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A Short Connecticut Mountain Hike Leads To A 34-Foot Stone Tower With Views Across Four States

A mountain hike sounds like a serious commitment until someone mentions that the trail is actually pretty short. Suddenly, reaching the top doesn’t seem quite so intimidating. But the real surprise is what’s waiting up there. One Connecticut mountain trail leads to a 34-foot stone tower offering panoramic...

Connecticut · 4d
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The Enormous Family Campground In Connecticut That Feels Like Its Own Little Town

Connecticut has a habit of hiding its best stuff in plain sight, and Lone Oak Campsites in Canaan might be the most spectacular example of that habit. This isn’t a campground so much as it’s a fully functioning outdoor community with trees, mountains, and a whole lot of happy people.

Connecticut · 10h
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5 Connecticut Property Tax Breaks Homeowners Over 65 Never Apply For but Should

In Haddam, homeowners 65 or older can get a $500 property tax abatement, or $750 if they’re married. Many Connecticut towns offer breaks like that, but none of them show up unless you apply. Here are the Connecticut property tax breaks some homeowners over 65 never apply for but...

Connecticut · 4d
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8 Small-Town Connecticut Breakfast Buffets Where Locals Gather For A Hearty Sunday Morning Meal

Sunday mornings and big breakfasts just belong together. Especially when nobody feels like standing over the stove making pancakes for the whole family. That’s when a breakfast buffet starts sounding like a pretty wonderful idea. Small-town Connecticut breakfast buffets offer hearty morning meals that can make an ordinary Sunday...

Connecticut · 2d
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Lines Abound; Berkshire Auto Shops are Getting Busy

Berkshire auto shops are getting busy as it's snow tire switch out season.

Berkshire County, MA · 2d

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9 Connecticut Garden Centers That Are Secret Goldmines For Cheap Plants

Plant shopping has a funny way of getting out of control. You head out for one little houseplant, then spot something leafy and start mentally rearranging your entire living room. And that’s before you’ve checked the price tag. Some Connecticut garden centers offer affordable plants that make growing...

Connecticut · 4d

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Colony Grill Opens 10th Location in Glastonbury Just Ahead of the Holidays

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.

Glastonbury, CT · 23h

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People preparing for first flakes of the season in Connecticut

(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...

Connecticut · 1d

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Connecticut homeowners see property assessments soar as towns complete revaluations

Homeowners in several Connecticut communities are receiving new property assessments, and some are seeing values jump by more than 50%. West Hartford began mailing new assessment notices Wednesday. According to the town, residential property values increased an average of 58.6% since the last revaluation five years ago. Plainville homeowners have...

Connecticut · 2d

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First snowflakes of the season fall in Litchfield County

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...

Litchfield County, CT · 1d

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Snow coats hilltowns and Berkshires as season’s first accumulation arrives

The first accumulating snow of the season arrived in parts of western Massachusetts overnight.

The Berkshires, MA · 18h

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Steaming Bowls Of Pho Offer Cold-Weather Comfort At This Small West Hartford Noodle Nook

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...

West Hartford, CT · 14h

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Watery war of words: Springfield leaders take umbrage at measure reshaping water commission

-- If you live in lower, central Hampden County, chances are your water comes by way of Springfield. Or rather - for the most part - reservoirs outside the city. It’s also largely treated outside the city as well, but much of that infrastructure, which stretches from Blandford to Ludlow, is thanks to moves made by Springfield almost 200 years ago.

Springfield, MA · 16h

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Protesters rally against license plate cameras across Connecticut Thursday

Rallies were held in West Hartford, Middletown, New Haven and several other communities.

Connecticut · 1d

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New proposed SNAP cuts would spread hunger among more WMass residents

SPRINGFIELD — For every meal a food pantry provides a hungry family, government grocery assistance provides far more, according to a leader at a Western Massachusetts charity. Local food pantries will face a fresh onslaught if additional cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, proposed by the...

Massachusetts · 2d

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Advocates call for safer streets at Holyoke City Hall

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Community members are remembering those killed or seriously hurt in road crashes and calling for safer streets. Western Mass News was at Holyoke City Hall with more on the ceremony and how advocates are trying to make a difference on the streets. Local officials, volunteers, and...

Holyoke, MA · 15h