Makeshift boats afloat|Cardboard craft test Westover students
MIDDLEBURY — All four boats — constructed of only cardboard and duct tape — made it across a pond behind Westover School on Saturday without tipping over into the murky waters below. Only one had the...
View ArticleState, South Kent School to study pond's quality
KENT — The state and the South Kent School will partner to study the water quality of Hatch Pond. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has awarded a $80,000 grant to the independent...
View ArticleBudget passes on fourth try|Winsted votes 760-575 for $30.9 million tab
WINSTED — Voters on Saturday passed a $30.9 million budget after a fourth budget referendum. Residents voted 760-575 to approve the budget. The total votes cast on Saturday was one more than the...
View ArticleCandidates' histories, voter turnout, factors in the 75th
WATERBURY — Of the city's five statehouse races, only one, the 75th District in the hardscrabble South End, is an open seat going into the November general election. The four-term incumbent, David...
View ArticleThinking older and smaller
BRIDGEWATER — After presenting the town's new Plan of Conservation and Development to the public Thursday, Planing and Zoning Commission Chairman Leo Null felt gratified by the reception and satisfied...
View ArticleMugging our descendants
WASHINGTON — The election eve mood is tinged with sadness stemming from well-founded fear that America's new government is subverting America's old character. President Obama's agenda is a menu of...
View ArticleToday in History, Oct. 28
Today is Sunday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2012. There are 64 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he...
View ArticleClosing Southbury Training School would be a mistake
An elderly, mentally disabled woman is brutally beaten in her bed, then dragged across the floor by her hair, kicked in the stomach and strapped multiple times. Sound like a description from one of...
View ArticleCandidate Zupkus deserving of votes
Lezlye Zupkus, Republican candidate for the 89th House District seat, deserves our votes! Lezlye's service to profit and non-profit businesses has led to her determination to help change Connecticut's...
View ArticleRep. Vickie Nardello a hard worker for the 89th District
Over the years, I have followed the record of Rep. Vickie Orsini Nardello, D-Prospect, and have observed her willingness to listen (regardless of party affiliation) and her thoroughness in researching...
View ArticleChris Murphy's goal is to make opponent pay higher taxes
Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5th District, has had one obsession throughout his campaign for U.S Senate, and it appears endlessly in his television ads and news media interviews. He wants Republican...
View ArticleMrs. Patricia E. Ladd|Loving wife, mother and grandmother
WOLCOTT — Mrs. Patricia E. (Genovese) Ladd, age 66, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alan R. Ladd....
View ArticleTeresa Martone|Former Waterbury resident
LAKE LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Teresa (Richards) Martone, age 82, of Lake Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Waterbury, Conn., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Mountain...
View ArticleAnthony D'Alto|Restaurateur
WESTON — Anthony D'Alto, 79, of Weston, Conn., died suddenly on Oct. 25, 2012. Mr. D'Alto was born in Teggiano, Salerno, Italy, son of the late Giuseppe and Maria D'Alto. He was predeceased by his...
View ArticleHenry J. Farrell|Hank the mailman
WATERTOWN — Henry J. "Hank" Farrell, 88, of 81 Grandview Ave., passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at Watertown Convalarium in the presence of his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Angela...
View ArticleMarcie Ann Davis|Wolcott High graduate
HALLETTSVILLE, Texas — Marcie Ann Davis, 55, of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away on Oct. 21. She was born Dec. 28, 1956 in Williamsport, Pa. She was also a longtime resident of Connecticut and...
View ArticleChristine Malon|Passed away Oct. 19
GLASTONBURY — Our cherished mother, Christine Malon, passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Glastonbury. Christine, born on Aug. 21, 1916, was the daughter of the late Kazimierz and Anastasia Wujcik...
View ArticleJohn J. Calo Jr.|Oldest of 11
LOGO (O'Neill Funeral Home) BETHLEHEM — John Joseph Calo Jr., age 62, of Bethlehem, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, surrounded by his family after a brief...
View ArticleVirginia Ann Bardot|No subhead
TORRINGTON — Virginia Ann (Cozzi) Neidt Bardot, 94, of Torrington, passed away on Oct. 27, 2012. Funeral will be held Nov. 2, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. from Cook Funeral Home to St. Peter Church for Mass at...
View ArticleFranciszka N. Zawadzki|Eastern Co. retiree
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Franciszka "Frania" (Niewiarowicz) Zawadzki, 90, of San Sebastian, Spain and formerly of Naugatuck, died Sept. 21, 2012 at Donostia Hospital in San Sebastian. She was the widow...
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