Most of the military action in Connecticut against the British during the War of 1812 occurred in and around Long Island Sound. In fact, it was an American attempt to blow up a British ship anchored in New London Harbor that precipitated the British ... »
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... »
Tomcod are back. Not that this miniature look-alike of the much larger codfish ever left Long Island Sound but they seem available in fishable numbers for the first time since the 1970s or early 1980s. I am old enough to remember catching buckets of ... »
Two Meriden residents, a former Berlin patrolman and a Rocky Hill man were among 10 veterans statewide who were inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame, Class of 2011, on Friday. The ceremony took place at 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the Legi... »
Those outdoorsy types are nearly impossible to shop for. You can’t really wrap a kayak, after all, can you? But have no fear, because the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has a gift for even the most Jeremiah-Johnson-type on y... »
Middletown’s four state House districts would be consolidated into two districts under a new reapportionment plan unanimously approved Wednesday by the General Assembly’s Reapportionment Commission. The plan approved by the commission late in the after... »
It was a perfect Saturday afternoon, in the quaint New England town of Essex, as visitors of the River Valley Junction got an extra special treat; the chance to meet award winning author and photographer of books for children, Walter Wick. He was on ... »
Born Nov. 19, 1831 — 180 years ago this week — in the Western Reserve section of Ohio known as "New Connecticut," James A. Garfield was more than 6 feet tall and weighed about 210 pounds. He was a large, athletic man, especially for his times. Garfield... »
