Haddam News

The Middletown Garden Club House & Garden Tour features seven rarely seen gardens in Middletown, Middlefield and Durham.

This June marks 350 years since John Whittlesey began operating a ferry across the Connecticut River and the Old Saybrook Historical Society is holding their annual "Hosting for History" fundraiser on June 23, from 5-7 p.m., at the museum-like Whittlesey House at 40 Ferry Road, Old Saybrook.

Wright-Pierce won a spot again this year on the Engineering News Record 2012 "Top 500" list of the most successful engineering and design companies in the country.

The man, who was not immediately identified, was being treated at Harborview Medical Center following the late-morning spree, which police initially treated as separate incidents.

John Wayne protects a family living in the middle of warring Apaches in this 1953 drama.

Midfielder Mike Devine, of Cheshire, has become the first sophomore in Eastern Connecticut State University men's lacrosse history to be named to the USILA Division III All-America team when he was named as an honorable mention choice.

A The Town of Haddam has announced four invitations to bid in the categories of diesel fuel and super unleaded gas, heating oil and two for lawn care.A According to First Selectman Paul J. DeStefano's bid invites, sealed bids should be turned in to the Selectman's office located at 30 Field Park Drive.

Neil Nichols, the Republican convention endorsed candidate for the open 33rd Senate District seat, Friday withdrew from the race and endorsed Art Linares, his rival at the May 14 GOP nominating session.

Haddam fire and other emergency workers remove student victims from mock car crash at Haddam Killingworth HS to help students make better decisions during prom and graduation season.

People Empowering People will hold a drive Saturday to collect toiletries to donate to the state Veterans Home in Rocky Hill .

A 1.A Weather: Cloudy, with a high near 72. For tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. with a low around 59.

Democracy is messy. That seems to be the lesson for the new town council, which is struggling to find a full-time town manager to run the lakeside community of 13,000. The town manager search hit a snag this week when an agreement could not be reached with the council's top pick for the $120,000-a-year position.

A Democrats Tuesday renominated State Representative Phil Miller of Essex for a second term in the 36th House District.

The proposed Haddam budget calls for spending $28,623,130. It includes an increase of 3.09 percent, or $623,130, over the previous year.

A Jim Crawford withstood the challenge of two other opponents and prevailed on the third ballot to secure the Democratic nomination for the 33 rd Senate District on Monday night.

A This week in politics, Green Party candidate Melissa Schlag collected signatures at a muster, while Sen.

A Two popular roadside restaurants in Haddam went head to head for the title in Patch's Readers' Choice Roadside Reastaurant Showdown .

A On Thursday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation that allows liquor permittees to sell alcohol from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

A Republicans Wednesday nominated former Essex Selectman Vince Pacileo for state representative after a brief convention contest with another Essex Republican, Gerry MacMillian.

Over 40 and not yet retired? This program is for you: Long-term Care Insurance Portland Library presents Protect Your Life's Savings: Long-term Care Insurance on Tuesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. with special guest speaker, Aldo Pantano, a representative from CT Partnership for Long Term Care, State Office of Policy and Management.