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An unexpected treasure trove of mushrooms
Beautiful dry weather is good for many things. Mushrooms aren’t one of them. When I visited the Farmington Meadows one morning this week, I had birds on my mind. I usually do. This diverse complex of properties along the Farmington River is good for fishing, and waterbirds tend to thrive where fishing is good. My […]
‘Penguin’ works as a spinoff
That’s twice now for filmmaker and producer Matt Reeves. First he directed “The Batman,” the 2022 Batman movie we didn’t know we needed. Now, as executive producer, he has handed off the creative chores to others for “The Penguin,” an even more improbably compelling DC Comics-derived spinoff, with Colin Farrell as Gotham’s criminal striver Oz […]
UConn football kicks off 6-game home stand vs. FAU
STORRS – The UConn football team will definitely do something this season that the program has never done in its Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history. Whether that turns out to be a good thing or not remains to be seen. The Huskies (1-2) host Florida Atlantic (1-2) today at Rentschler Field to kick off the […]
Today in History: September 21
Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack By The Associated Press undefined Today is Saturday, Sept. 21, the 265th day of 2024. There are 101 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 21, 2013, an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya left 67 people […]
Flood funds approved for impacted in area
SOUTHBURY – Billions of dollars in federal emergency funds are on the way “with lightning speed” to assist area homeowners and small businesses most impacted by last month’s “biblical” flooding incident. It is money for private individuals that will be available within weeks, not months; as much as $42,500 in funds for uninsured damage to […]
Litchfield man’s abuse of baby caught on video
TORRINGTON – The evidence against accused child abuser Matthew Ruzbasan is overwhelming. The 34-year-old Litchfield man is captured on video causing injuries that broke his 5-month-old infant’s hip. The child is crying in the recording captured on a hidden camera commonly referred to as a “nanny cam,” often used by parents to monitor their infants […]
$1.5M in funding coming to Warner Theatre
TORRINGTON – The Connecticut Community Investment Fund board is expected to approve $1.5 million in funding for renovations and upgrades to the historic Warner Theatre. In an announcement Friday, Speaker of the House Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, co-chair of the CIF board, and Deputy Speaker of the House Michelle L. Cook, D-Torrington, announced the board will […]
Kent registrar lodges email complaint
KENT – Concerns raised by the Democratic registrar of voters resulted in a Board of Selectmen’s meeting Monday to iron out the problems. Following an executive session, the selectmen voted to approve a motion calling for the matter to be referred to the first selectman to administer procedures for the registrars. The statement “There was […]
Nonprofit plans Fall Giveaway on Oct. 6 in Waterbury
WATERBURY – God Provides Ministries will distribute free clothing, food and other essential items to those in need at the annual Fall Giveaway on Oct. 6 from noon to 4 p.m. at the North End Recreation Center, 268 North Main St. Organizer Joseph Ochieng said the event is expected to draw a large crowd with […]
Retired Torrington police officer faces stalking charges
TORRINGTON – Retired city police officer Anthony Pietrafesa was ordered to surrender his firearms and stay away from an ex-girlfriend who claims he was stalking and harassing her. Police said they were called to a Westside Road home early Friday after Pietrafesa, 55, called and sent hundreds of text messages that went unanswered after the […]
Wolcott cops cleared in 2023 death
WOLCOTT – Two police officers were cleared of wrongdoing in the October 2023 death of a town resident, which was ruled a suicide by the state Office of the Inspector General. Robert Scott Brown, 52, died in the early morning of Oct. 31 while in police custody, necessitating the inquiry. Officers John Relva and Michael […]
Frustration over electric bills aired in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH – Bristol resident Lynda Hart said she has drastically cut back on electricity use, but her Eversource Energy bill keeps getting higher. In the summer before her husband’s death seven months ago, Hart used the air conditioner, swimming pool and a CPAP machine to help keep his airways open so he could sleep, she […]
Torrington’s Five Points to feature John Frederick Walker, other artists
Five Points Gallery will present three new exhibitions at its Water Street location. In the Torrington Savings Bank Gallery, Michael Border’s, mural-sized paintings depict the history and industrialization of the eight Connecticut counties. The Torrington Downtown Partners Gallery features one-of-a-kind altered books by John Frederick Walker. In the West Gallery, Zbigniew Grzyb & Susan Bogle […]
Waterbury police blotter
WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: DENISE BLOW, 37, of no certain address, Waterbury, two counts first-degree failure to appear. INDIA BUTLER, 28, of 354 Long Hill Road, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault. ZASHIA LOGAN, 35, of 343 N. Main St., Naugatuck, second-degree failure to appear. TAINA ROSADO, 19, of 215 Horseshoe […]
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PURA not looking out for ratepayers
