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Developer keeps right to build 130 apartments in a CT town after 3-year court battle
After a long regulatory review and protracted court battle, Metro Realty Group is ready to begin building a 130-unit apartment complex near the UConn Health Center in Farmington that it says will be a substantial boost to the Route 4 medical sciences and technology corridor. The state Appellate Court on Wednesday announced it had rejected two neighbors’ appeal of the zoning decision that ...
Windsor man stabbed to death in Hartford: Police
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Windsor man found stabbed in a car in Hartford's Blue Hills neighborhood Thursday has died from his injuries, according to the Hartford Police Department. Jason Williamson, 42, of Windsor, was pronounced deceased at St. Francis Hospital, police said. On Thursday, at approximately 3:33 p.m., Hartford...
South Windsor woman accused using racial slurs against group home workers, photographing their vehicles
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) - A woman was arrested on accusations that she used racial slurs against group home workers and photographed their vehicles. Police in South Windsor said they charged 62-year-old Lisa Pressamarita with second-degree breach of peace. Pressamarita was arrested on Thursday just before 4:15 p.m. Police said...
Chicopee man found guilty of raping multiple children sentenced to prison
A Hampden Superior Court judge sentenced a Chicopee man to prison after he was found guilty of raping multiple children, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s office announced. Kenneth Arroyo was sentenced to serve 12 to 13 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, Gulluni’s office said in...
Dog Abandoned Fastened To Tree in Connecticut Hiking Area
In South Windsor, Connecticut, police have launched an investigation following the discovery of an abandoned dog. Someone bound the dog — identified as a black and white Pit Bull named Kobe — to a tree within the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary. The distressing event unfolded on Monday morning when local officers reached the sanctuary around […] The post Dog Abandoned Fastened To Tree in Connecticut Hiking Area appeared first on DogTime.
Two tenants of hoarding house found at fault by Springfield housing court judge
SPRINGFIELD — The tide has turned for two tenants of a condemned home in the city’s Pine Point neighborhood after the new owners and city officials last month encountered the house smeared with pet excrement, housing dozens of malnourished dogs and clouds of flies throughout. A Western Housing...
CT supermarket reopens with high-tech carts, Munson’s chocolates, expanded grab-and-go, fresh specialty popcorn
At Geissler’s freshly renovated Granby supermarket, customers find an eclectic mix of features: high-tech shopping carts, an elaborate Munson’s chocolates corner, Connecticut- and Massachusetts-grown produce, and an expanded deli and bakery section. The star of the show is the enormous kiosk where employees produce fresh popcorn in the traditional butter styles as well as specialty flavors ...
Dog euthanized in Hartford after being abandoned with rosary beads tied to paw
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A blind dog had to be euthanized on Thursday after she was found abandoned in Hartford. According to the Hartford Animal Shelter, the approximately 15-year-old dog was blind and barely moving when officials found her Wednesday on Brook Street. She was wearing a sweatshirt, a camo collar and had rosary beads […]
Volleyball Turns Violent: Brawling Stafford High School Student Charged With Assault
A Stafford High School student has been charged in connection to a fight this week.The unnamed 18-year-old is wanted on a warrant for assault and battery in connection with the 1:20 p.m. incident on Tuesday, April 23, the county sheriff's office said.The fight broke out between two students during …
New CT restaurant breaks with tradition. They say modern twists mean food that’s ‘best of its kind’
It is not your grandmother’s restaurant. Blue Chip – Indian Eats, an Indian-Mexican fusion restaurant that recently opened in Rocky Hill, doesn’t have ornate decor or paintings depicting scenes of India on the walls. Unlike many Indian restaurants there’s also steak on the menu and most of the food isn’t super spicy, unless you want it that way. The restaurant uses a Mexican grille model, ...
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