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  • Police cruiser file photo.
    News
    Police close Route 41 in Salisbury after crash
    Officials said the two-vehicle crash forced crews to close Route 41 in the area of East Street Sunday afternoon.
    By Richard Chumney
  • File photo of some hikers catching a break at Millers Pond State Park in Durham.
    News
    DEEP says Gardner Lake, Millers Pond have reached capacity
  • Six people werre hospitalized after a crash on Route 9 North on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
    Middletown
    6 hospitalized after Route 9 crash in Middletown, officials say
  • Simsbury firetruck
    News
    Four people burned in Simsbury fire pit incident
  • The city of Middletown's sanitation department has contracted with a project with Blue Earth Composting to distribute free receptacles to businesses and other entities where they can place their food waste to divert it from the trash stream. The Feed the Earth Middletown campaign will help alleviate Connecticut's coming trash crisis, according to Recycling Coordinator Kim O'Rourke. Discarded food makes up one-quarter of Middletown's discarded items, she said.
    News
    Efforts to get food out of the waste stream finding more support
  • Police cruiser file photo.
    News
    Riders injured in back to back motorcycle crashes in Sherman
  • The Middletown Board of Education is located at 311 Hunting Hill Road.
    Middletown
    Survey shows how teachers, staff feel about Middletown schools
UConn
  • UConn coach Geno Auriemma talks to his players during a practice session Saturday at the Final Four in Minneapolis.
    How transfer portal boom impacted UConn, women’s college...
    With the NCAA changing its transfer policies, state women’s college basketball programs felt the impact this season with players leaving and arriving.
    By Maggie Vanoni
  • BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies looks on against the New Mexico State Aggies during the first half in the first round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KeyBank Center on March 17, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
    UConn to host Oklahoma State in Big 12-Big East Battle
    By David Borges
    UConn players and staff gather around coach Geno Auriemma during Friday’s Final Four practice at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
    What we know about UConn women’s basketball 2022-23 schedule
    By Maggie Vanoni
    Connecticut coach Dan Hurley motions to players during the first half of the team's college basketball game against New Mexico State in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    What UConn’s Dan Hurley says about Big East coaching roster
    By David Borges
    UConn women's basketball Coach Geno Auriemma, right, chats with fans during the UConn Road Show at Two Roads Area 2 brewery in Stratford, Conn. on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Auriemma was joined by men's basketball coach Dan Hurley, hockey Coach Mike Cavanaugh, and women's soccer Coach Margaret Rodriguez.
    Why UConn hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh stayed in Storrs
    By Maggie Vanoni
Crime News
  • Four people burned in Simsbury fire pit incident
  • Riders injured in back to back motorcycle crashes in Sherman
  • I-91 reopens after pedestrian struck in North Haven
  • Warrant: Norwich man beat couple with hatchet in home invasion
  • Police: Former employee charged in Newtown Community Center fire
  • Bridgeport man rejects offer in alleged Stamford condo scam
  • Stamford teen to be tried as adult in armed robbery, shooting
  • Police: Man charged in Bristol restaurant burglaries
  • Teenager shot in Bridgeport's East End, police say
  • Police: CT mom left 2-year-old home alone while she ran errands
  • Police: Garage on fire at Enfield car dealership
  • Newtown police investigate vandalism at Dickinson Park
Business
  • ConnectiCare inadvertently releases info of some members
    ConnectiCare officials say the inadvertent release of personal information involved about six percent of the insurer’s customer base.
    By Luther Turmelle
  • People shop on Main Street in Westport, Conn., on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Several of Connecticut’s largest companies have seen rising demand for goods and services so far in 2022.
    CT companies see rising consumer spending despite headwinds
    By Paul Schott
    Phillip Morris International CEO Jacek Olczak, right, shakes hands with AdvanceCT Co-Chair Indra Nooyi, left, and Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont after announcing Phillip Morris International's intention to move its company headquarters to Connecticut on Tuesday in Stamford. The world's largest tobacco company anticipates that its new headquarters will be fully operational by summer 2022, raising the number of Fortune 500 companies in Connecticut from 14 to 15.
    Philip Morris buys Swedish Match for $16B ahead of move to CT
    By Alexander Soule
    FILE - Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington.
    Elon Musk Twitter acquisition gets $8.5M from CT hedge fund
    By Paul Schott
    Rich Strike, with Sonny Leon riding, won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The race, which was carried on the NBC network and digital platforms, was watched by an average of 16 million viewers.
