Southington High School is closed Friday because of another coronavirus infection, a school official says. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
In photos and video: Dogs frolic on Fairfield beach
With Oct. 1 the start of the off-season, dogs — with their owners — are once again allowed on the beach, which local canines happily took advantage of at Penfield Beach in Fairfield. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Lamont: Trump’s positive COVID result a reminder ‘we must not let our guard down’
After the president announced he and his wife tested positive for COVID-19, Connecticut politicians have wished them a speedy recovery. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Halloween 2020 in CT: Here are the state’s guidelines
Under the state’s coronavirus restrictions, holding an indoor party with more than 25 people or an outdoor party with more than 150 guests can cost the host a $500 fine. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Halloween attractions in Connecticut: haunted houses, ghost tours, cemetery walks, paranormal lectures
Throughout October, dozens of attractions throughout Connecticut are celebrating the Halloween season by bringing on the spooky, with ghost tours, cemetery walks, paranormal lectures, haunted houses, terrifying trails and other spine-tingling entertainments. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Facing mountain of absentee ballots, Hartford receives $350K grant from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s safe elections initiative
With four weeks until the November election, more than a dozen temps have taken over Hartford’s council chambers with printers, scanners and seemingly endless piles of absentee ballot applications. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Coronavirus outbreak at Colchester nursing home has infected at least 40 residents and staff
A total of 40 people, including 32 residents, at the Harrington Court Nursing Home in Colchester have tested positive for the coronavirus as state officials deal with yet another outbreak in a long-term care facility. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Stratford police: Men stole 8 cars from dealership
Two men were charged with larceny and burglary after they stole cars from a Stratford dealership lot, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Naugatuck police seek IDs of suspects wanted for using stolen credit cards
Police want to identify two suspects they say used a stolen credit card at Cumberland Farms last month. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Prospect schools on lockdown after stolen vehicle crash
A stolen vehicle crash in the area of Route 69 and Radio Tower Road prompted schools in the area to go into lockdown. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Fairfield high school closes again due to COVID-19 infections; pickup games are the culprit, official says
A high school in Fairfield is closed for the second time in a week because of new coronavirus infections. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Forget vampires and warlocks: West Hartford man’s Halloween display centers on real-life terrors
Death is the a key part of Matthew Warshauer’s outsized Halloween display in West Hartford this year, but it’s not portrayed with ghouls and zombies. Instead, two large panels of photos face out at North Main Street: One shows about 20 Americans who’ve died of COVID-19, the other shows Black Americans killed by police. Top…
UConn researcher contributing to nationwide ‘snapshot’ of mammals
Bobcats, feral pigs, coyotes and other mammals are stepping up for their closeups on trail cameras this fall as researchers compile a gallery of fur-bearing creatures in Connecticut and across the nation for the Smithsonian’s eMammal archive. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: 1 critically wounded in East End stabbing in Bridgeport
Police say someone was stabbed in the area of Bunnell Street and Stratford Avenue Tuesday night. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Storms cause slippery roads, wires down across CT
Traffic incidents across Connecticut are pilling up Wednesday morning after storms left roads covered in wet leaves. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
I-95 reopens in Bridgeport after tractor-trailer crash
A crash involving several tractor-trailer trucks closed a part of I-95 southbound in Bridgeport for hours Wednesday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
FBI report: Connecticut has nation’s second-largest drop in violent crime in 2019
Violent crime in Connecticut declined by 12.5% between 2018 and 2019, the biggest drop in the country besides New Hampshire, according to data released by the FBI on Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Coronavirus closes Waterbury magnet school for two days
The Waterbury Arts Magnet School is closed for two days because of a COVID-19 infection. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Southington project would pit solar energy against farmland
About 30 acres of lush hayfields in Southington have become the center of an unlikely struggle between green energy and farmland preservation. Verogy LLC wants to cover the property with solar energy panels, promising a 4.7-megawatt system that would produce enough electricity to power more than 1,100 homes. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press…
Terrence Sullivan: Republican, candidate for state House 130th District
Terrence Sullivan is once again in the race for a state representative seat in Bridgeport as a Republican. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Antonio Felipe: Democrat, candidate for state House 130th District
Antonio Felipe, who grew up in the 130th District, won a special election last year to represent it. He was just 23. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Wilfredo Martinez: Independent, candidate for state House 124th District
Wilfredo Martinez is running as an Independent Party candidate in the Connecticut House of Representative District 124 race. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
