Doan P. Finlay|Owned Herrick Travel
LAKEVILLE — Doan Pitken (Bartlett) Searle Finlay, who passed away on Sept. 2, 2012, was born Nov. 14, 1921, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of the late Elizabeth Elton Peirce and Richard Learned Bartlett....
View ArticleAt the fair: Bethlehem
The Bethlehem Fair will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Main Street North fairgrounds. Fair hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission...
View ArticleNo safe 'Harbor' on Westport stage
There's a good reason the world premiere of Chad Beguelin's "Harbor"at the Westport Country Playhouse is recommended for ages 16 and up. Even sailors would blush at some of the raw language and...
View ArticlePick your battles and enjoy them!|Bob Dylan tempts fans to Mohegan Sun
Bands are battling all over the state this weekend. On Saturday, the Bethlehem Fair will host a "Battle of the Bands" at 6 p.m., while on Sunday, a band battle will be at Foxwoods. The band...
View ArticleStage II gives Loesser hit a try
Seven Angels Theatre's Stage II actors kick off their 22nd season with "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" this weekend. The Frank Loesser Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical...
View ArticleKent exhibit offers photography, sculpture, and artistic 'Obsession'
An 18-panel mega-painting based on a performance by Italian vocalist Mina Mazzini by James Napoleon is featured as part of 'Obsession,' an exhibit opening in Kent. Also featured are photography by...
View Article'Bachelorette' tries to up raunch ante|Watch a movie trailer
You could, if you wanted, sit in a dark theater and simply check off the similarities between the blockbuster "Bridesmaids" and this fall's "Bridesmaids" knockoff, titled "Bachelorette." Female bodily...
View ArticleBack to school may now mean dinner in a hurry
Between the school bells, the practice whistles, the music lessons and all of the other activities that are about to kick into high gear, it's no wonder that family dinner often becomes a crazy rush...
View ArticleToday in History, Sept. 6
Today is Thursday, Sept. 6, the 250th day of 2012. There are 116 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 6, 1997, a public funeral was held for Princess Diana at Westminster...
View ArticleThursday, Sept. 6, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012: This year you naturally give an excellent impression that radiates positive energy. You are more verbal and caring than in past years. The biggest issue for...
View Article7 ticketed for riding ATVs on private property in Prospect
PROSPECT -- The Resident State Trooper's Office issued tickets to seven men after police said they were found riding all-terrain vehicles on private property without permission on Labor Day. The seven...
View ArticleKitchen fire forces evacuation of Winsted apartments
WINSTED -- Residents in the recently renovated and reopened apartments at 412 Main St., the former Colt building, were evacuated shortly before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when a fire alarm went off. A fire...
View ArticleFalls Village man admits to evidence he sexually assaulted 4-year-old
LITCHFIELD -- A Falls Village man admitted Wednesday that the state has enough evidence to convict him of sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 4-year-old child two years ago. Gregory Drumm, 34, will be...
View ArticleTorrington motor vehicle stop brings 2 to court on drug charges
LITCHFIELD -- Two men were arraigned in Bantam Superior Court Wednesday, a day after they were arrested in Torrington following a motor vehicle stop. Richard Dinicola Jr., a roofer, was charged with...
View ArticleRadio problems prompt Torrington police to end encryption
TORRINGTON -- Police have switched their radio system from an encrypted, digital transmission to an analog transmission as they grapple to deal with dropped and garbled calls, Deputy Chief Christopher...
View ArticleState board rules against tuition for magnet preschools
The state board of education on Wednesday voted unanimously to uphold a ruling made last month that area school districts don't have to pay the tuition for children in their districts who attend magnet...
View ArticleTrain service resumes on Waterbury line Sept. 24
Train service resumes on Waterbury line Sept. 24 WATERBURY -- Bus service on the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad will continue through Sept. 23. Train service will resume on Sept. 24....
View ArticleUnemployed Middlebury woman wins $250,000 lottery prize
MIDDLEBURY -- Krista Carroll, an unemployed radiology technician from Middlebury, won $250,000 Friday in the CT Lottery Mega Millions game. Her "quick pick" ticket perfectly matched the first five...
View ArticleUS cargo ship captain detained in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The American captain of a U.S. cargo ship was detained at a port in Venezuela early Thursday after three assault rifles were found on board, the U.S. Embassy said. An embassy...
View ArticleRising temperatures threaten turtles
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Canaveral National Seashore and neighboring beaches in central Florida are reporting record numbers of loggerhead sea turtle nests, a promising change from a decade-long drop....
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