Joseph Scacco|Bellman at Elton Hotel
WATERBURY — Mr. Joseph Scacco, 94, formerly of Griggs Street, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at the Meridian Manor Health Center. Mr. Scacco was born in Waterbury on March 8, 1918, son of the late John...
View ArticleEdmond Joseph Kubeck|Tool and die maker
MERIDEN — Edmond Joseph "Kubush" Kubeck, son of the late Edmond and Dorothy (Lynch) Kubeck, and husband of 48 years to Kathleen McCarthy Kubeck, left this earth on Aug. 1, 2012, guided by his son,...
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Soaked by the rich According to a Connecticut Mirror report, President Obama will drop by the Constitution State next week. With all Mr. Obama's talk about how he is protecting middle-class folks from...
View ArticleWho isn't eligible for early release?
In our July 23 editorial "Legislature's deadly game," we criticized the Earned Risk Reduction Credit program, which was adopted last year by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic legislators to reduce...
View ArticleFEMA flood funds unlikely|Cost of storm damage not high enough
NAUGATUCK — Residents and officials continued to clean up Thursday from the previous day's intense storm with little hope of aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. After consulting with the...
View ArticleFunds to aid street projects|Torrington, Cornwall receive federal grants
TORRINGTON — Two Litchfield County communities will receive federal money for road and streetscape improvements. Torrington received a $500,000 grant from a federal transportation program for...
View ArticleTrust may buy out Scouts|Kent Land Trust negotiating for camp
KENT — A Girl Scout camp that has fallen into disrepair may soon have a new life as a recreation area for town residents. The Kent Land Trust is negotiating to buy the 258-acre Camp Francis from the...
View ArticleKing's son still fighting for nation's voting rights
WATERBURY — The 1965 Voting Rights Act was one of the crowning achievements for Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement he helped lead. Now, almost 50 years later, his son is worried that...
View Article2,500 attend Thursday's Main Street Marketplace
TORRINGTON — Main Street Marketplace returned after last week's washout to pack downtown with couples on dates and families out for dinner, with candidates seeking votes, with service dogs in training....
View ArticleMountain of trash at Kent bridge pulls Rep. Murphy into the fray
KENT — The office of Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, D-5th District, is stepping in to help resolve a contentious issue of traffic and trash at the historic covered Bulls Bridge and the nearby Appalachian...
View ArticlePanel first to get plans for bigger Stop & Shop|Committee will advise zoners
LITCHFIELD — The town began evaluating a plan to relocate Stop & Shop to the Village Green commercial plaza Thursday, as the proposal came before Design Review Advisory Committee. Representatives...
View ArticleBusinesses sue financial adviser over pension plans
WATERBURY — A federal class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against a Woodbury tax preparer and financial adviser who was indicted last year. The suit, filed on behalf of business owners in...
View ArticleYouth corps clean up Town Plot Park
WATERBURY — Although some parks the Police Activity League Park Corps worked in this summer were virtually deserted, that was not the case with Town Plot Park on Thursday. By the time the corps left...
View ArticleContract brings conflict in Wolcott
WOLCOTT — Tension between the Board of Education and the Town Council that led to the rejection of a contract for school administrators has raised a new question for town officials: What happens next?...
View ArticleCity won't extend tax exemption
WATERBURY — A political effort to help the St. Vincent de Paul Society keep a city tax exemption for its low-income housing complex in the South End has quietly died. While it fell short at City Hall,...
View ArticleBumper crop of customers at farmers market
It was great to see the huge crowd at Thursday's farmers market on the Green —"Swamped since 8 a.m.," said Brass City Harvest's Sue Pronovost — and nicer yet to see how new fruits and vegetables are...
View ArticleJury hears about shooting|Witness gives details in gang rivalry case
LITCHFIELD — Alyssa Ayala took the witness stand Thursday in Superior Court to tell eight jurors about the night Sara Van Deusen and two others took part in a gang rivalry shooting of Jessica...
View ArticleZip line added to ski area's summertime attractions
WOODBURY — A clip to an overhead wire. A quick breath. And a step into the air. Burlington resident Steve Porat zipped across the hillside, feet dangling. "The first step is pretty exhilarating,"...
View ArticleRoberti's negativity is disappointing and against his pledge
Dan Roberti, a Democratic candidate for the 5th Congressional District seat, has turned out to be a great disappointment to me. I have heard him speak several times during this primary season, and he...
View ArticleHow is it possible that Chris Donovan wasn't in the loop?
I just read the July 28 story "7 indicted in smoke probe," concerning allegations of campaign-finance violations against members of state House Speaker Christopher Donovan's 5th Congressional District...
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