Killingworth News

In today's world it's often easy to feel alone or lost amid a sea of relationships based solely through social media or email.

Superior Court Judge E. Curtissa Cofield accepted a 30-day unpaid suspension from the bench Wednesday for allowing child-protection cases involving 10 foster children to languish.

One of James "Whitey" Bulger's closest associates implicated the crime boss Tuesday in a string of murders connected to their gang's failed effort to skim hundreds of thousands of dollars from the gambling businesses once operated by the World Jai Alai company in Florida and Connecticut.

The Mattabassett District board of directors on Monday night approved a charter revision that will allow Middletown to join the regional sewer authority.

A Westbrook man with two convictions for drunken driving was arrested Monday afternoon after he tried, police said, to get someone to blow into a device intended to keep him from starting his vehicle when he's been drinking.

A large sign off I-384 that welcomes people to town has been vandalized for the third time in about two weeks, a public works supervisor said Monday.

Registration is under way for the 17th Annual Constitution State Feis , presented by the Horgan Academy of Irish Dance of Naugatuck , Conn.

It should come as no surprise that "Man of Steel" is number one at the weekend box office, by far.

James "Whitey" Bulger, whose racketeering trial continues to be the best show in town, finally flashed a smile from his seat at the defense table Friday, although it was unclear from the context whether Bulger found one of his accusers amusing or was simply recalling better times.

The city warned its registrars of voters Thursday that they could spend no more money - including funds for payroll - for the remainder of the fiscal year because they are nearly $120,000 over-budget.

The U.S. Supreme Court 's decision Thursday to invalidate a Utah company's long-held patents on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer is expected to result in the test being more accessible to women, at a lower cost, experts say.

The North End Farmers Market starts the 2013 season on Friday, and will be held every Friday through the end of October from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Main and Liberty streets.

A Hartford man with a long criminal history as a juvenile and who served time in prison for a shooting pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling drugs.

It is difficult to get your hands around the many helpful services that the Estuary Council of Seniors provides to senior residents of its nine member towns in eastern Connecticut.

Connecticut Yankee Council President Michael Abrahamson, Eagle Scout Jacob Wilczek, and Yankee Council Scout Executive Charles Flowers at the 2012/2013 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner in Killingworth on June 9. The Connecticut Yankee Council held its annual Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner for its Class of 2012/2013 Eagle Scouts on June 9 with the ... (more)

Within days of the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, money to a community fund started pouring in from a broad range of donors, from Fortune 500 companies to bingo groups.

Swimming areas at Day Pond State Park in Colchester and Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth are closed due to poor water quality, but all other swimming areas at state parks have tested safe for swimming, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced today.

The General Assembly this week approved $360 million for a new Office of Early Childhood -- but failed to actually approve creation of the new state agency.

But tonight's Windsor Democratic Town Commmittee meeting is expected to provide some buzz as members will be greeted by dozens of supporters rallying for Mayor Donald Trinks when they arrive for their meeting at town hall.

School board member Erin Stewart announced Thursday that she wants to be the Republican candidate in this fall's mayoral election.