Bantam Lake

     We arrive at the Morris side of Bantam Lake on a sunny Saturday morning.  The rough, expansive ice is already dotted with about a dozen fishing camps, some with fire pits, tents and a gourmet selection of food, pulled in a special sled.    One...

After the meteorite strke in Russia Friday we are republishing this April 2012 article about  two meteorite strikes in Wethersfield. Fewer residents these days remember when space invaders landed in Wethersfield. The celestial visitors were...

O&G Industries, the general contractor for the Kleen Energy plant that exploded Sunday, is no stranger to sensitive projects, or to controversy, despite a strong reputation in the business. The 87-year old politically connected construction firm based in...

How many movers does it take to haul a hot tub? If it belongs to Gov. John G. Rowland, the answer appears to be five -- plus a state Department of Public Works employee to supervise the job. That's according to bills from a private mover who lugged...

Federal law enforcement officials sharpened their investigative focus on Gov. John G. Rowland this week, serving a grand jury subpoena demanding all records of construction and renovations to the governor's mansion in Hartford for the past eight years....

THE DRIVE: Let's face it, come mid-October it's pretty hard to go for a ride anywhere and not be wowed. But we found a stretch of road over in the eastern part of the state that stands out, one we think renders an almost Rockwell-esque portrait of autumn....

In the six years since he bought a vacation place in Litchfield, Gov. John G. Rowland has transformed the place from an ``almost uninhabitable'' cottage to a comfortable lakeside retreat, with a new kitchen, cathedral ceiling and waterfront hot tub....

The beginning of the end of Gov. John G. Rowland's administration came on Nov. 12, 2002, when a subpoena from federal authorities arrived at his office seeking reams of records involving his former co-chief of staff, Peter N. Ellef. Federal authorities...

The infamous hot tub that became the symbol of ex-Gov. John G. Rowland's ethical lapses has turned out to be a gift that keeps on giving --nothing but trouble. The state Department of Public Works is looking into how one of its employees came to own...