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A 90-year-old pizza brand that built its name on a single bold idea — thin-crust bar pies finished with a signature Hot Oil topping — is about to plant its flag in Hartford County. On Monday, November 16, Colony Grill opens its 10th location at 130 Glastonbury Boulevard in The Shops at Somerset Square, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
“As a society, don’t we want them to come home better?” Beth Hines said of the work of Community Partners in Action.
Marisol Arroyo-Castro says she was escorted out of her Connecticut public school after refusing to remove a crucifix she displayed for a decade, while her school district says the story is more complicated.
Connecticut winters have a way of making everyone hungry for something hot and filling. In West Hartford, a small Vietnamese spot tucked into a plaza has been answering that call for decades, one bowl of pho at a time. Some families have been coming since their kids were small, and...
Finding a genuinely affordable grocery store these days can feel like winning a small lottery. You walk in expecting the usual prices, then notice something that makes you check the shelf label again. Wait, that’s all it costs?. One Connecticut neighborhood market offers budget-conscious shoppers an alternative to the...
Whoever invented drive-through Christmas light displays deserves some appreciation. You get all the sparkle of a holiday outing without having to leave your warm car. That’s a pretty convincing arrangement when November evenings turn chilly. A Connecticut holiday attraction returns with millions of colorful lights arranged along a festive...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Investing in reentry welcome centers was the topic on the minds of Connecticut leaders and community partners Thursday at a legislative breakfast in Hartford. “To be able to have family reengagement, to be able to have stability, to be able to have employment, that’s what...
When the snow piles up along the Berlin Turnpike and the mornings stay dark past 6 AM, Hartford County has a reliable plan: find a booth and order something hot. This list covers six diners that keep the coffee coming all winter, from Bristol to Windsor Locks to Manchester. Some...
Rallies were held in West Hartford, Middletown, New Haven and several other communities.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut communities are preparing for winter weather and the costs that come with it, after last year’s salt shortages forced some towns to pay more for emergency supplies. Hartford already has 6 million pounds of road salt stored and ready for the season, Mayor Arunan...
(WFSB) - People are preparing for the first snowflakes of the season in Connecticut. Jim Murphy has a 160 foot driveway and used to clear it with his snowblower before it died at the start of winter last year. “It just decided it didn’t want to work. I couldn’t get...
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Transportation has been awarded $6.16 million from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Crossing Elimination Program to advance safety improvements at railroad crossings along the Hartford Line. The state will add $1.54 million in matching funds. Together, the money will cover preliminary...
WINSTED, Conn. (WFSB) - It may not have been measurable, but the first snowflakes of the season fell in parts of Connecticut on Friday morning. Channel 3 had a crew in Litchfield County, including Winsted and Colebrook. Big flakes fell early in the morning, but transitioned to smaller ones before...
Multiple rallies opposing the local use of Automatic License Plate Reader cameras took place across Connecticut Thursday.
A yarn shop can be a dangerous place for anyone who already has six unfinished knitting projects at home. One beautiful skein catches your eye, and suddenly you’re planning a seventh. Well, that escalated quickly. Old-fashioned Connecticut yarn shops offer specialty fibers and unusual selections that can make even...
Hartford, Conn. (Nov. 13, 2026) – United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and FOX61 honored individuals, organizations and companies who are making a significant contribution to health care, housing, financial empowerment and education in Connecticut at the 4th Annual ImpaCT Awards ceremony celebrated at Hartford Marriott Downtown. During the event, Robert E. Patricelli, Connecticut native and Hartford–raised executive, received this year’s George Bahamonde Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest recognition given at the ImpaCT Awards.
