Newington News

The union representing town and some school employees expressed disappointment Monday with the town's decision to seek arbitration more than 10 months after its old contract expired.

Naugatuck will receive close to $1 million to clean up a contaminated former industrial property downtown that the borough plans to buy this week.

You're welcome to play along in today's edition of "Is It Just Me?," where no question is too small for The Bottom Line.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy came to town Monday to announce a $2 million state grant for demolition and clean up of the long-derelict National Welding factory, clearing the way for the property's eventual redevelopment.

Motorists on the city's east side can expect minor delays and detours for the next two weeks as contractors begin the next phase of busway construction.

Waves washing on the sand, boats in the water, kids playing, dogs walking, people soaking up the sun; today, summer made a stop in Connecticut.

Virginia Iacobucci said business declined at her coffeehouse when busway construction in December blocked cars from reaching it by using Flower Street.

The board of education this week tabled a proposal to dismiss school early once a week, starting in the 2014-15 school year, so the school system can better inform parents and flesh out details.

Cummings checked into the Grantmoor Motor Lodge at 3000 Berlin Turnpike on Jan. 29, leaving the next morning, Sgt.

Newington is waiting for a response from the Capitol Region Council of Governments regarding its application for a $20,400 technical assistance grant, which will cover the costs of hiring a consultant to advise on the potential construction of senior affordable housing in what is known as an overlay zone.

Two years after its establishment, the union of Newington Public School nurses has been dissolved.

A Hartford man was charged with shoplifting almost $3,500 worth of merchandise from two Berlin Turnpike chain stores over several days.

The board of education is considering instituting early dismissal once week at all town schools to allow for additional teacher training mandated by the state.

The school board has delayed introducing Spanish in lower elementary grades as part of $1.04 million in cuts to its 2013-14 budget proposal that were mandated by the town council.

Veterans who file disability compensation claims in Connecticut are waiting an average of seven months for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to process their paperwork.

The head of the US Veteran's Affairs, a retired Army General, says he is attacking those long delays for processing claims with the VA.

Newington may have the opportunity to build new affordable housing for elderly residents, provided it clears the hurdles of a lengthy approval process that includes assessing need and demand, as well as a public hearing.

Newington Public Schools has garnered New England Association of Schools & Colleges accreditation, making it one of only three districts in the state to have all of its schools recognized under the designation.

John Dinucci has hit balls harder for Conard-West Hartford, but none farther than his home run in the first inning Monday.

Look who's 50! Join the Newington Children's Theatre Company as they celebrate their 50th season of providing hands-on, educational opportunities in the performing arts for children, ages five to eighteen, at their 50th Anniversary Benefit, Saturday, May 4, beginning at 7 p.m. As Connecticut's longest operating nonprofit children's theatre, NCTC's ... (more)