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Criminal charges ice trashers.(racketeering charges against James Galante affect minor hockey team, Danbury Trashers )
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Fairfield County Business Journal
- Article date:
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June 26, 2006
- Author:
- Chuvala, Bob
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When federal officials arrested trash hauler James Galante on racketeering and other criminal charges earlier this month, they succeeded in scuttling one of downtown Danbury's prime nighttime attractions--a minor league hockey team bankrolled by Galante--the Danbury Trashers.
"It's a real loss from my perspective of having an attraction that brings people downtown," said Kay Schreiber, manager of CityCenter Danbury, a downtown dining and entertainment taxing district. "Whenever you lose an attraction, it's one less reason for people to come to Danbury or come downtown."
The 2-year-old hockey team played in the Danbury Ice Arena, drawing near capacity crowds to the ...