Norfolk News

Kirk and Cindy Sinclair of Norfolk, Conn., hike along State Road 62, between China and Friendship, earlier this week.

The abrupt closing a few weeks back of The Boulders Inn on Lake Waramaug in New Preston due to what the manager said was "a weak economy" is not an indication that business is bad all over at Litchfield County's retreats.

A woman who snatched a baby from a New York City hospital in 1987 then raised the child as her own daughter has pleaded guilty to kidnapping.

Classy confections, seasoned with a sometimes bittersweet jazz sensibility, will be served by masters of the Great American Songbook ranging from the noted tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm , musing in a church in Hartford, to the stylish, sweet-toned vocalist Jane Monheit , emoting in a music hall in Norfolk .

John McNally , who was charged with first-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, was arrested after police in Tustin, Calif.

The list is divided into real estate, representing about 89 percent of the assessed property; motor vehicles, representing about 6 percent; and personal property, which is equipment and other items owned by businesses.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has reversed its decision of three days ago to stop funding Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings, the group said Friday in a statement.

Having just had her Lifetime show "Roseanne's Nuts" canceled, actress Roseanne Barr has a little extra time on her hands.

A New York man was arrested at Union Station Wednesday and charged with possession and intent to sell $1,500 worth of heroin .

Registration for the 2012 session of JCC Early Childhood Center at Emek Shalom has begun, and the organization is offering a new benefit to families of children who are or who are expected to be enrolled.

Puppies from the Connecticut Humane Society will help promote a show on the cable channel Animal Planet and - if all goes to plan - get adopted and raise money for the society in the process.

A police chase that began in Hamden after midnight Tuesday ended when the suspect's vehicle crashed into a home in New Haven.

Louise Douglas, of Hartford, got custody of her first granddaughter when the girl was 5 years old.

The jury in the Trevelle Dwight Dinham murder case is again deliberating after announcing that its members couldn't agree on a verdict.

Two men were arrested on weapons charges early Saturday morning after allegedly firing shots on Grand Avenue then engaging police in a chase.

Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding an apparent shooting that happened outside the Crazy Horse Cabaret early Sunday morning.

The jury announced Friday afternoon that it had been unable to reach unanimous agreement on a verdict, after which the judge declared a mistrial, said Brian Preleski, New Britain state's attorney.

Dr. H. Wayne Carver II - the longtime chief state medical examiner whose matter-of-fact testimony about the horrific has made him a widely recognized public figure -- said Thursday that he will be stepping down.

She was appointed by members of the board of education at their meeting Tuesday night and will replace Matt Curtis, who served as the school district's director of human resources.

Federal law enforcement officials have confirmed the arrest Tuesday morning of four East Haven police officers in connection with a civil rights investigation.