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N.E., N.Y. fans draw the line in Conn.

The Boston Globe Boston Globe Front Page

An invisible line wends its way along the Connecticut River Valley. It divides husbands and wives, parents and their children, business partners and longtime buddies. It runs right through the two glowing neon signs in the window at the entrance of Sli... »

Saturday Night Sleep-Out to Raise Awareness for Area's Homeless

Middletown Patch

  Young people from across Middlesex County are expected to brave January’s cold and sleep outdoors tonight, as part of a program to educate people about the existence and conditions of homelessness in the community. The third annual Homelessness Aware... »

THE SAYBROOK AT HADDAM OPENS NEW SAFE HARBOR MEMORY CARE NEIGHBORHOOD

East Haddam-Haddam Patch Announcements

The Safe Harbor Memory Care neighborhood has officially opened as a new residential choice for individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other memory-related disorders.  Safe Harbor, which is a dedicated area located within the gracious Sayb... »

Beloved Grandmother and Retired Whelen Engineering Comptroller Passes Away

East Haddam-Haddam Patch

  Evelyn Z. Mondani, 80, a 60-year resident of Deep River and the beloved wife of the late Paul F. Mondani, passed away on the evening of Monday, Jan. 23 at the Aaron Manor Healthcare Center in Chester. She was born in Middletown on August 13, 1931, th... »

Midwinter Snow is a Boon for Plants and Animals

Berlin Patch

  Shoveling last weekend's white stuff may have been a chore, but, along with skiers and snowboarders, plants and animals benefit from snow cover in the dead of winter. For about a month after the shortest day of the year, the earth continues to lose h... »

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Recs for casual dinner for 25 between Old Saybrook and New London.

Chowhound

Actually, that's Capt. Scott's in NL. I agree with Don, however, that it's probably not a good venue for a rehearsal dinner. Otter Cove in OS does a nice job (great filet mignon, burgers, seafood) and they have a room upstairs that I believe can accomm... »

Visiting Bristol, CT & vicinity - good eats?

Chowhound

The Cottage in Plainville Cava in Southington Anthony Jacks in Southington Piccolo Arancio in Farmington Metro Bis in Simsbury Grants, Bricco and Max Oyster Bar in West Hartford Pip's at Copper Beech Inn in Ivoryton Liv's in Old Saybrook tiberio's in O... »

Ok New Haven Hounds, tell me about the good pizza in New Haven that is NOT Sally's, Pepe's, Modern or Bar...

Chowhound

I'm a year late to the party answering this, and my answer is a bit east of New Haven, but this pizza ranks with the best New Haven has to offer: Alforno in Old Saybrook. While I live in Madison, I drive past New Haven twice a day, and occasionally sto... »

Bird Search Led Me To Fox Afflicted With Mange

The Brownstone Birding Blog

Finding new species to add to my Big January list was much more difficult in the second week. I put more effort in than I did the first week but was only able to add 10 new species to my total which now stands at 78 for the month. I spent some time exp... »

Destination Dinner: 2 hours from Bradley Airport

Chowhound

Maybe the Griswold Inn in Essex, and a side trip to Gillette Castle in East Haddam? »