Official: No timeline yet for when Sleeping Giant park will reopen

Photo: Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media The scene around Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden May 16, 2018, a day after a strong storm ripped through the region knocking out power and damaging structures. The scene around Sleeping Giant State …

Everything you should know about Connecticut Sun (and UConn in WNBA)

The Connecticut Sun opened their 16th WNBA season Sunday with a lopsided win over Las Vegas. Here is everything you need to know about the Sun: Facts on Sun What: The state’s lone major league sports franchise in one of the four major sports. The team …

Teenager charged with doling out 'marijuana cookies' to Connecticut students

HAMDEN, Connecticut -- A teen girl has been arrested in connection to five Connecticut students being sent to the emergency room for consuming tainted cookies. The New Haven Register reports the 15-year-old girl was detained Monday after students from …

Joseph H. Harper Jr., a legislative icon, dies at 70

Journal Inquirer John Larson and Joe Harper during their state Senate days. Joseph H. Harper Jr., a Falstaffian, old-school politician who zealously protected his New Britain district as a Democratic state lawmaker while playing a pivotal role in the 1991 …

Man serving 50 years for 'execution' of Connecticut man gets new trial

Yesterday, Earnst Williams Jr., 27, was looking at at least another 40 years of prison time after being convicted of shooting a Connecticut man in the back of the head during a robbery attempt. Today, the state's appellate court overturned his …

Derby, Ansonia to study regionalizing education

Photo: Contributed Photo / Gentile Gentile Photo: Contributed Photo / Klarides-Ditria Klarides-Ditria Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo Logan Logan Photo: Joseph Lemieux Jr. / Contributed Photo House Minority Leader Themis …

Potato Island in Connecticut Can Be All Yours for Just $4.9M

Photo: Realtor.com Potato Island in Connecticut Can Be All Yours for Just $4.9M Potato Island, one of Connecticut's Thimble Islands, is a 1.1-acre, potato-shaped granite island a two-minute boat ride from Stony Creek. This tiny slice of paradise can …

Updated New Canaan Rams Schedule, Scoreboard for 5/21/18

Senior co-captain Braeden Dial surveys the field during the Rams’ win over Ludlowe in the FCIAC quarterfinals on Thursday — Dave Stewart photoThe New Canaan Rams’ schedule is filled with playoff games on Monday, May 21, and you can find all the scores at …

New Canaan Cares names Brezovsky executive director

Ellen BrezovskyEllen Brezovsky, currently director of Community Relations at Silver Hill Hospital, has been named executive director at New Canaan Cares, the independent, non-profit community organization whose purpose is to advance the health and …

Connecticut Battles to Clean Up After Storm