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Sound on Sound, a music festival coming to Bridgeport's Seaside Park in September, has started to announce its lineup. See who's performing.
The on-street parking ban begins at midnight and will remain in effect through Sunday at noon, Glastonbury police said.
The on-street parking ban begins at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through 8 a.m. Sunday, town officials said.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he'll try to get federal funding for the camp, which owner Boy Scouts of America plans to sell.
Funding designed to ensure equal opportunity for Hartford students would expand existing magnet schools' programming and open new schools.
Meteorologists are expecting 6-12 inches of snow to fall on New London County on Saturday. Here's how to prepare.
While on probation for narcotics distribution, the man sold heroin to customers and other dealers. He will spend over three years in prison.
Motorists should access the high school via Parsonage Street this afternoon as officials clean up a minor car crash, Rocky Hill police said.
The officer joined the Simsbury Police Department after retiring from the Hartford Police Department as a lieutenant in 2004.
See the Suffield residents who were named to Central Connecticut State University's Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester.
Newly-promoted Captain Kurt LaFlamme has been a supervisor for 16 of his 20 years with the Granby Police Department.
Makhi Ettienne-Modeste, a student at John F. Kennedy School, has been inaugurated after he was elected on a platform to combat animal abuse.
Police said the overnight "disturbance" they recently investigated was an altercation between two co-workers at a pizza restaurant.
A patron of a pool installation company asked for their money back after their pool never came. The owner didn't send a refund, police said.
"Check washing" is the process of erasing details from checks and rewriting them, usually for criminal purposes, Canton police said.
The Canton shopping center is adding businesses that serve "more daily needs like health and wellness," officials told the Hartford Courant.
A man who has been wanted for charges including kidnapping and assault was arrested Tuesday after a woman alerted police to his location.
Residents with disabilities can request COVID-19 self-test kits and masks from the town.
The energy provider will soon start trimming and removing trees along Simsbury roads to reduce tree-related power outages.
Anyone with fundraising and management experience who has empathy, dedication and a desire to support their community is invited to apply.
