Cromwell News

A New York man died Sunday afternoon in a one-car accident on I-91 southbound near exit 21, state police said.

A 20-year-old man was hospitalized after accidentally knocking himself unconscious early Sunday morning during a failed attempt to escape from police headquarters, police said.

The Connecticut Department of Labor's popular Connecticut Career Fair series returns for its spring run and a 16th consecutive year of matching employers with potential employees with shows scheduled at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, Manchester Community College, Rentschler Field in East Hartford, and the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell.

The working draft of a blueprint on how to improve future traffic conditions and make the Route 3 corridor friendlier to bicyclists and pedestrians will be presented to the public Tuesday.

School spending will increase next year by slightly more than $1 million under the 2012-13 budget adopted Thursday night by the board of education.

Heather Vanicky Kennedy, of Middletown, is a graduate of Haddam-Killingworth High School in Haddam.

The value of all the town's taxable property had a modest increase last year, thanks to nearly a $10 million jump in motor vehicle assessments.

The Cromwell Recreation Department has a collection of used cleats for children of all ages for those in need of "new" ones for their child.

Chairman David Pruett said Wednesday that the commission hasn't had a slower time in years, which he attributed to the sluggish economy.

YES Network television host Bob Lorenz has been charged with drunken driving in Connecticut where police say he was found passed out in his car in his hometown of Westport .

New auto related businesses such as repair shops and dealerships would be allowed in town for the first time since 2007 under regulations the town plan and zoning commission considered Wednesday.

When parents ask why the school system is embarking on a wholesale redistricting this summer, part of the answer is that the city's school-age population has been changing steadily for the past 10 years, educators say.

Middletown Police report the following incidents: SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR - On Feb.

The town has been awarded a transportation grant through the Capitol Region Council of Governments to complete the second phase of the Streetscape project for the town center.

The town plan and zoning commission on Wednesday will discuss whether to revise regulations adopted in 2007 that prohibit new auto-related businesses, such as dealerships and repair shops.

This meeting will take place from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, CT.

A group of 19-year-olds are facing charges this week after police said they were caught at a party.

A About one week before the town will host an informational meeting on an ongoing Route 3 traffic study a consultant with the project presented the Town Council with the preliminary results of the study Monday.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood , which provides abortion and birth control services, a move that had thrust the world's largest breast cancer charity into a deeply politicized controversy.

Join Guilford Art Center for a gallery cocktail party fundraiser, The Art of the Cocktail, Friday, March 2, 6-9 p.m., celebrating creative mixology and fine art.