    CT’s NBC Sports reins in 16 million viewers for Kentucky Derby
    By Paul Schott
Most Popular
  1. Torrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame to induct 26th class Sunday
  2. Coleman Bros. Carnival returns to Shelton
  3. ‘It makes no sense:’ Hundreds mourn Shelton teen James McGrath
  4. Shelton High announces high honor, honor rolls
  5. Travelers Championship spot on the line at Connecticut PGA Championship
  6. Staples named Shelton officer of the year, praises ‘team effort’
  7. James McGrath fatally stabbed after fight between students at rival CT schools, warrant states
Politics
  • Nicola Tarzia during a Board of Education forum at the Government Center in Stamford, Conn. on Oct. 10, 2019.
    Republicans leave incumbent Tarzia off slate for school board
    Both Republicans and Democrats selected nominees for local and state elections this week.
    By Ignacio Laguarda
  • Secretary of the State Denise Merrill held a press conference at the state Capitol Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, to make clear the state will not tolerate voter intimidation at the polls.
    Attempts to overturn 2020 election put a spotlight on this CT...
    By John Moritz
    The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford, Conn. Monday, June 3, 2013.
    How to apply for CT $250-per-child tax rebate
    By Julia Bergman
    Former state Sen. George Logan recently won the nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5
    CT GOP allege racial insensitivity against Democrats over tweet
    By Ken Dixon
    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, right, in a file photo with Gov. Ned Lamont, left, and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy.
    Early poll for U.S. Senate: Blumenthal beats all Republicans
    By Ken Dixon
  • Hartford CT schools will soon be required to teach climate change
    Sena Wazer, 18, has engaged with youths to email legislators and testify in support of the bill to require public schools in Connecticut to teach about climate change. "One of the reasons that climate education is so important to me is because it's, I believe, critical to equip young people with that information and with that knowledge, so that they're prepared and ready for our future," Wazer said.
  • News Stefanowski: For abortion rights but wants parental...
    Bob Stefanowski speaks on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, outside the state Capitol during his first press conference since receiving the GOP nomination for governor.
  • News CT senators call for investigation into weapons marketing
    Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019, before attending a briefing on election security.
  • News New poll: Lamont has 13-point lead over Stefanowski
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont
  • Hartford Bob Stefanowski: Raises for state employees are ‘reasonable’
    Bob Stefanowski leaves his first press conference since he was nominated as the Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Real Estate
  • A Cherry Lane property in Wilton scheduled for a foreclosure auction in May 2022. Under the new MyHomeCT program, homeowners can apply for up to $30,000 to get caught up on their mortgages or make future payments.
    Program offers up to $30K to help CT residents avoid foreclosure
    With nearly 1,200 foreclosure actions filed in the first three months of 2022, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority will distribute $123 million in assistance.
    By Alexander Soule
  • A Hilltop Drive house listed for sale by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties, in West Hartford, Conn., where nearly three dozen people signed up to attend showings at the end of April when it hit the market. According to ShowingTime, Connecticut has three of the most active markets in the nation for home showings in the Bridgeport-Greenwich corridor and the greater Hartford and New Haven regions.
    Aggressive bidding drives home sales above asking prices in CT
    By Alexander Soule
    Construction on the new Windward Commons mixed income housing development on the site of the old Marina Village Public Housing complex in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
    Data: After fast start to 2022, new housing permits slowing down
    By Luther Turmelle
    The real estate market has been booming in Connecticut during the pandemic.?
    Why advocates say CT is experiencing ‘housing crisis’
    By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
    Mark Twain's home “Stormfield” in Redding is up for sale on 28 acreas for $3.9 million. The original house burned down but was rebuilt on the same foundation.
    Estate where Mark Twain died for sale in Redding for $3.9M
    By Alexander Soule
  • Real Estate Why including 'love letters' with home offers might be a...
    A for sale sign hangs for a town house/ condo for property off of Hope Street in Stamford, Connecticut on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.
  • Real Estate When will Connecticut home prices fall?
    FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, file photo shows a house for sale sign in Orange County near Hillsborough, N.C. In Connecticut, residential real estate sales are down in October compared to the same month last year, although they’re still well above pre-pandemic levels. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
  • Real Estate Connecticut castle listed in 2021 increases price to $60M
    The property located on 450 Brickyard Road in Woodstock, Conn. has 18,777 square feet of living space and was completed in 2010.
  • Real Estate Rising interest rates in CT affect home buying power,...
    Connecticut real estate agents are now required to take a course on racial bias, and advocates have high hopes for a new federal initiative to increase housing affordability.
  • Real Estate Data: Home sales down, but condo and townhouse purchases...
    A Brooklawn Avenue home in Bridgeport, Conn., which was purchased in January 2022 for $572,000. In Connecticut, Bridgeport trailed only Waterbury for house sales in the first quarter of 2022.
