TORRINGTON – U.S. Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty said it’s time the country rebuilds its crumbling infrastructure, from roads to broadband. Esty delivered that message on Friday, when she visited Torrington to tout a report issued by the Problem Solvers Caucus…

WATERBURY As the arch of progress bends toward a future where technology is ubiquitously integrated into a daily life of self-driving cars and other artificial intelligence, industry insiders and education officials are worried that women are being left out of…

WOODBURY – The boards of Selectmen and Finance have drafted a resolution asking state legislators in this session to address inequities in the Education Cost Sharing grant disbursement so that all towns get their fair share starting in 2019. At…

CHESHIRE – Hartford HealthCare will build a new facility on South Main Street in the coming months. The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday unanimously voted in favor of the construction of a more than 40,000 square foot medical building…

WATERBURY – Several churches and civic groups in the city plan to honor Martin Luther King Jr., throughout the weekend and into the Monday holiday honoring the civil rights leader. The Concerned Black Clergy Council of Waterbury will present its…

TORRINGTON – The Torrington Area Health District inspected the establishments listed below between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5. A minimum score of 80 is required to pass. “Pre” means the operation was inspected at its opening, after a change of…

WATERBURY – Heating issues at a few buildings resulted in chilly classrooms, while frozen pipes were the culprit for issues in other buildings after a period of unusually cold winter weather. Officials said this week those problems have been addressed….

PROSPECT – Region 16 earned a AA- rating from Standard and Poor’s financial ratings agency it its December assessment. S&P Global Ratings placed the district on CreditWatch Sept. 28 due to uncertainty about its ability to manage potential cuts to…

NAUGATUCK – A local woman was charged with criminal mischief after police said she ignited toilet paper while in a cell block at the police station. Police initially arrested Chantel Williams, 27, of 214 North Main St., Naugatuck, after police…

TORRINGTON – A city man accused as an accomplice in a home invasion, burglary and robbery in the summer of 2016 was sentenced Friday in Superior Court to 30 months in prison. Randy Gilbar, 30, drew a total sentence of…

MORRIS – A former fire chief serving on an advisory committee created to mediate long-standing issues between the town and the Morris Volunteer Fire Department provided an outsider’s perspective during the panel’s initial meeting on Thursday. Mark Showalter, a former…

TORRINGTON – Daniel Korn won’t face a second jury on allegations he sexually assaulted his two stepdaughters. Instead, he’ll be sentenced to nine months in prison on April 12. The 39-year-old Litchfield man was charged with assaulting the girls, now…

NEW HARTFORD – Connecticut faces many challenges to its economic future and New Hartford officials are looking for ways to propel a resurgence in the economic growth of their town. The Economic Development Commission staged a meeting on Monday night,…

KENT – The Board of Education on Wednesday night gave a fond farewell to its former chairman. Allan Priaulx served six years on the school board from 2011 to 2017 and decided not to run for re-election last November. He…

OXFORD – A town police officer is suing an elderly couple after he fell in the driveway of their Oxford home while responding to an emergency medical call during the winter of 2016. Police responded to the call at the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to…

HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with hacking into more than 250 iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars and ordinary people has agreed to plead guilty. Federal prosecutors say the charge against 26-year-old George Garofano stems from the investigation into…

BRIDGEPORT (AP) — A former teacher’s aide at a Connecticut middle school has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy. The Connecticut Post reports that 48-year-old Kyle Damato-Kushel pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree sexual assault and…

HARTFORD (AP) — A woman whose three daughters and parents died in a 2011 Christmas morning fire is dropping a lawsuit against the city of Stamford, because officials followed through on promises to change local fire laws. A document filed…

STRATFORD (AP) — A hand grenade found in the trash by waste management employees has been disarmed. Police responded to the Stratford trash company Thursday and after finding what appeared to be a hand grenade, called the state police bomb…