WATERBURY – A serious crash has closed the westbound side of Interstate 84 in Waterbury. The crash occurred near Exit 21 at about 10:30 a.m. and involved multiple vehicles, including a vehicle that was fueled with diesel. A box truck…

WATERBURY – Two men armed with handguns robbed the A&E Grocery store Sunday evening, police said. Police responded to a report of a robbery at the convenience store, located at 1651 East Main St., around 7:30 p.m. Officers determined the…

SOUTHBURY – Police on Saturday arrested three juveniles suspected of stealing a 2017 BMW from New Canaan. At about 12:30 a.m., New Canaan Police Department asked State Police stationed at Troop A for help finding the car, which was reported…

In a first for federal authorities, prosecutors have indicted two Chinese nationals they say are behind the production and importation of fentanyl, a deadly drug that’s played a key role in the deaths of at least 300 people in Connecticut…

These fall weekends, and most evenings until Nov. 7, candidates across the area are lacing up and pounding the pavement in a time-honored tradition of the local election cycle: The art of the door knock. Face-to-face integration remains the primary…

TORRINGTON – A city man faces drug and associated charges after police witnessed his involvement in a drug sale. Domonique Ehlinger, 19, of Eno Avenue, was charged on Oct. 14 with possession of a controlled substance and risk of injury…

TORRINGTON – A city woman faces assault charges after a domestic disturbance at her home Saturday morning. Melissa B. Layfulde, 39, of 4 Prospect Place, was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace. She was released on a…

TORRINGTON – A city woman faces drug charges after police pulled her over for failing to stop at a stop sign on Winthrop Street at the intersection with Major Besse Drive. Nicole E. Chapman, 26, of 21 E. Center St.,…

WOLCOTT – Last week, the credit rating service Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed the town’s AA-stable rating, showing the agency’s confidence in Wolcott’s finances hasn’t been shaken by the state’s budget impasse. “If the state was not in the situation it’s…

SOUTHBURY – A petition for a town meeting and vote on two resolutions to remove President Donald Trump from office is invalid under guidelines in state statutes and the town charter, Town Attorney Jeffrey J. Tinley found in a legal…

NAUGATUCK – New fuel cells are powering the borough’s wastewater treatment plant, saving on electricity bills and greenhouse gas emissions. “By converting our energy supply here at the water treatment plant from the electric grid to distributed energy that is…

WINSTED – No matter who wins, the Board of Education will have at least three new members after Election Day. Voters on Nov. 7 will have the chance to pick three of the six candidates on the ballot for four-year…

NAUGATUCK – The borough Board of Mayor and Burgesses voted Thursday to purchase six capital items using the roughly $100,000 left in a special account for fees collected by the town clerk. The purchases will not affect the budget or…

CORNWALL – Residents looking to the town’s future added a new category to address: how to attract young people and families to Cornwall. The Planning and Zoning Commission hosted a forum Friday to gather comments for the next Plan of…

BARKHAMSTED – Democratic First Selectman Donald S. Stein has been in office for 10 years and has run unopposed in the last four contests, but perhaps spurred by the strong Republican showing in national elections last year, he is now…

A weekly look at insider political news and views from around the region. WINSTED Winsted legislator may have to be put on the budgetary ‘Case’ Rep. Jay M. Case, R-Winsted, recently taught a session at the Connecticut Lobbying Conference on…

Napa and Sonoma’s wine industry has lost its postcard image, replaced for now by scenes of char and death. How the region recovers depends heavily on the area’s largest industry, which contributes $57 billion to the state economy, by some…

GOSHEN – Sunset Meadow Vineyards benefits from the town’s elevation, more than 1,300 feet above sea level, said operations manager George Motel Jr. “We’re fortunate here we have a nice little microclimate, because we’re high elevation,” he said. “The higher…

GOSHEN – Just after sunrise Friday morning, about 10 workers headed into the fields at Sunset Meadow Vineyards to begin picking the final third of a 50-ton grape harvest that began in September. The early sun illuminated the autumn leaf-speckled…

WATERBURY – Many city natives who achieve success leave their hometown behind for more exotic locales. Former NBA basketball player Ryan Gomes, who played for the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves, never forgets he came from Waterbury. Gomes was one…