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Westfield Planning Board gives green light to contractors’ facilities
WESTFIELD — The Planning Board approved permits for two contractors’ shops proposals, as well as a request from a contractors’ yard developer to allow access to the property from Southampton Road rather than its legal frontage on North Road. “They are allowed according to zoning, and they...
BITS & BYTES: Robert Hartwell at The Mahaiwe; Imani Winds at Norfolk Chamber Music Festival; Rizo at Ancram Center for the Arts; Natty & The Woes at Race Brook Lodge; Lee Chamber presents Cheyenne Renee; Jewish Federation presents Mark Oppenheimer; LitNet at New Marlborough Meeting House; Adult swim clinic at BCC
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents ‘Coming Home: The Tour,’ with Robert Hartwell. Great Barrington— On Saturday, July 20th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents ‘Coming Home: The Tour,’ a private screening and celebration of Robert Hartwell’s new home renovation TV series, “Breaking New Ground” on HBO Max.
Teen dead following apparent drowning in Berkshire County
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A teenager is dead following an apparent drowning in Berkshire County. Great Barrington Police said a 911 call was made shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday reporting that a 14-year-old was unaccounted for at the Benedict Pond beach area. Before crews arrived, the teen was...
Man Found Drowning In Canopus Lake In Kent Dies At Hospital
The incident leading to the man's death began in Putnam County on Tuesday, July 16 around 1:45 p.m., when a possible drowning incident was reported at Canopus Lake Beach in Fahnestock State Park off Route 301 in Kent. According to Kent Police, arriving first responders and police helped park staff...
Woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of art, antiques from CT home
CORNWALL, CT (WFSB) - A woman is accused of stealing hundreds, possibly thousands, of paintings, art pieces, and antiques from a home in Cornwall. State police said they arrested 39-year-old Jessica Ann Thompson and charged her with third-degree burglary and first-degree larceny of valuable property. Thompson was arrested on Tuesday...
Rural towns in CT aren't testing their well water enough. This program is trying to change that
About one in four state residents get their drinking water from a private well. But the rules surrounding testing for Connecticut’s roughly 300,000 private wells, which are often found in rural parts of the state, can often go unrealized by homeowners. Currently, Connecticut has no obligations for homeowners to...
Troconis Granted Public Defender in Move to Appeal Conviction in Dulos Murder
STAMFORD – Michelle Troconis has been granted a public defender to appeal her 14-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the aiding in the murder of Jennifer Dulos. Troconis appeared in Stamford... Haven’t subscribed yet? Click here to register. CT Examiner is just $20 a year. And if you want to...
Former Christmas Tree Shops location in CT to be reborn as another store
A large Connecticut retail space that has sat vacant since the former tenant announced bankruptcy last year is slated to become a popular craft store. The former Christmas Tree Shops, located at 120 Hale Road in Manchester, will become a Hobby Lobby, according to Atlantic Retail, the broker representing the owner of the property. The company’s existing location at 241 Buckland St., will be ...
Dozens of ATV and dirt bike riders took over streets from Hartford to New Haven, police say
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Dozens of ATVs and dirt bikes descended on an Elm City neighborhood over the weekend. These street takeovers are nothing new. They are an ongoing issue seen all over the state. The latest happened near the New Haven-Woodbridge line. At the intersection of Whalley Avenue...
In A Minute: DeNegre Invites Shoreline Neighbors to Guilford Craft Expo
Vivika DeNegre wonders if her shoreline neighbors in Branford and North Branford are as excited as she is to live minutes away from one of the most successful and longest-running craft shows in America — and one of New England’s premiere shows — the Guilford Craft Expo, which welcomes over 7,000 visitors annually.
Susan Lexa-Senning: Use the Sidewalk
Sidewalks are for hopscotch grids, tic-tac-toe diagrams, and pictures drawn with brightly colored chalk. However, for those who are beyond their hopscotch and sidewalk art days, sidewalks can not only be for safe strolling, but also for satisfying shopping. That’s what will be happening in Essex on Saturday, July 27...
Avon’s Connor Harris selected to play in Sunday’s NECBL All-Star Game
GROTON, July 16, 2024 – The Mystic Schooners scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Valley Blue Sox, 8-3 on Tuesday night in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Fitch High. Avon High graduate Connor Harris got the start for Mystic (18-14)...
City Unveils First Electric Trash Truck
New Haven trash, meet the 2024 Battle Motors LET 2 EV. That’s Connecticut’s first ever electric garbage and recycling truck, which is slated to take to the streets of New Haven starting Wednesday morning. City officials gathered at the public works headquarters at 34 Middletown Ave. Tuesday morning...
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