HARWINTON – After losing a November 2017 race for a seat on the Region 10 Board of Education, Wendy Darasz on Tuesday night was elected by a town meeting to replace Corey Rewenko on the board. Darasz, a Democrat, pulled…

WATERBURY – Work to turn around a derelict 17 acre industrial site in the city’s South End began with chainsaws and heavy brush-clearing equipment Tuesday. State Rep. Geraldo Reyes, D-75th District, and staff from Waterbury Development Corp. were on-hand to…

SOUTHBURY – An outspoken economist gave a tongue lashing to legislators gathered for a breakfast meeting Tuesday, holding little back as he lambasted the state’s economy and ongoing budgetary crisis. Fred Carstensen, professor of finance and director of the Connecticut…

WATERTOWN – A local electrical contractor waived indictment and pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to a bribery scheme that steered millions in construction work to his company, according to federal authorities. Kevin Dunn, 49,…

SOUTHBURY – A couple who hired someone to remove close to a dozen trees on town-owned land behind their raised ranch at 204 Scout Road recently agreed to a settlement with the town. Brian Willenbring and Susan Pease will pay…

WATERTOWN – A series of racist and homophobic incidents last week at Taft School has left administrators, faculty and students at the private school’s 226-acre campus grappling with how to deal with it. Meanwhile, open letters signed by more than…

TORRINGTON – Rickey Flowers claimed he was in agonizing pain after lifting an armoire at a city furniture company last March and received $5,800 in workers’ compensation. But the 44-year-old South Main Street man was well enough to advertise his…

HARTFORD – Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O’Leary and other local officials presented long-standing recommendations from towns and cities to the latest independent state commission studying how to make Connecticut more financially stable. The state government needs to give the state’s…

TORRINGTON – A judge heard arguments Tuesday from a group of Watertown neighbors who oppose plans for a car dealership on the corner of Straits Turnpike and Bunker Hill Road. The purpose of the hearing at Litchfield Judicial District Courthouse…

GOSHEN – The Board of Selectmen is closely scrutinized an application for a special events permit seeking use of the Goshen Fairgrounds for a beer festival in July. The New England Summer Beer Festival would be held July 6-8 and…

TORRINGTON – Bar codes have made price checks obsolete, and for one alleged thief, easier to steal in the checkout line. Justin Agrella, of 55 Barrett Road in Katonah, N.Y., figured it was easier to steal expensive electronic items by…

TORRINGTON – A city man faces multiple charges, including resisting arrest, when he appears Monday in Torrington Superior Court. Plainclothes police officers drove an unmarked car to Donohue playground at about 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 14. Police noticed a blue…

TORRINGTON – Rickey Flowers claimed he was in agonizing pain after lifting an armoire at a city furniture company last March and received $5,800 in workers’ compensation. But the 44-year-old South Main Street man was well enough to advertise his…

WINSTED – The town is one step closer to owning the former Bank of America branch at the corner of Elm and Center streets. The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday night unanimously voted to support the bank’s offer to…

WATERBURY – Every year, Acts 4 Ministry conducts its Share the Warmth drive, collecting warm winter clothing for the needy. And every year, the charity is faced with the same dilemma – a shortage of coats for men and boys. This…

TORRINGTON – Piles of debris are being scooped up and carted away from a vacant lot on Franklin Street after more than three years. Crews from Red Technologies Inc. of Bloomfield have been working since last week to remove crushed…

FALLS VILLAGE – Michelle Iglesias’ path to art began as a way to deal with her cancer diagnosis. Her battle with the disease began in 2004, at the age of 31, just two years after opening Piece of My Art Gallery…

WOLCOTT – Police arrested a 16-year-old Wolcott High School student Tuesday after he allegedly brought a handgun to school last week. Police executed a search warrant of the boy’s home and found a loaded handgun in his bedroom, Lt. Leonard…

UPDATE: Eversource estimates power to be fully restored as of 8:30 p.m. WATERBURY — Nearly 2,000 Waterbury customers were left without electricity Tuesday afternoon as a police closed a portion of South Main Street for a broken and smoking utility…

TORRINGTON — A local man who allegedly promoted his side business on social media has been charged with worker’s compensation fraud after telling the state he was too injured to work, authorities said Tuesday. Rickey Flowers, 44, of 817 South…