HARTFORD – Connecticut prison officials say an inmate who escaped from a medium security prison this weekend has a tattoo on his neck that reads, “Time Waits For No One.” Jerry Mercado, 25, of Hartford, did not wait to finish…

LITCHFIELD – The town performed well fiscally during fiscal year 2016-17, showing a surplus in budgeted expenditures and more revenue than projected, according to an audit presented to the Board of Finance on Monday. The annual audit conducted by Clermont…

SOUTHBURY – Men and women in the military receive transportation to the east and west coasts after their service, but must foot the bill themselves for the rest of their trips home. In its Thank a Soldier program, Veterans of…

HARTFORD – The legislature restored funds to the Connecticut’s Medicare Savings Plan this fiscal year, potentially preventing the loss of eligibility for more than 100,000 residents across the state. The Medicare Savings Plan is a state program to help seniors…

SOUTHBURY – A California man was charged with allegedly trying to make off with a shopping cart filled with $156 worth of groceries at Southbury Green on Dec. 22, according to a report released by police last week. Police Officer…

WATERBURY – A Florida man was detained after police say he repeatedly threatened to kill a mother and her three children during multiple encounters, according to a warrant for his arrest. Kevin Luna, 26, was charged with making threats against…

WINSTED – The Winchester Land Trust is preserving another 121 acres of open space. The trust has purchased what is currently known as TorWin Farm, so-named because the property straddles the Torrington-Winsted line. It is located off of Saw Mill…

WATERTOWN – The Planning and Zoning Commission set a public hearing for Feb. 7 on a proposed assisted living facility off Straits Turnpike. Magnolia Developers plan to build on 11 acres of vacant land at Straits Turnpike and Bunker Hill…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday reported payments of estimated income taxes in December and January are running $900 million ahead of his administration’s projections. The surge is being driven largely by federal tax changes, and, while a…

WATERBURY – The Bertucci’s restaurant in the Brass Mill Center is closed. By yesterday afternoon the sign had been scrubbed off the top of the building and workers were busy preparing for the moving process. The restaurant’s sudden closure took…

TORRINGTON – Moving crews were parked in front of Backstage Restaurant on Monday, busy moving out booths, tables and other materials after closing its doors for good on Sunday. Pieces of cardboard now cover the glass windows looking into the…

NEW YORK Two major Apple investors have urged the iPhone maker to help curb smartphone addiction among children, highlighting growing concern about the effects of gadgets and social media on youngsters. New York-based Jana Partners and the California State Teachers’…

WATERBURY – Proponents of the planned Naugatuck River Greenway say much progress was made in 2017, even if it’s not obvious to the naked eye. And it won’t be for at least another year or more. Construction of the first…

NAUGATUCK – Heating fuel providers across Connecticut have been putting in long hours these past two weeks to keep up with customer demand for fuel. The demand accompanies one of the longest stretches of continuous days where temperatures have dipped…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced he is nominating Justice Andrew J. McDonald of the Connecticut Supreme Court to serve as the first openly gay chief justice of a U.S. state. Malloy said he will be formally…

WATERBURY – The Board of Aldermen has cancelled its 7 p.m. meeting tonight due to icy road conditions. The city currently has 40 trucks spreading sand and salt on local roads. Related

Watertown and Waterbury school districts will dismiss students early today due to snow that’s expected this evening. After-hours activities are cancelled. Light snow is expected mid-afternoon. Accumulations of about an inch are possible. Related

WATERBURY — Police apprehended the occupants of a grey sedan they say was stolen out of New York before it was driven over two parked cars and crashed into a building at 630 Baldwin St., Sunday night. Police say the…

WATERBURY – Nearly three years after forming what was then a new advocacy group with a goal to challenge “systems of oppression” in the city public schools, leaders of the nonprofit group Radical Advocates for Cross-Cultural Education, or RACCE, are…

WATERBURY – The 220 religious education students at All Saints Parish received a visit from their own version of the three kings Sunday morning, during what is considered the liturgical zenith of the Christmas season and one of the Catholic…