HARTFORD – A reported net gain of 6,000 jobs from November to December made for a strong finish to a rocky year for employment in Connecticut, including gains in the vital financial services and manufacturing sectors. The state Department of…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a bill reopening the government late Monday, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction after Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate…

WATERBURY – An environmental contractor responding to Saturday’s large manufacturing oil spill began winding down its cleanup effort on the Naugatuck River on Monday due to heavy rain expected today. Clean Harbors on Monday removed all but one of its…

WASHINGTON – Region 12 AgSTEM Academy Building Committee Chairman Gregory J. Cava provided Board of Education members with an update of the construction schedule for the academy that will be built as an extension on the Shepaug Valley Regional School….

KENT – Kent Memorial Library is seeking a new permanent director with the announced retirement of Donna Miller. Miller publicly announced her plans Saturday during the library’s annual meeting at the very end of her report to the members. She…

WOODBURY – Market Place Kitchen and Bar will have 29 additional parking spaces in the back of the restaurant at 641 Main St. South and an easement for a driveway to access parking at Wells Fargo at night for a…

WATERBURY – A suspected carjacker who allegedly stole a $9,000 ring from a department store is also suspected of swallowing the 1-carat jewel as he made his getaway. Raymond Roy, 42, is facing a list of felonies after police say…

The website the Federal Emergency Management Agency has devoted to Hurricane Maria contains a page listing online stress management resources. “Sadness, frustration and anxiety are all symptoms of emotional stress,” it says on the page. Michelle Cruz and her husband,…

TORRINGTON – Firefighters helped to evacuate a family on Highland Avenue after members were unaware of a fire in their building. Firefighters responded to 106 Highland Ave., on Monday after several 911 reports of flames shooting out from a second-floor…

WOLCOTT – The town will issue a supplemental tax bill to residents on Feb. 1, on top of the 31.25-mill tax rate it approved in June. During a spirited discussion Monday night, the Town Council debated whether to dip into…

SOUTHBURY – Investigators are zeroing in on the cause of a fire that damaged four condominium units at 366 Krueger Circle in Heritage Village Sunday morning. Fire Chief Daniel Tomascak, who is also the interim fire marshal, said his office…

TORRINGTON – A New Hampshire man who was about to get a warm bed for the night at the Sharon County Inn Saturday got to spend it in a basement jail cell at Troop B instead. Hanford Smith is 71,…

CORNWALL The Planning and Zoning Commission hosted its annual forum Saturday to showcase past achievements and future endeavors, and invited members of other town boards and commissions to do the same. Commission Chairman David Colbert said his group spent most…

WOLCOTT – A man who had recently been released from prison and was on supervised parole was arrested again on Friday after crashing a truck, according to police. Edward Ferreira, now 50, was convicted of aiding in the murder of…

WATERBURY — An environmental contractor has managed to capture about 1,500 gallons of oil spilled from a manufacturer on Piedmont Street Saturday, according to a state environmental official. Somewhere between 4,500 and 6,000 gallons spilled from Somers Thin Strip, said…

TORRINGTON — Firefighters had to help evacuate a family on Highland Avenue after they were unaware of a fire on the second floor. Firefighters responded to a house fire on Highland Avenue on Monday afternoon that was quickly extinguished. Heavy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sped toward reopening the government Monday, as Senate Democrats dropped their objections to a temporary funding bill in return for assurances from Republicans leaders that they will soon take up immigration and other contentious issues. Senate…

WOLCOTT – A family’s dog was attacked and dragged into the woods by coyotes Saturday night, according to police. At about 7 p.m., officers responded to the area of Cancellaro Drive for the attack, according to Animal Control Officer Roz…

WOLCOTT – The Town Council will meet tonight at 6:30 to discuss and possibly take action on a supplemental tax bill. The meeting will air live on the WLCT96 website, www.wlct96.org, along with Frontier TV channel 99 and Comcast channel…

OXFORD – A man was accused of fatally shooting a cat owned by a woman living next to him in a duplex-style home Sunday afternoon. State police say 48-year-old Craig Middendorf, of 640 Roosevelt Drive, thought the cat was a…