Entertainment
  • AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Maren Morris arrives at the 2022 iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One at the new state-of-the-art venue Moody Center on May 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Dave Pedley/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
    Maren Morris talks new album, chasing dreams ahead of CT concert
    From taking over pop radio with her hit single, “The Middle,” to breaking barriers in the all-women, Americana supergroup, The Highwomen, Maren Morris details the "Humble Quest" with her latest album.
    By Andrew DaRosa
  • The Dutch room at the Isabella Steward Gardner museum is still closed to the public as the museum re-opened following the theft of priceless art works 3/18. The frame from the Rembrandt painting "A Lady and Gentleman in Black (1633) is still on the floor where thieves left it after removing the oil on canvas painting. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
    New lead in Boston museum heist to be discussed at Bruce Museum
    By Andrew DaRosa
    The First ParaConn Paranormal convention was hosted at teh Ansonia Armory, in Ansonia, CT., on Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25, 2021. The Event Featured paranormal investigators, seminars, panels, vendors, food trucks and exhibits. Were you SEEN? 
    Psychics and Annabelle: CT's paranormal events start in July
    By Andrew DaRosa
    Westport Country Playhouse’s production of “Straight White Men” focuses on a widowed father and his three sons played by Denver Milord (left), Nick Westrate, Richard Kline and Bill Army.  
    ‘Three’s Company' actor hits CT stage in 'Straight White Men'
    By Keith Loria
    The Westport Country Playhouse commissioned a trio of playwrights for new plays. 
    WCP offers playwright commissions for the first time in 91 years
    By Keith Loria
  • Entertainment Connecticut’s music festival season heats up this summer
    Brandi Carlile, performing above at the 2019 Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival in Tennessee, is coming to Foxwoods.
  • Entertainment 10 films with spooky CT connections to watch on Friday...
    Kane Hodder signed Jason Voorhees hockey mask from the movie "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" is exhibited during a press preview of Prop Store's Iconic Film & TV Memorabilia on May 14, 2021, in Valencia, California. - Over 1,200 items from Hollywood folklore will go on sale in June and July, including Princess Leia actor Carrie Fisher's "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" script, the custom-made hat worn by Harrison Ford in 1984 action classic "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Tom Cruise's sword from "The Last Samurai." (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Living Paris Hilton, will.i.am among celebrities in CT mom's...
    Nancy Armstrong, the producer of "The Disruptors."
  • Things To Do 'Baby Shark Live' leads kids shows at Stamford's Palace...
    BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Hogi, Baby Shark, and Pinkfong perform during "Pinkfong Baby Shark Live!" presented by Pinkfong at Kings Theatre on November 08, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Baby Shark)
  • Entertainment The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction team up for CT...
    IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29: Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performs at FivePoint Amphitheatre on August 29, 2019 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
Food
  • Save the Sound Light Lager, by Stony Creek Brewery.
    New Stony Creek beer benefits Save The Sound
    Stony Creek Brewery's newest beer release is a collaboration with Save the Sound, a regional environmental nonprofit.
    By Leeanne Griffin
  • A file photo showing Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, Conn. Two Roads is the town’s sixth largest taxpayer.
    Connecticut's Two Roads Brewing now makes non-alcoholic beer
    By Andrew DaRosa
    Daymon “Daym Drops” Patterson is pictured in the Denver episode of “Fresh, Fried and Crispy.”
    Netflix star Daym Drops talks CT roots and Emmy nominations
    By Jailene Cuevas
    Food items at Bank & Bridge Brewing in Mystic rotate frequently, but recent features have included a PB&J burger with creamy peanut butter, strawberry jam, bacon jam and goat cheese on Texas toast, and the “Smashbox 20” with two four-ounce “smash burger” patties, American cheese, garlic onion compote and Calabrian chile mayo. 
    Wacky, wild and over-the-top CT burgers for National Burger Month
    By Leeanne Griffin
    Mint Julep in Kentucky Derby style metal cup 
    Kentucky Derby parties in CT: From mint juleps to festive hats
    By Leeanne Griffin
  • Things To Do Your guide to water activities in Connecticut
    A Greenwich Community Sailing School student, center, practices capsize recovery while taking part in a sailing class in Greenwich Cove in 2015. The business, which has been in town for 24 years. will not continue in 2022 as a lease dispute between the two sides has ended the relationship.
