Salem News

A yard on Old Colchester Road is the subject of a controversy that could end up in legal action by the state.

Gas pangs at the pumps, coupled with Utah's move to put most of its state workers on a four-day week, are driving more Connecticut cities and towns to reconsider whether a similar schedule makes sense for them.

Officials in several Connecticut towns have hit upon a new way to save money: Shut town hall one extra day of the week.

Given the price of gas and the state of roads and bridges, a new highway is the last thing Connecticut needs.

Police arrested five people Tuesday who were involved in a brawl on Giants Neck Road in Niantic.

A massive fire at a Colchester auto recycling business on Friday injured two people and sent a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen for miles, state police said.

An explosion and subsequent fire Friday at an automotive recycling plant on Route 85 created a plume of thick, black smoke that reached more than 500 feet into the air and could be seen as far away as Hartford ...

Now that the Eightmile River has been designated a Wild & Scenic River, it's important for area residents to get out and see why the river's 40,000-acre watershed merits the protection. And the Walden Preserve is a great place to start.

The preserve is off Route 85 in Salem and showcases many of the ecosystems the state has to offer. Visitors may park next to a grassland preserve and wildflower field filled with bird boxes. The trails travel through young or old-growth forests, through glades of mountain laurel or along a rocky glacial outwash on the east branch of the Eightmile River.

A hunter who was shot in the face Thursday morning is Bradley Keltonic, 50, a battalion chief at the Norwich Fire Department, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.

President Bush signed a bill into law Thursday officially incorporating Connecticut's Eightmile River into the National Wild and Scenic River system.

“It made us a little bit insecure”

By News Channel 8's Tina Detelj Posted May 15, 2008 5:00 PM _ Burglars are hard at work in several Connecticut communities. via WTNH

“It's obviously a great concern to the people in town”

Area residents urged to be alert, report any suspicions Be alert. Be suspicious. via The Day

During his 25-year career as president of the Gilman Corp. in Bozrah, George Warner mastered people management skills that he is now putting to use in another job. via Hartford Courant

A small roadside sign recently appeared in Salem: "We Buy Stone Walls." The sign was a reminder of how important it is to preserve stone walls and discourage their dismantling and sale. via Hartford Courant

Resident State Trooper Michael Collins said Thursday that in the past two weeks alone there were six reported burglaries. via The Day

A Salem man charged in connection with a three-car accident Monday was also arrested for possession of heroin, Colchester police said. via Hartford Courant

Police have identified the victim of a fatal accident Friday night as John Baxter of Salem, state police said. via Hartford Courant

C. Susan Ferraro of Cholchester is a fiber artist and currently has a show on display at The Gilded Edge Custom Framing & Gallery in Salem. via The Day

“I don't know what I'm going to do. I've tried to refinance, but I can't.”

Those struggling with subprime mortgages hang on and hope Steven Bowen plays with his daughter, Callista, 5, in the kitchen of their Salem farmhouse recently. via The Day

“I want everyone to get some basis or general knowledge of Northern slavery and get some sense of the injustice of it”

In just a few days, a monthlong exhibit by Greenwich High School students that commemorates the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade is expected to close at the Bush-Holley Historic Site.

However, those involved hope the exhibit's effect is far more lasting.

For Nicole Sowin, the exhibit, which was based on work she and the other students completed during the summer, allows a wider audience to see the effects of slavery in Connecticut.

The Greenwich High School junior researched what had been a major plantation in Salem, Conn., which inspired a fictional work as her final project. Read more