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Bristol geese population: Short-term solution found as city discusses management plan
BRISTOL, Conn — The issue of an estimated 12,000 Canadian geese that have made Bristol their home was the subject of a Bristol park commission meeting Wednesday, as they create a headache for residents by the droppings they leave behind. The meeting followed an initial proposal to euthanize many...
Softball Recap: Southington extends home winning streak to four
Southington stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Sunday. They never let the Windsor Warriors onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Southington who now have nine in a row. Maddie Furniss was a major factor while hitting and...
Watching Your Wallet: Spring cleaning your finances
(WFSB) - It’s not just your closets that may need some spring cleaning. It’s also a great season to clean up your finances. “No one likes to do a budget. It’s boring, but it’s essential because the older we get, you really need to know your numbers,” said Dorso.
Cellar Shows How To Rock A Monday
New Haven-based artist Michael Miglietta has a visual style that leans into the surreal and the cosmic, creating dizzying, shape-shifting images with bold linework and vivid color. Under the moniker Parlay Droner, he’s also an experimental musician, exploring the harsher edges of sound. For a show of his artwork at the Cellar on Treadwell in Hamden, however, he faced a more pragmatic problem: “What do I have to do to get people to see a great band from Ireland on a Monday night?”
With green lights and a hashtag challenge, Waterbury speech therapist ignites stuttering awareness
After watching her patients struggle not only with speech difficulties but also with social mistreatment because of them, a Waterbury speech-language pathologist decided to take action. Danra Kazenski, Ph.D., a clinical associate professor at the University of Vermont and founder of Vermont Stuttering Therapy in Waterbury, has made it her...
Fire closes Route 6 in Bristol/Farmington
BRISTOL, CT (WFSB) - A house fire closed a portion of Route 6 on the Bristol/Farmington line. Channel 3 has a crew headed to the scene. No other details were released. For real-time traffic updates around the state, check the Channel 3 First Alert Traffic Map here. Refresh this page...
Abandoned Southbury dog one of a number of documented cases since April
Southbury police are still looking for the person responsible for abandoning a dog last week. They say that dog was left tied to a tree outside of a horse farm. A reward is now being offered for any information. The eyes of this German Shepherd look up at the person...
Train, ATV involved in crash in Berlin
BERLIN, Conn. (WFSB) - A CTrail train was involved in a crash with an ATV Sunday morning in Berlin. A CT DOT spokesman said the train was traveling north, just south of the Berlin Station at the the time of the crash. The impact caused a fire damaging the ATV...
Food truck battle this weekend in Wolcott
WOLCOTT, Conn. (WTNH) — Food trucks will battle to be the best of the best this weekend in Wolcott. Connecticut Food Truck Battles started Friday at the Woodtick Recreation Area, with more than 50 food trucks available. Admission is free. “We got something for everyone, really, there’s just so much to do here,” Dave Reilly, […]
Greater Hartford farmers are gearing up and opening for business. Here’s when and where
Every day year round, a farmer is working their fields, milking the cows, shearing a sheep or harvesting the fruits of their labor. These Greater Hartford farmers markets help support Connecticut farmers by showcasing their goods. Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market. Some of ...
Iconic family-run CT supermarket being sold to new owner, ‘being put into really good hands’
Fitzgerald’s Foods, a mainstay of Simsbury’s commercial center, is getting a new owner next month but the store’s commitment to fresh and local will continue. The family-owned Geissler’s Supermarkets is set to buy the Hopmeadow Street market next month from co-owners Bryan and Sandy DeVoe, it announced Friday. The Simsbury store will become the eighth in the Geissler’s portfolio, but the East ...
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