Middlefield

Many people who keep strictly Kosher at home will adopt a "when in Rome" attitude when eating out, not limiting themselves to Kosher restaurants. (There simply aren't enough of them and besides, many Jews have a soft spot for Italian food.) However, the...

It's not enough to just foster arts programming in schools. When our children take an interest or show a talent in the arts, their love and talent must also be fostered with care, opportunity and experience. The Shoreline Arts Alliance has hosted a juried...

A pesar de los esfuerzos del estado y tripulaciones locales de carreteras, muchos caminos quedaron angostos y a veces intransitables a causa de la nieve sin precedentes del fin de semana. La lluvia congelada que comenzó a caer el lunes por la mañana...

Margaret and Louis Chatey are turning pears and apples from Ledyard and Middlefield into award-winning brandy in a barn off an Ashford country lane. Over in East Hartford, Adam von Gootkin is hunting for Connecticut corn he can transform into what he...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 15 new Superior Court judges Thursday, including prominent Republican Andrew Roraback among the familiar names in the political and legal worlds. Many people had considered Roraback the Republican Party's best chance to...

"Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." —President Barack Obama, during his second inaugural address. ___ "It's going to take some give-and-take. I hope they're not too proud to do so."...

Always wanted to learn how to ice fish? Interested in learning about it even though it's hardly been cold enough this season for us to have any longlasting outdoor ice? Grab the kids (ages 8 and over, please) and check out the CT Department of Energy...

Un autobús escolar que transportaba estudiantes de la Escuela Intermedia Woodrow Wilson de Middletown ha estado involucrada en un accidente en la ruta 66 cerca de la ruta 217. No hay informes de lesiones de los estudiantes. Funcionarios escolares de...

Professor Leslie Ricklin noticed it early on. Victoria Soto was different than the other teacher candidates in Ricklin's social-studies methods course at Eastern Connecticut State University. It wasn't Vicki Leigh Soto's boundless energy or even the...

The future of skiing in Connecticut may be as obvious as yet another warm day in December. Canadian climate change researchers have a bleak prediction for ski areas in southern New England: Within a few decades, slight changes in temperature may make it...

            This fall, people of all ages gathered in Middlefield at Lyman Orchards. Families enjoyed activities like apple picking, pumpkin picking, pony rides, and fresh apple pie at the food market. However, everyone's focus seemed to be on the...

— Parents throughout the state said they struggled with a flood of emotions Monday as they brought their students to school or watched them get on the bus. Dawn Mendoza of Middlefield, the parent of an intermediate school student and an elementary...