WOODBURY – Members of the WOW Committee are dishing out a new community activity that combines books, cooks and camaraderie. The first meeting of the What’s On in Woodbury Cookbook Book Club was served up at the Senior Center Thursday…

NORFOLK – Norfolk Historical Society continued its commemoration of World War I on Sunday when its president, Barry Webber, gave a slide presentation on Norfolk’s response to the call for food conservation at Norfolk Library. Webber described the food culture…

Among the pitches: Maine – New England’s charm, skiing and beaches Detroit – a rebounding downtown Chicago – “Star Trek” actor William Shatner narrates a video pitch in hopes of getting the attention of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, a devoted…

SHARON – The Board of Selectmen is working on a proposed new tree ordinance, and tree warden Jeff Perotti came to Tuesday’s meeting to discuss the document. Having regulations in place will allow for better communications between the town and…

TORRINGTON – A Waterbury man accused of robbing the Thomaston Savings Bank in December was arraigned Thursday in Torrington Superior Court and is being held on $200,000 bond. Zachary Provost, 32, of Waterbury, also is accused of robberies in Middletown,…

CHESHIRE- A warm rain may be washing the snow away today, but the effects of last week’s snowstorm and bitter cold are lingering in area grocery stores. The subzero temperatures, and a foot of snow that blanketed most of the…

HARTFORD – While communities statewide are hoping drone footage, video greetings and promises of tax incentives and land can lure Amazon’s planned second headquarters, Waterbury is keeping it low key. The Brass City has made no extravagant tax promises and…

HARTFORD – Able-bodied adults on Medicaid in Connecticut will not be required to work to continue receiving benefits, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday. The Trump administration on Thursday announced it is allowing states to impose a work requirement on…

WATERBURY – A felon with a history of serious crimes was arrested late Wednesday night after police say he had heroin and a loaded handgun on him when he was confronted by a specialized police unit. Glenn Jamison, 36, was…

TORRINGTON – After spending more than four years in prison for causing an alcohol-fueled crash that killed his best friend in 2008, Tyler Carroll could go back behind bars for allegedly driving drunk again. Carroll, 33, is accused of violating…

LITCHFIELD – Police are advising residents to lock the doors of their homes and vehicles after a house and two apartments in the area of Spencer Street were broken into this month. Two break-ins occurred on Jan. 2 and one…

NAUGATUCK – A traffic stop led to an arrest for a stolen vehicle Saturday, police said. Police said Demarco Broadnax, 19, of 554 Ellis St., in New Britain was driving a vehicle stolen from Waterbury when police pulled him over…

NAUGATUCK – Police said a Waterbury man broke into a woman’s home and assaulted her after finding her hiding in the bathroom Dec. 31. Stephon Hardy, 38, of 111 Wyoming St. in Waterbury, had been involved in a domestic relationship…

TORRINGTON – Police found a Winsted woman who was not wearing pants sitting in the driver’s seat of a car owned by her boyfriend on Wednesday night. She is now facing charges after police allegedly found heroin and drug paraphernalia…

WATERBURY – Residents in two apartment buildings on Baldwin Street were evacuated from their homes Thursday night, while crews from Eversource worked to identify the source of an underground gas leak. The leak was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday….

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after more than five years of living in asylum at the nation’s embassy in London, officials announced Thursday. Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said officials accepted Assange’s…

HARTFORD – Able-bodied adults on Medicaid in Connecticut will not be required to work to continue receiving benefits, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday. In a major policy shift, the Trump administration on Thursday announced it is allowing states to…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) [–] A woman whose three daughters and parents died in a 2011 Christmas morning fire in Connecticut is dropping a lawsuit against the city of Stamford, after officials followed through on promises to change local fire laws….

WOLCOTT – A four-year contract approved by the Board of Education gives teachers raises totaling roughly 10 percent over four years. The school board’s new agreement with the Wolcott Education Association gives teachers an average raise of 2.43 percent a…

WATERBURY – The lead counsel on a Waterbury lawsuit against opioid drugmakers in state court was named co-lead counsel in nearly identical federal litigation last week. Mayor Neil M O’Leary praised the development as “great news” for the city’s effort…