  • Things To Do Celebrate the LGBTQ community in CT with Pride events
    Warby Parker's Kareen Garrison prepares the viewing party at Veteran's Park for the Pride Parade of Sail as it motors through Norwalk Harbor Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. Vessels made rendezvous between Peach Island and Norwalk Cove Marina, sailed to the Maritime Center and Calf Pasture Beach, and then out to Sheffield Island for a celebration and Lobster Bake. All proceeds from the event benefit the Triangle Community Center.
  • Living Before he became a president JFK was a prankster in CT
    President John F. Kennedy, shown during his news conference at the State Department today, said it was "a mistake" for the Defense Department investigators to suggest use of lie detectors in checking on who gave a newsman an Air Force memorandum charging abuse by Senate committee aides.
  • Things To Do 5 cute towns to visit this summer in Connecticut
    Madison, Connecticut - Wednesday, October 23, 2019: Enjoy the mild fall weather, Bob Kyrcz of Madison and his dog Brie, a Rat Terrier mix, start their evening walk on the beach Thursday at Hammonasset State Park in Madison.
  • Living Column: ‘Tear down’ culture makes it easy to forget about...
    A excavator from AAIS Corp. in West Haven tears down part of Canaan House on the Fairfield Hills Campus in Newtown in 2016.
More News
  • News
    NWS issues severe thunderstorm watch for Litchfield County
    The National Weather Service cautioned people that high heat and humidity could create dangerous overheating. By Raga Justin
  • Westport News
    Do parents drink at youth sports games? One CT town says yes.
    An exterior of Weston High School in Weston, Conn. While Weston officials say parents drinking at youth sports games has been an issue for years, other Connecticut towns say they haven’t seen the same issue. By Peter Yankowski
  • News
    ‘Norwalk's angel’: City mourns death of girl, 7, killed in fire
    Family and friends gather for Summer Fawcett, the 7-year-old Norwalk resident who died in a house fire last week, at a community celebration in her honor at Taylor Farm Dog Park in Norwalk, Conn. on Saturday, May 21, 2022. One week after the death of Summer Fawcett, nearly 200 people showed up Saturday to honor the child’s memory. By Jarret Liotta
  • News
    In Photos: Shoppers flock to Bruce Museum for craft fair
    Natalie Lucia browses work by Matti Laaninen, of Hudson River Inlay, at left, during Bruce Museum's 37th Annual Crafts Festival in Greenwich, Conn., on Saturday May 21, 2022. Artisans from all over New England and the East Coast will travel to the Bruce Museum, bringing with them fine contemporary hand-made crafts in jewelry, wearable and decorative fiber, glass, furniture, housewares, pottery, and much more. Despite the heat and humidity, crowds flocked to the Bruce Museum to look at some of the best in contemporary crafts. By Christian Abraham
  • Shoreline
    Market and gelateria takes no shortcuts, just like Nonna Gina
    Nonna Gina’s Prepared Foods and Gelateria owners Robert Criscuolo and his wife, Carla Maravalle, are photographed at the business in Branford on May 19, 2022. Nonna Gina’s market and gelateria in Branford follows its namesake’s tradition of fresh ingredients, prepared with love and full of flavor. By Ed Stannard
  • News
    CT researcher: Ketamine therapy could be ‘groundbreaking’
    Dr. M. Rameen "Dr. G" Ghorieshi treats patient Ernie Ruiz while he sleeps during a visit to Palo Alto Mind Body in Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Ghorieshi gave his patient a ketamine IV at the clinic. A new ketamine-based nasal spray treatment was approved by the FDA last week to treat severe depression. A UConn professor is studying whether the antidepressant effects of ketamine can be separated from their hallucinatory properties. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • News
    New Danbury law would allow limited recreational pot sales
    File photo Danbury would permit four types of marijuana businesses — including recreational pot sales — but not on Main Street, according to draft regulations. By Rob Ryser
  • News
    Greenwich Historical Society celebrates 90th anniversary
    Stephanie Barnett, Greenwich Historical Society’s public programs manager, poses with First Selectman Fred Camillo at the Discover Greenwich event. The event launched the start of Discover Greenwich, a series of events to promote a sense of place and belonging, spark dialogue and inspire connections. By Karen Tensa
  • News
    Public hearing set on Torrington’s update to sewer use fees
    Leaf and yard waste pickup for Torrington residents will begin April 18 and end April 29, weather permitting, according to an announcement from Public Works Director Ray Drew. Mayor Elinor Carbone said the fees apply only to local users. A public hearing on this year’s local sewer use fees is set for June 6. By Emily M. Olson
  • News
    Darien to host Girl Scout luncheon marking 110 years
    Jennifer Hubbard in the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary. Girl Scouts of Connecticut will host its annual fundraising event on June 8 honoring the leadership of three women from Westport, Stamford and Sandy Hook. By Karen Tensa
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