Somehow I missed the news story about the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority becoming a representative of Eversource. I thought that they represented us but I guess I was wrong. When they can have their meeting on Zoom and pass another rate hike for Eversource within a few minutes, they don’t represent us! I remember the […]
Country’s direction is up to the voters
American voters in November will decide between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, representing the Old World Order, and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, representing the New World Order. The country’s direction will be decided at the polls. Donald Trump is advocating and presenting in his political platform a form of government based on authoritative and traditional […]
Region 20 athletics must look at future
As disappointed as I was with the Region 20 Board of Education and the administrators’ adopted hiring process for coaches in the new district, a policy which had many flaws for sure, it is time to embrace the future. For me personally, there will always be tug at my heart and soul about what transpired […]
The candidates’ deceptions
It is said that “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” Exhibit A: the assertion, born in social media, and amplified by former President Donald Trump and others, that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been snatching, killing and eating pet dogs and cats. “In Springfield, […]
Ann Luba
TERRYVILLE – Ann (Korytko) Luba, 79, of Terryville, widow of Stephen A. Luba, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Terryville. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Family and friends may visit Scott Funeral Home, 169 Main St., Terryville, Monday, […]
Robert Petrovits
TORRINGTON – Robert “Flyer” Petrovits, 69, of Torrington, passed away Aug. 26, 2024, at Torrington Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Sept 24, at 11 a.m. at New St. Francis Cemetery, 863 S. Main St., Torrington. phalenfuneral.com.
Randall W. Dederick
MIDDLEBURY – Randall W. Dederick, 55, of Middlebury, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Waterbury Hospital. Randall was born in Meriden on Sept. 13, 1969, a son to Harold and Evelyn (Daniels) Dederick Jr. Growing up in Middlebury, Randall was a graduate of Pomperaug High School and then attended Post University, where […]
Doris A. Richards
TORRINGTON – Doris Ann (Russo) Richards passed away Sept. 16, 2024. She was the wife and soul mate of Jack Richards for 56 years. Born in Torrington on Feb. 13, 1936, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Dranginis) Russo, she worked at PTC Aerospace in Bantam for 25 years, retiring to North Hutchinson Island, […]
Watch: Waterbury Police Department – Axon product demo
Waterbury Police Department hosted Axon product demo for their officers and other town departments at the Police Activity League in Waterbury Friday.
Cheshire hosts Big Fat Combo tonight
Cheshire’s rockabilly favorites, Big Fat Combo, will play our outdoor stage along with The Sophisticatos featuring local troubadour Ken Safety. The concert begins with The Sophisticatos at 6 p.m., followed by Big Fat Combo at 7 p.m. If on-site parking is scarce, extended parking is available just over the Farmington Canal trail at the Municipal […]
Man fatally shot by officers years after police tried to steer him away from crime
ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST HAVEN — Connecticut police officers fatally shot a 36-year-old man whom authorities had tried to steer away from crime years ago. A state police sergeant and two New Haven police officers opened fire on the man late Thursday afternoon at a car wash in West Haven after they say he displayed a […]
Waterbury police blotter
WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: DENISE BLOW, 37, of no certain address, Waterbury, two counts first-degree failure to appear. INDIA BUTLER, 28, of 354 Long Hill Road, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault. ZASHIA LOGAN, 35, of 343 N. Main St., Naugatuck, second-degree failure to appear. TAINA ROSADO, 19, of 215 Horseshoe […]
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Trump and Harris campaign for undecided voters with just 6 weeks left
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give a speech on Friday focused squarely on abortion rights and she’ll do so in Georgia, where news reports have documented women’s deaths in the face of the state’s six-week ban. Meanwhile, lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to […]
Israel hits Beirut in a rare strike, killing at least 8 people and wounding dozens
BEIRUT – An Israeli airstrike hit a neighborhood in Beirut on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 60 others, Lebanese health officials said, the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months. The Israeli strike on Beirut’s crowded southern suburbs hit during rush hour, as people headed home from work and […]
Passenger on a previous Titan sub dive says his mission was aborted due to apparent malfunction
A paid passenger on an expedition to the Titanic with the company that owned the Titan submersible testified before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel Friday that the mission he took part in was aborted due to an apparent mechanical failure. The Titan submersible imploded last year while on another trip to the Titanic wreckage […]
Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
MELBOURNE, Australia – A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. Weighing 49 pounds at 9 months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has ever had, its […]