Home Cooking Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This Down-Home Connecticut Restaurant

Some restaurants make you feel like a customer, and some make you feel like you just walked into someone’s kitchen on a Sunday morning. Hometown Kitchen in Somers, Connecticut is firmly, wonderfully, in the second category. There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a restaurant stops trying...

The Nostalgic Connecticut Restaurant That Serves Mouthwatering Breakfast Every Single Morning

If Connecticut had a breakfast hall of fame, Ken’s Corner Breakfast & Lunch in Glastonbury would have its own wing, a plaque, and probably a commemorative pancake. This is the kind of place that makes you feel nostalgic for mornings you haven’t even had yet, which is a trick very few restaurants can pull off.

East Hartford man thought he was joining a reality show. Then he walked into a real jail.

“When I walked into that intake room, I knew it was real… That’s when it hit me — ‘You’re in prison, you’re not getting out'," Joshua Padilla said.

Seven Connecticut Pubs Where A Plate Of Fish And Chips Tastes Like Old England

A good plate of fish and chips is simple on paper and hard to get right. You need crisp batter, flaky white fish, real chips, and a pub that treats the dish with respect instead of tossing it on the menu as an afterthought. Connecticut has more of those pubs...

Three Connecticut towns could get fuel cell facilities. Vernon seeks a hearing

Dispatch Energy has filed petitions with the Connecticut Siting Council seeking to build fuel cell facilities in New London, Suffield and Vernon.

Flock Cameras Coming Down In Another CT Town

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Two Connecticut Brothers' Target Parking-Lot Pull Could Be Worth Seven Figures

One in 10.5 million odds, a jewel-encrusted twist, and a dealer who knew he was out of his depth.

This Connecticut Christmas Light Show Returns In November With Millions Of Dazzling Lights And A Magical Drive-Through Experience

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...

UConn men remain ‘confident in depth’ after Khamenia injury

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The status of UConn men’s basketball player Nikolas Khamenia is still uncertain after suffering an injury to his lower left leg Monday night against Wagner. The sophomore forward left the game in the first half and was scheduled for testing Tuesday. No matter how long he is out, the Huskies believe […]

Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Announces 2027 Schedule

The Monaco Modified Tri-Track will host a 10-event schedule in 2027 that will kick off in February in Florida. Two events remain to be finalized for the series for the 2027 season, with details on those events expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The two events will take place at the same facility, which has never hosted the series previously.

UConn Board of Trustees chair resigns

(WFSB) - The chair of the UConn Board of Trustees has resigned. In a statement to Channel 3, a spokesperson for Governor Ned Lamont said that Daniel Toscano has decided to step down from his position. “Over the past seven years, Dan’s leadership of the board has helped strengthen UConn...

"She Fills a Need That We Have": Geno Auriemma Secures Commitment After Michigan Loss as No. 9 Recruit Picks Huskies Over Five Rivals

The UConn Huskies have finally secured the commitment of one of the top 10 prospects in the high school Class of 2027. With Sydney Savoury now off the board, only three players from ESPN’s top 10 rankings remain uncommitted. And just as the Huskies managed to secure Savoury’s signature, Geno Auriemma will likely face stiff competition from other top programs looking to land the remaining elite prospects. For now, however, the legendary coach has every reason to celebrate his latest recruiting victory. Savoury verbally committed to UConn on November 6, 2026, before officially signing her letter...

This Connecticut River Is Facing The Spread Of A Harmful Invasive Aquatic Plant

Have you ever heard of a plant that can turn a peaceful river into its own little kingdom? It doesn’t need flashy flowers or towering leaves to get attention. This particular underwater guest has a habit of spreading where it isn’t wanted, and Connecticut has a reason to keep an eye on it.

UConn men’s basketball gets commitment from 7-foot-1 center Jack Thelen

Dan Hurley continues to add star power to his 2027 recruiting class. On Wednesday, the Huskies got their fourth commitment in next year’s freshman class as 7-foot-1 center Jack Thelen committed to UConn. Joe Tipton of On3 was the first to report the news . Keny Vado commitment: UConn men’s basketball gets commitment from French center Keny Vado NaVarro Bowman Jr. commitment: Five-star basketball prospect NaVarro Bowman Jr. commits to UConn Jordan Page exclusive: Why five-star Jordan Page committed to UConn men’s basketball | Exclusive Thelen is a four-star recruit from Osseo, Minnesota, who attends Maple Grove High School. According to 247Sports, Thelen is the top-ranked player in the state, 16 th -best center in the country and the 111th-ranked player in the nation. He joins a recruiting class that includes five-star prospects Jordan Page and NaVarro Bowman Jr. as well as French center Keny Vado . Thelen initially chose to commit to Wisconsin shortly after the Badgers offered him a scholarship in June. But he decommitted from the program three weeks ago when he decided to reopen his recruitment. In his report for 247Sports, director of scouting Adam Finkelstein described Thelen as a “big bodied lefty with real size

Holiday Dining with Red Heat Tavern

Red Heat Tavern at The Shops at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor is giving you plenty of reasons to eat, drink, and be merry!

Thanksgiving demand surges as Connecticut food pantries search for donations

Organizations across Connecticut are calling for turkey donations ahead of Thanksgiving as food pantries and soup kitchens report growing demand and dwindling supplies. Some organizations say they have only half of what they need to serve families this holiday season. Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic is among those facing a...

Kennedy Cambridge steals the ball and hits a fast-break pull-up three, cutting Ohio State’s deficit against UConn

Manchester set to begin removal of Flock cameras from town

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Manchester is joining Windsor and Killingworth in not just pausing its Flock camera use, but removing them entirely. The decision was made Tuesday night in a 5-to-4 vote by the Manchester Board of Directors, which said the town has had a contract with Flock since 2022. All 17 cameras, including a […]

Million-Dollar Lottery Game Delivers Sweet Surprise at Hartford Neighborhood Market

An East Hartford resident claimed $25,000 on a Titanium scratch-off sold at Jamears Market LLC in Hartford, adding another five-figure Connecticut lottery win.

Toys for Tykes pool tournament in CT earns Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept. $12k+ in donations

Daryl Turbacuski goes undefeated to claim 96-entrant Toys for Tykes 20th annual event. In a ‘first-come, first-served’ kind of way, the Toys for Tykes program, run by the Vernon, CT Volunteer Fire Department and supported by (among other efforts) an annual pool tournament held at Buckland Billiards in Vernon, has become (here) a ‘poster child’ for a number of Christmas-season programs being held, annually, nation-wide. Toys for Tykes is just one name used in an effort to bring Christmas gifts to underprivileged children, including (among others) Toys for Kids, Santa’s Workshop, Angel Tree, and the acknowledged ‘grand-daddy’ of them all, Toys for Tots, which traces its origins to a grassroots effort by a Marine Corps reservist and his wife in 1947, eventually expanding to become a nationwide, registered charitable program run by the US Marine Corps Reserve. Early on, it was Walt Disney who designed the first Toys for Tots poster and created the iconic, three-car, red train logo. Toys for Tots has grown from its somewhat modest efforts to operate approximately 870 local chapters and campaigns, nation-wide.