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Somewhere between the highway noise and the daily grind, Connecticut tucked away a little masterpiece in Simsbury, and most people have no idea it’s there. Stratton Brook State Park is that masterpiece, and it’s been sitting quietly in the woods, minding its own business, while the rest of the state drives past without stopping.
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...
“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.
-- 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.
Berkshire auto shops are getting busy as it's snow tire switch out season.
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...
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...
(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, 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.
(MANCHESTER, CT) – Margaret "Marge" Letitia, BSN, RN, EMT-P, CEN, a Manchester Memorial Hospital Emergency Department nurse, became the first in Connecticut to be named a fellow at the Academy of Emergency Nursing. This distinctive honor is reserved for fewer than 1% of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) members worldwide.
Over 350,000 Christmas lights, and you don’t have to pay a penny to enjoy them? That’s the kind of holiday outing that immediately gets my attention. Just think about how much work goes into creating something that bright. One Connecticut park transforms into a glowing holiday attraction with...
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...
Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping bring more deliveries to Hartford, New Haven and communities across Connecticut.
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...
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...
-- Carrying a plastic crate into the Veterans Home at Holyoke, Hampden and Hampshire State Senator John Velis says some 2,000 letters from western Mass. school children were delivered to veterans this week - so many that more were being distributed to other retired veterans as well as active-duty members.
A Dec. 16 screenshot, journal entries and texts are cited as evidence that at least one Cash family member lived into December.
