Mark Langlois, Patch Staff
- Danbury, CT
Email: mark.langlois@patch.com
Tel: 203-209-7371
Your Beliefs: Patch asks me to share with you my beliefs, so I must tell you I believe in small town democracy (town meetings, committees and boards) where people can see government at work. If people had been watching, the boards and commissions in California who voted each other outrageous pensions and salaries might have been stopped. It's easier for me to write about neighborhoods and government than it is to write about crime and corruption, but crime and corruption are my rave favs. I love knowing something and telling people about it before they heard it somewhere else. I want to beat the competition every day.
Politics: I am a registered Democrat, but because I've been a newspaper reporter since 1982, I have never been active in politics. Because both parties know how I am registered, I have to treat both sides of the aisle with visible and obvious equality. In practice, that means I am equally disliked on both parties. I defend the first ammendment rights of everyone to speak their mind, whether or not I find what they say reprehensible. I publish what they say in their words and in a way where when they read it over, they agree they said it and it's what they think.
Religion: I am a practicing Roman Catholic, and I enjoy the religious diversity in Danbury. I'd love to visit your church, Catholic or otherwise.
Local hot button issues: The local hot button issues in Danbury today are the proposed army reserve facility overlooking Danbury Fair Mall and Danbury Airport. The second issue that simmers in Danbury and is alive across the country is immigration and illegal immigration. I won't be confident the army reserve facility is gone until the Pentagon tells me so. I don't think the congress and the president have the courage to tackle the immigration issue.
Where do I stand on the issues?
My question about the army reserve facility is why buy a property in Danbury when the state owns one in Newtown. Both are linked by good roads to lower Fairfield County, and both are near I-84. My suspicion is the opposition by Newtown residents couldn't be overcome, and I also suspect this facility will make use of the Danbury Airport. One thing opponents have to consider is what are the alternative uses for the land. Would it be less offensive to the neighbors as condominiums, as factories, office space or retail? It is unlikely to remain undeveloped forever.
On the second issue, I think federal immigration law is the problem, and it needs reforming. I can understand a person's hurry to leave squalor to a piece of the good life. Somehow we have to fix the law.
Posting Activity
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Danbury Police: Assault, Possession, Probation, Protective Order, Interfering
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
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Pilgrim City Opens on Federal Road
Pilgrim Furniture City, a Connecticut based furniture store, opened on Federal Road for a Labor Day 50 percent off sale.
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Danbury Houses Sold: Barclay Commons, Lamp Post Drive, Autumn Drive, Warrington Round, Bittersweet Drive
The following information came from the Danbury Town Clerk. Any information about previous sales came from Vision Appraisal and it will appear in italic type.
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'There are Good and Bad Employees Everywhere'
A look at the comments from Patch account holders in the region.
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Danbury Police: DUI, DUI, Burglary
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
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Goodrich Corp. Shifting Ithaca Facility to Danbury
In a release to its suppliers, UTC Aerospace Systems, the owner of Goodrich Corp., which owns the Goodrich facility on Wooster Heights, said it will merge a New York facility into the Danbury facility.
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Mackenzie Newsome Starts Six Weeks of Radiation
She appears better than ever, if you discount the hair, but 4-year-old Mackenzie Newsome needs 30 days of treatment at Mass General.
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Danbury Police: Prostitution
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
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Annual Book Sale Columbus Weekend
The Friends of the Danbury Library will host their annual Columbus Day book sale Oct. 6,7,8, with Oct. 8 being the day when you can fill a bag at a discounted price.
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Teen Charged With Reckless Driving
She also allegedly has no license, police say.
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Home Explosion Reported in New Milford
Public safety officials are reporting a house blew up at 117 Sunny Valley Road in New Milford, and two victims were taken to area hospitals.
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Police Release Name of Man Who Barricaded Himself Tuesday inside his Westville Avenue Home
The 43-year-old man who barricaded himself inside his Westville Avenue home may have planned earlier Tuesday afternoon to kill himself.
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Pediatric Group Says Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks
The new stand by the American Academy of Pediatrics could affect how doctors view the procedure.
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Danbury to Sell 31 Surplus Vehicles
No one is saying they're road-worthy, but Danbury will sell 31 vehicles on Sept. 5.
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Danbury Police Brief
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent of that crime until having been convicted in court.
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WANTED: Danbury Back To School in Photos
Share your favorite first day of school photo — old and new!
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Coyote Transforms Danbury's Tamanny Trail
Tamanny Trail looks different on Sunday than it did a week ago. No cats walking the lawns. No unattended dogs. Even the squirrels seem to have gotten the message.
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Fire Departments Douses Train Fire Sunday
The Brookfield and Danbury Fire Departments extinguished a fire in a train car on White Turkey Road Extension Sunday.
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Police Brief
The following information was provided by the Danbury Police Department. A person charged with a crime is innocent until having been convicted in court.
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