus; Mystery Website Exposes Racist Comments; Bethel Facebook Group Hacked
Report by Paula Antolini, July 31, 2020, 11:20AM EDT Bethel is either being invaded by outside groups, or people that live here, possibly students, are […]
Minneapolis City Council Voted to Disband Its Police Dept. for ‘Community-Based Public Safety Programs’; ‘Blue Lives Matters’ Group Responds Against ‘Division and Hate’
Report by Paula Antolini, June 9, 2020, 10:11AM EDT “The Minneapolis City Council on Sunday voted to disband its police department and invest in community-based […]
Bethel, Southbury & CT State Police Arrest Bethel SnapChat Hacker Who was Stealing Photos of Young Women & Had Multiple Images of Child Pornography
Report by Paula Antolini, February 22, 2020, 10:21AM EST On December 10, 2018, Southbury Police received a complaint from a 25 year old female about […]
Facebook and Instagram Experiencing Global Outages on Thanksgiving
Report by Paula Antolini, November 28, 2019, 11:38AM EDT Users are experiencing widespread problems right across the globe, saying they’re unable to post to Facebook […]
Photo and File Sharing Interruptions Reported by Users Around World on Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp
Report by Paula Antolini, July 3, 2019, 2:00PM EDT Are you having issues with your Facebook or Instagram or other apps on your computers or […]
‘Anti-Social Media Is Becoming More Addictive, More Deadly Than Any Opioid’ – Letter to the Editor
Report by Paula Antolini, June 20, 2019, 8:36AM EDT OPINION / LETTER TO THE EDITOR If it wasn’t for the casual comment of a friend, […]
CT Transportation Committee Passed a Bill Concerning ‘Distracted Walking’ as an Offense
Report by Paula Antolini, March 22, 2019, 10:22PM EDT A bill is being considered by lawmakers that would make it an offense to look at […]
BPS Warning About Dangerous Social Media Game ‘Momo Suicide Challenge’ on WhatsApp
Report by Paula Antolini, February 27, 2019, 6:04PM EDT A new internet game called Momo is challenging users to commit suicide. The latest trend on […]
Sale of Bethel High School iMacs and Chromebooks Questioned as Unethical
Report by Paula Antolini, December 19, 2018, 2:56PM EDT A public sale was held yesterday by Bethel Public Schools at Bethel High School, advertised on a […]
Brookfield Police Arrest Juvenile for Making Social Media Post Containing Threatening Message and AR-15 Style Rifle Photo
Report by Paula Antolini March 31, 2018 6:18PM EDT Brookfield Police Arrest Juvenile for Making Social Media Post Containing Threatening Message and AR-15 Style […]
BREAKING NEWS: Virus Infects Bethel High School Phones of Administrators, Teachers and Students, Renders them Unusable in Some Cases
Report by Paula Antolini February 21, 2018 3:04PM EDT BREAKING NEWS: Virus Infects Bethel High School Phones of Administrators, Teachers and Students, Renders […]
Eversource Transmission Line ‘Southwest Connecticut Reliability Project’ in Bethel, Danbury and Brookfield Will Be Installed, Beginning Nov. 2017
Report by Paula Antolini November 14, 2017 12:30PM EDT Eversource Transmission Line ‘Southwest Connecticut Reliability Project’ in Bethel, Danbury and Brookfield Will Be Installed, […]
Bethel High School Announces a Digital Version of BHS Program of Studies Now Accessible on Bethel Public Schools Website
Report by Paula Antolini February 15, 2017 8:16AM EDT Bethel High School Announces a Digital Version of BHS Program of Studies Now Accessible on […]
Digital Media: Downloadable Audiobooks Now Available at the Bethel Public Library
Downloadable audiobooks are just like the audio books you get at the library, except that you download them directly onto your computer. From there, all […]
Privacy in Your Auto? ‘Big Brother Comes Along for the Ride’ – ‘Talking Transportation’ by Jim Cameron
You may feel that your car is your last private refuge in this busy world. But there’s someone along for the ride: Big Brother. And […]
Bethel Public Schools District Networks Will Not Be Accessible June 17-20
The Town of Bethel will be doing some work at Bethel High School on June 18-19 which will require taking down the power. As a […]
New ‘CVS Express’ App Allows Customers to Place Online Orders and Pick Up Locally in One Hour
You will soon be able to place a CVS orders online and pick up orders at some of your local CVS stores in an hour. […]
New “Passenger” App for Metro-North Riders, Endorsed by Commuter Action Group
There is a new smart-phone app available to Metro-North riders that will ease the burden of keeping track of train schedules and has built-in Uber […]
Gov. Malloy: State Grant Expands ‘ShotSpotter’ Gunshot Detection System to Hartford CT
Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that an expansion of the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in Hartford will become operational by today as a result of […]
FCC Moves to ‘Unlock the Box’ to Spur Competition, Choice and Innovation in Set-Top and App Marketplace
The Federal Communications Commission today approved a proposal that would tear down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices, and other innovative solutions […]
Bethel Police: Warning to Parents About 10 Potentially Dangerous Apps Your Children Could Be Using
PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS: WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING APPS THAT KIDS MAY BE DOWNLOADING. Report by Paula Antolini February 19, […]
Frontier Communications CT Customers Have Massive Outages Statewide, No Internet, TV or Phone, May Last into Tuesday
Today there are massive Frontier Communications outages in Connecticut and also in other areas in the Pacific Northwest USA. Customers are without TV, internet, telephone […]
Rep. Gail Lavielle & Commission on Children Host Forum to Explore Technology’s Effects on Student Learning
The forum, entitled “Technology in the Classroom: What Computes?”, will feature representatives of the academic, public education, and business worlds. It will take place in […]
State Lawmakers Congratulate Bethel-Based Corporation on Recent Expansion
State Rep. Dan Carter (R-2) and Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28) were among the numerous lawmakers, professionals, and constituents to come together on September 16 to […]
Another TWO Cell Towers Proposed in Danbury and Brookfield, by Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless and Brookfield Homeland Towers
The Cellco Partnership / Verizon Wireless application proposes the installation of a 120-foot monopole wireless telecommunications tower, and will also install a new 12′ x […]
Powerful Words from Bethel Residents at CT Siting Council Meeting About Controversial Codfish Hill Cell Tower
This hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of title 16 in the Connecticut General Statutes and of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act upon an […]
Letter to the Editor from Loreen Bradley: ‘No Cell Towers in Residential Neighborhoods’
Public hearing on June 2, 2015, 7:00 p.m., at the Bethel Municipal Center. Report by Paula Antolini May 31, 2015 11:30 PM EDT Letter […]