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Berkshire Force Top Greylock Thunder in 12U Final at Dalton CRA Tourney
DALTON , Mass. — Cassidy Flynn threw another complete game as the Berkshire Force 12U defeated the Greylock Thunder Klein, 10-4, in the Dalton CRA Softball Tournament Championship Game on Sunday. “They put it all together today,” Force coach Cliff Flynn said. “Really kept their heads in the game,...
Column: Cleetus McFarland Brings Different, Much Needed Energy To Stafford Speedway
STAFFORD – Let’s start by saying, we understand what took place on Friday at Stafford Speedway isn’t the “short track racing” that longtime Stafford competitors and fans understand or expect short track racing to be. We get it. It doesn’t need to be explained.
Housing advocates rally around Niantic tenants facing steep rent increases
Jul. 20—EAST LYME — Tenants from 60 apartments rising three stories high against the small-town America backdrop of downtown Niantic are getting help from the outside as they figure out how to remain in their homes despite the threat of rent increases amounting to almost $1,000 a month. Trina Charles, executive director of Step Up New London, was at the Niantic VFW late last week with doors ...
NWS: Rain and thunderstorms heading for CT, with unsettled weather for days
While Monday only brings a “slight chance of showers and thunderstorms” between noon and 5 p.m. storms and downpours also are forecast through most of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast for possible showers and thunderstorms grows into the early part of Tuesday and then the chance of precipitation is 60%, according to the weather service. For Tuesday, the NWS ...
Trendy Stuffed Bagel Company Officially Opens 2nd Hudson Valley Location
A Hudson Valley bagel companies much talked about 2nd location has officially opened. Left over ingredients for a New Years Eve party helped Ali Chetkof and Jeremy Rhodes create the latest popular food trend in the Hudson Valley. The couple, originally from Ulster County, moved back to the region from...
Jacob Pebley Takes 100 Back Title at Connecticut Senior Champs; Lilly Archibald Drops Big PBs
Rice commit Lily Archibald won five individual events and swam four lifetime bests at the Connecticut Senior Long Course Championships. Wesleyan University Freeman Athletic Building, Middletown, Connecticut. Long Course Meters (50m) One of the best tools in the toolbox for a young coach without a big resume is the ability...
Popular Hudson Valley Sports Personality Leaves Team After 28 Years
A familiar voice at games across the Hudson Valley for many years has announced he is no longer with a local team. If you have ever spent an evening at Dutchess Stadium, (now called Heritage Financial Park) the odds are you've heard his voice over the public address system announcing game information and leading stadium fans through many different contests throughout a baseball game.
Week 12 Brought the Heat in Deep River Horseshoe League
Heat and humidity took a toll on the Deep River Horseshoe League in Week 12, as eight teams needed substitutes but ended up with four teams needing to use a blind score for their missing player. With two thirds of the season complete, teams will now begin to think about the playoffs. The Mets continue to climb in the standings and are now in second place with a 5-1 win over the Marlins. The Angels shocked the Dodgers 5-1, the Orioles defeated the Reds to gain a share of second place, and the Pirates topped 300 points for the fourth time this season.
Fandoms of all types were represented and celebrated at Connecticon XXI in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Demon slayers, superheroes and elves all made their way to the Connecticut Convention Center Saturday for Connecticon XXI. In its 21st year, Connecticon has grown by tenfold since the first convention at the University of Hartford in 2003. Fans coming to this weekend’s convention couldn’t be more excited to come back. […]
Middlesex County Food Truck Festival
Welcome to The 2024 Middlesex County Food Truck Festival taking place at the Beautiful Peckham Park in Middlefield!!!! 20 of New Englands best food trucks come together along with over 50 small businesses cooking and selling everything and anything imaginable!!! Eat your way through the day with us at this free admission & Free parking Event July 20th 10-7 and July 21st 10-6!!!!
Hartford Falls 3-1 Against Pittsburgh
Back on the road, Hartford Athletic falls 3-1 for their second match-up against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. The Green and Blue had a difficult start in the first half with three yellow cards along with three goals from Pittsburgh. With a penalty shot for the first one, it was a difficult moment for goaltender Monroe who dove the opposite way for a tricky strike. The momentum was down but that was until Mamadou Dieng had scored his second goal for the club in the 34th minute with an assist from Emmanuel Samadia with a striking header straight into the goal to put Hartford on the board 3-1.
West Hartford receives $697,000 to make sidewalks more accessible
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The town of West Hartford announced in a release on Thursday that it will receive $697,000 from the state for sidewalk accessibility enhancements. The state’s Department of Transportation awarded the town the funding through the Community Connectivity Grant Program, which is an infrastructure improvement program that provides funding for local projects to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users in communities across the state.
Rocky Hill family collects donations for impoverished village in Ghana
A family from Rocky Hill is proving a difference can be made no matter where you are in the world. On Saturday, Kwasi Asante-Boateng and Ama Asante-Boateng along with their children and church members of the Dimension Abundant Life Ministries Church in Rocky Hill, worked together to load a 40-foot shipping container with Ghana as its final destination.
Bear struck, killed by 3 cars on Route 8 in Torrington
TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — No injuries were reported after Connecticut State Police officials say a bear on Route 8 was struck by three separate cars. Troopers were dispatched to the scene near Exit 45 on Route 8 in Torrington just before 9 p.m. An investigation showed three cars struck a bear in the roadway. The […]
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