LITCHFIELD – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night appointed a seven-member committee charged with evaluating a proposal to convert the former Litchfield courthouse into a town hall. The Town Hall Review Committee also will be tasked with reviewing a…

TORRINGTON – A city man charged in a violent assault against his ex-girlfriend last month was allowed to enter a drug-treatment program under the conditions of his pretrial release, which were modified Wednesday in Torrington Superior Court. Michael Truskauskas, 22,…

BETHLEHEM – Residents again packed a Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night to air concerns over activities by Newport Academy students and the school’s proposed expansion, and to hear what town officials are doing to address the problems. The academy…

NAUGATUCK – A black SUV slammed into two utility poles Wednesday afternoon, taking out power to Eversource customers in three towns. Although the impact split the utility poles in half, it did not result in serious injuries, police said. Prospect…

MORRIS – Debate over whether the first selectman’s job is full-time or part-time and the insurance benefits that currently come with the position raged during a hearing Wednesday night on the Board of Finance’s proposed budget of $9,411,071 for 2017-18….

MIDDLEBURY – Finance Director Lawrence S. Hutvagner says the fiscal year ended with a $101,089 surplus in the general fund on June 30, 2017, while an audit gave the town a clean bill of health. Sandra Welwood of Sandra E….

WOLCOTT – Taxpayers here may have to dip into their wallets once again, thanks to the state’s fiscal crisis. The Town Council has scheduled a special meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall’s council chambers to discuss issuing…

WATERBURY – The city’s dismal recycling rates are quickly rising under a new $4 million recycling program. In October, the city began replacing residents’ 18-gallon recycling bins with 96-gallon rolling recycling carts – 31,500 in all. Typically, recyclables have accounted…

HARTFORD – The state Supreme Court overturned a far-reaching Superior Court ruling that found how the state funds public education violated the Connecticut Constitution. Led by Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers, a four-member majority determined a coalition of municipalities, parents,…

SOUTHBURY Frances Owen feeds birds on the patio of her condo at Heritage Village in the morning, tends to her garden and stays active in the community. Though Connecticut ranks near the bottom of the best states to retire, Owen…

NAUGATUCK – The Board of Education is letting the Columbus Day holiday set sail in favor of giving students a longer Thanksgiving weekend. The board has voted 7-1 to approve a 2018-19 school calendar that gives students the day before…

KENT – Frozen in place for five days and counting, the mile-long ice jam “is now one large barge” on the Housatonic River. On Wednesday, it even drew a national weather celebrity to town. Jim Cantore, a veteran meteorologist for…

WINSTED – Local officials are seriously considering an offer from Bank of America, which is willing to donate its former local branch at the corner of Center and Elm streets to the town. Town Manager Robert Geiger on Tuesday night…

WATERBURY – Wet, heavy snow made the Wednesday morning commute slow, but the storm failed to meet expectations from a day earlier. On Tuesday, forecasters called for 5 to 7 inches in Greater Waterbury, with as much as 9 inches…

MORRIS An overwhelming show of generosity by local residents and the business community has ensured a sizable donation to a fund established to assist the family of a Morris toddler battling a rare kidney disease. The support came during a…

NAUGATUCK – An accident Wednesday afternoon closed Prospect Street between Union City Road and Locust Street and took out power in the area. The single-car crash into two utility poles did not result in serious injuries, police said. Eversource was…

WATERBURY – Trash collections delayed by the Martin Luther King Day holiday are being pushed back again due to today’s snow. Households that usually have Tuesday pickups will now be collected Thursday. Thursday collections will happen Friday and Friday collections will…

Despite school closures and slushy road conditions, many Connecticut drivers are braving the roads this morning. As of 10 a.m., Connecticut State Police had responded 539 calls for service, 38 accidents and four accidents with injuries. There had been no…

Wet, heavy snow is falling across the state, making the morning commute treacherous. Most schools in the region are canceled, as the snow is expected to linger into mid-afternoon. Early Wednesday, snow was falling along and north of the Interstate…

WATERBURY – Police arrested three juvenile males after a shooting at Mall View Condos on Mark Lane on Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to the 31-unit condominium complex, which faces Mark Lane but has an address of 2 Craftwood Road, at…