WATERBURY It was a Three Kings Day to remember for some of the city’s most recent arrivals – former Puerto Rico residents who fled the island after Hurricane Maria. Three Kings Day commemorates the arrival of the Wise Men at…

A string of frigid days have left numerous car batteries dead, kept heating oil delivery drivers scrambling, and burst at least one water main in Litchfield County. Just before 3 p.m. Saturday, Shane Campbell, of Torrington towing company Campbell Transport,…

WATERBURY – Thanks to brutally cold temperatures, business for the American Motor Lodge on South Main Street is booming – and much of it is on the city’s dime. Renters who are displaced from their homes due to fires and…

PLYMOUTH – The town’s building committee has voted against expanding the police department to occupy the entire basement of Town Hall. The department, which currently uses 2,600 square feet of the basement, would have expanded to 8,000 square feet with…

WOODBURY – The Region 14 Board of Education Community Relations Committee is hosting another Community Conversation on Jan. 11, where attendees will ponder the question: “Are the facilities and resources in Region 14 appropriate for the current and future learning…

TORRINGTON – Police allege a city man kicked an officer after he was escorted out of a grocery store on Friday. Frank Stephens, 56, of 192 Elm St., was making a scene inside the Price Rite at 695 Main St.,…

TORRINGTON/GOSHEN – At least two meetings are planned to discuss the proposed sewer line from the Woodridge Lake Sewer District in Goshen to Torrington after it submitted its application last week to the Water Pollution Control Authority. An information session…

In a political version reminiscent of “everybody’s doing it,” one legislator says legal recreational marijuana could mean more green for the state’s hungry coffers. Voters in Maine and neighbor Massachusetts have approved referendums to allow legal recreational marijuana. Vermont and…

WINSTED Ask the volunteers at the RR Model and Hobby Supply shop at Whiting Mills why they are so passionate about building model train sets and they will all give similar answers. They need something to do during retirement. It…

WOODBURY – Developers from Garrett Homes LLC have submitted a new application to build a Dollar General store on Main Street South. A previous application submitted in September 2016 by Sound Garrett LLC was denied by the Inland Wetlands Agency…

HARWINTON – The owner of the Landing Zone Grille rejects the Torrington Area Health District’s assessment that the restaurant violated health and fire codes. “You could eat off the floor,” Joseph F. Furnari said Friday. “I would not ever serve…

NEWS NUGGETS Oxford Oxford’s future bright, first selectman says Oxford’s infrastructure expanded and its revenue grew in 2017 and First Selectman George R. Temple expects the trend to continue into the new year. “We continue to move forward with our…

WATERBURY – The year 2017 was a heartwarming success for the Greater Waterbury Campership Fund, and the nonprofit’s all-volunteer board of directors have their eyes on an even better 2018 campaign. The final donation tally for the year topped out…

PLYMOUTH — A Connecticut Water crew is repairing a water main break in Terryville that has left 20 customers without water Saturday morning. The water main break happened around 6 a.m. Saturday, according to Connecticut Water spokesman Dan Meany. Crews…

WATERTOWN – A new Plan of Conservation and Development will take effect in mid-January after some minor adjustments are made, following adoption by the Town Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. A Plan of Conservation and Development is a…

Yes, Fido needs to go out. You may not want to go with him, but your dog still needs to go out. Still, the Connecticut Humane Society cautions, dogs do not need to be out long, nor should they be…

WATERBURY With so many changes on Grand Street lately, it’s encouraging to see one recently opened business expanding. Owner Zonia Wright says her Raw Deal Juice Bar is in the process of remodeling, adding tables and chairs and expanding the…

OXFORD – A town meeting Wednesday approved investments in a brush truck, turnout gear washers, reflective Chevrons for fire trucks and a new Ford Expedition for the fire chief. Nine firefighters in attendance unanimously voted for the $123,410 worth of…

MORRIS – First Selectman Thomas Weik and Morris Volunteer Fire Department Chief Joel Skilton have each appointed three members to a new advisory committee charged with resolving long-standing issues between the town and the fire department. The committee chaired by…

WATERBURY – A suspected gunmen who police say took part in a shooting outside Waterbury Superior Court this week that wounded a rival gang member was held on more than $2 million in bonds after he was arraigned Friday. Zaekwon…