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175 apartments, stores, medical offices to be built in small CT town’s center
Buoyed by $1.4 million in state aid to remediate water and ground pollution, a partnership of developers said Thursday that it expects to break ground next year on 175 new apartments, several retail spaces and a medical office building in Plainville’s town center. Connecticut has now put a total of $2.6 million into cleaning up the 15-acre property that was once the headquarters of the ...
Some CT city leaders are pushing for political civility. Those calls are generating mixed reactions
Easton residents usually argue, sometimes contentiously, about local issues, like any other small town, according to First Selectman David Bindleglass. But a recent incident led to the town taking action after a town volunteer’s personal information was leaked. “That form also included the person's social security number, and that...
Rhode Island punches its ticket to the Little League Softball World Series
BRISTOL, Conn. — The girls from Cranston Western are going to the World Series. Rhode Island’s Little League Softball all-stars, simply put, are the best in New England. A rout of Connecticut in their regional opener was not to be outdone by a curtain-call shutout against Maine. And a comeback win against Massachusetts had the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars one triumph away from the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. ...
The 2024 Litchfield Jazz Festival is Coming to Washington, CT This Weekend
Mark your calendars for July 26-28 for the must-see Litchfield Jazz Festival! The Festival takes place in the picturesque Tisch Auditorium and the Bourne Courtyard, Frederick Gunn School in Washington, CT. July 26, 27 & 28, 2024. Set in the rolling Litchfield Hills, the Litchfield Jazz Festival was established over...
Waterbury camp uses robots to ‘build the kids’
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Some Waterbury students are getting a new opportunity this summer. A dozen rising fourth and fifth graders are spending this week learning about robotics, mastering useful skills at a young age. Lots of kids spend the summer playing with Lego bricks. Not that many spend it building and programming Lego robots. […]
Shoppes at Buckland Hills employee prevents 200,000 cans and bottles from entering landfills
MANCHESTER, Conn. — The Shoppes at Buckland Hills is celebrating the unique accomplishment of one of its longstanding employees, who has collected and recycled over 200,000 cans and bottles from the mall over the past 15 years. In the center of the food court, an exhibit has been put...
East Hartford celebrates Latin culture with festival
EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The city of East Hartford celebrated Latin culture with a festival Saturday afternoon. This is the second year of the event’s existence, but with the amount of people there and the fun they’re having, many would think it had been going on for years.
Hartford PD puts renewed focus on community policing, brings back walk-beats
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Hartford Police Department is revamping its efforts to facilitate community policing in the city. It starts with bringing back walk-beats. Acting Police Chief Kenny Howell and Mayor Arunan Arulampalam held a press conference on Friday to announce a series of changes to the police department’s practices that they hope will increase visibility, effectiveness and transparency.
Hartford caught a good case of the Blues at the 24th Annual Black-Eyed & Bluesfest
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Guitars were gently weeping across Bushnell Park Saturday afternoon during the 24th Annual Black-Eyed & Bluesfest. The festival kicked off Friday night with performances from Italian Bluesman Roberto Morbiolli and Boston based crooner Toni Lynn Washington. Musicians from Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island are also scheduled to play throughout the […]
Jersey Diners vs. Hartford Yard Goats 06.08.24
FOX Sports Radio New Jersey was representing the Somerset Patriots game where they took the field as the ‘Jersey Diners’. FOX Sports Radio NJ handed out great merchandise including WMTR T-Shirts that were exclusively won by spinning the Fox Sports wheel. FOX Sports Radio NJ was playing the...
House of Heroes CT fixes home for 2 veterans in West Haven
Thanking veterans for their sacrifice and service - that's the mission behind the non-profit, House of Heroes Connecticut. The organization has helped hundreds of vets over the years both in and out of state. On Saturday, they were out helping four more veterans by the shoreline. Two of them were...
Hamden police searching for a man ‘confused and in need of medical attention’
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A search is underway for a missing man who police say is “confused and in need of medical attention.” The Hamden Police Department has issued a silver alert and is seeking the public’s help locating 30-year-old Michael Green, who was last seen on Tuesday while on Universal Dr. in North Haven. […]
Low Humidity Continues Sunday, But For How Long?
Today was beautiful with low humidity and mostly sunny skies. The skies have been a little hazy thanks to wildfire smoke. Tonight temperatures are expected to remain comfortable falling back into the upper 50s and low 60s inland and mid-60s for the shoreline. Sunday will start off sunny but clouds...
Shelter-in-place lifted in Wallingford after active investigation
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Wallingford Police Department has lifted a shelter-in-place order after an active investigation was underway in the area of Perkins Drive Saturday morning. At 9:53 p.m. Wallingford Police were called to 20 Perkins Dr. for reports of an armed man threatening to take his own life. Three other occupants, two women […]
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