CHESHIRE – The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce has selected a new leader to replace longtime President Sheldon Dill. The chambers’s board of directors unanimously chose Yetta Augur to replace Dill when he retires in April after a 12-year tenure at…

OXFORD – Firefighters made quick work extinguishing a chimney fire that had reportedly spread into the walls of a single-family home at 236 Park Road on Sunday afternoon. Oxford Fire Chief Scott L. Pelletier reported no injuries to residents or…

WINSTED – Trying to adhere to a state environmental law is apparently the main reason the town has yet to officially sell the former Lambert Kay pet supply factory. Town Manager Robert Geiger told the selectmen last week that the…

OXFORD – Old tennis courts behind Great Oak Middle School were transformed last year into a school garden where students will learn about agriculture by growing tomatoes, peppers, green beans and other crops. This year, plans to enhance it with…

LITCHFIELD – American Legion Post 44 maintained a winter tradition Saturday by recognizing as its veteran of the month a veteran of either the Civil War or the Revolutionary War. The January service at the Bantam Borough Hall honored Maj….

KENT – Townspeople will have an opportunity to comment on the newest version of the five-year capital plan during the annual town meeting Jan. 18. The Board of Education is expected to vote Wednesday on its newest submission to the…

WOODBURY – The long-awaited flood management plan for the Nonnewaug High School renovation project has been approved and bids came in favorably and below the construction estimate. Now the project is set to move into phase two and finish about…

TORRINGTON – Walking through the doors of The Backstage Restaurant one last time Sunday, customer Jackie Tanner reminisced on all the birthdays, celebrations and family gatherings that were spent at the Main Street restaurant over the years. The Backstage Restaurant,…

SOUTHBURY Southbury Democrats are looking forward to the new year after a poor performance in the municipal election, two school board members defected to the GOP and the Democratic Town Committee’s chairwoman resigned at the end of 2017, criticizing the…

WATERBURY Remember the time you put together that table from Ikea and there were a few nuts and bolts missing? An end table may survive the rigors of domestic life with a few pieces missing, but we’re pretty sure you…

WATERBURY Roses are red, violets are blue, here’s a bullet, because I’m thinking about you? Some people may wait until Valentine’s Day to send thoughtful gestures to each other. Most get roses or chocolates, but two Waterbury gangs are apparently…

It’s cold. As I write this on Thursday, it’s also snowy. Once upon a time, that was all you really needed – or wanted – to know. Cold. Snowy. And windy. You’d want to know that because the wind makes…

WATERTOWN – Members of local sports groups rallied to raise money to help VFW Post 5157 recoup after a rash of break-ins. Frank Trosky, quartermaster of at the Watertown VFW Post, said there are break-ins at the Thomaston Road building…

TORRINGTON The Torrington Area Health District inspected the establishments listed below between Dec. 18 and Dec. 29. A minimum score of 80 is required to pass. “Pre” means the operation was inspected at its opening, after a change of ownership…

TORRINGTON – The frigid temperatures of late have brought back memories of the early days in Christopher Smedick’s police career. Like all Torrington police rookies more than three decades ago, he was given a walking beat. Smedick recalls the sub-zero…

CHESHIRE – FoodWorks Natural Market will close its doors in Cheshire in the coming months. FoodWorks at 965 South Main Street is closing due to “a lack of business at the location”, store manager Nancy Edman said. Edman said the…

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…

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…