As live music disappears across the country, a new outdoor venue in Connecticut promises socially distanced concerts

Twilight Concerts (and Comedy) on the Farm will host national acts at South Farms, a 10-acre family-run farm and event space in Morris, Connecticut, starting in late August and running through October. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

MTA: Bridgeport man punched conductor 30 times in the face

Elijah Sampson was charged with felony assault on a public transit employee Saturday night, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport police: Woman critical, man injured after Saturday night shooting

Two people, a woman and a man, were shot while sitting in a vehicle on Saturday night, according to police. They said the woman is in critical condition after undergoing surgery Sunday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

CT residents told to stock up, prepare to stay home during Isaias

Emergency management officials are telling residents to prepare to stay home during the height of Tropical Storm Isaias this week and shelters will only open as a “last resort” due to COVID-19 concerns. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Tropical Storm Isaias to bring heavy rain to Connecticut, but strong winds unlikely

The storm is expected to reach Connecticut on Tuesday evening. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Northeast Grand Prix road race at Lime Rock Park canceled due to coronavirus

Lime Rock Park will not host the Northeast Grand Prix this summer. The race had already been moved from its usual date in July and will be run in North Carolina in October instead. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Concertgoing in coronavirus times: Powder Ridge holds an anniversary of a festival that didn’t happen

Powder Ridge Ski Resort had good reason to attempt an outdoor concert Aug. 1; it was the 50th anniversary of a legendary rock festival that nearly happened there in 1970. The hundreds who turned up at the Powder Ridge Festival Saturday night gave a variety of reasons for attendance. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News…

Cops: ‘Large sum of cash’ stolen from Bridgeport seafood restaurant

Police said a man broke into Mr. Crab Seafood and Bar on Fairfield Avenue by throwing a brick through a window before midnight July 26. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport PD: 2 people shot on I-95

Two people were wounded in a shooting on the highway Saturday night, according to Bridgeport police. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Seymour PD: Argument over mask wearing turned physical at Stop & Shop

A Seymour man was charged after he was involved in an argument at a local store that turned physical, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Police: Bridgeport man charged with killing 14-year-old admitted luring him from home, strangling him

A Bridgeport man charged with murder in the killing of a 14-year-old boy told police the victim sent him sexually explicit photos and tried to blackmail him. The veracity of the claims of Diante Willoughby, 19, could not be independently confirmed, and police continue to seek the public’s help in their investigation of Jose Nunez’s…

Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers remain low, but is rate of transmission cause for concern?

Even as Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers remain lower than those in most other states, one potential warning sign has caught the eye of state officials and medical experts alike. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

House parties in Greenwich may have spread COVID-19 among teenagers; official says individuals not cooperating with contact tracing

A recent COVID-19 flare-up in Greenwich can be traced back to a series of parties attended by teenagers between July 15 and July 19, a town official said Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Westport first selectman warns residents: Avoid ‘COVID fatigue,’ wear a mask

“Westport needs to remain vigilant,” First Selectman Jim Marpe in a message to the community, urging residents to wear masks and warning beaches could close. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Police: Waterbury man arrested with 2 kilos of fentanyl

A Waterbury man was charged after investigators found more than four pounds of fentanyl in his vehicle during a traffic stop, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Shots fired during street fight in Bridgeport

Shots were fired during a street fight Friday, but no one was shot, according to officials. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Connecticut’s sweeping police accountability bill has some officers planning to leave the job. Legislators say only bad cops need worry.

Connecticut cops say an accountability bill, soon to become law, will hobble proactive police work and expose officers to financial ruin and hostile scrutiny from clueless review panels. Some officers say they will leave the profession because of the changes. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

With new rules for outdoor venues in place, live music takes its first tentative steps across Connecticut

Fifty years after “The Festival That Wasn’t,” the Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort in Middlefield plans a tribute to the canceled Powder Ridge Music Fest, which would have drawn some of the world’s biggest musical acts just a year after Woodstock. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

More patrons at Foodshare’s daily food distribution as federal unemployment benefits end and recession worsens

With the looming end of enhanced unemployment payments to people who have last their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, business has picked up at Foodshares daily distribution of food at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Hurricane could impact Connecticut next week

The hurricane is expected to hit Florida in next few days and then head up the eastern coast toward Connecticut. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

State police: ‘Minor’ crash causes I-95 delays

The tractor trailer drove off the road and crash into an embankment just before Exit 32 on I-95 South. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Ansonia man faces charges for Monroe Dunkin’ Donuts burglary

Video from neighboring businesses showed that the same two men in a dark car were apparently also responsible for break-ins in Shelton, Milford and North Branford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

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