Voluntown News

"We are incredibly proud and thrilled that Warde will be joining the Husky family," UConn president Susan Herbst said in a statement Sunday night.

It was hardly a wardrobe malfunction, but M.I.A. didn't really pick up many fans when she flipped her middle finger at the camera while performing as part of Madonna's halftime show extravaganza.

Rob Gronkowski reportedly had surgery on the injured ankle that limited his production in the Super Bowl .

Kyra Dwyer of Fairfield, a consultant with Bluewater Marine Consultants, jumps into the water with Mike Bomster of Voluntown, captain of the fishing vessel Stonington Jo, and his crew as they run through safety drills Thursday in Stonington.

Originally scheduled for Feb. 1, the meeting between Save the Ville and the Unionville Traffic Committee was pushed to Feb.

The leaders of the state's teachers unions aren't happy with how Gov. Dannel P. Malloy described the current tenure system in his State of the State address Wednesday - "the only thing you have to do is show up for four years" - but they say they are willing to work with him on his proposed reform for tenure.

After weeks months! of audiences being inundated with promos for NBC 's "The Voice," the premiere finally got under way tonight after Super Bowl XLVI.

Abby Vine, 8, of Quaker Hill grooms Princess at the beginning of her riding lessons Saturday as part of the Horses Healing Humans program at Spruce Spring Farm in Voluntown.

Facing a projected gap of millions of dollars between what it wants and what it's likely to get, the school board is scheduled to decide on a budget request on Monday.

"Who do I have the pleasure of speaking with?" asks a voice on the intercom in a YouTube video posted by Fareira.

Another genealogical tidbit.... A old Campbell cousin, was a representative at the Connecticut ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo, actress Demi Moore attends the premiere of "Margin Call" in New York.

Sam and Teri Norman's 2,492-sq.-ft. four-bedroom in Coventry won the Challenge's grand prize, $10,000. The house posted the lowest combined score of the 11 homes in the competition.

"My sincerest apologies go out to the East Haven community and, in particular, the Latino community for the insensitive and off-collar comment that I made to WPIX reporter Mario Diaz yesterday regarding the recent events affecting our community and our police department," Maturo said.

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man who is suspected of sexually abusing two underage boys multiple times between 2004 and 2008.

Homeowners angry that they must pay twice or even three times what the town estimated for sewer service are demanding relief.

A soot-covered piece of paper on top of a desk in the Petit family's home office caught the eye of prosecutor Michael Dearington the day he walked through the charred remains of 300 Sorghum Mill Drive in Cheshire .

A driver being pursued by police tried to run an officer off the road on Friday night, but for safety reasons the pursuit was called off, police said.

Sam and Teri Norman's 2,492-sq.-ft. four-bedroom in Coventry won the Challenge's grand prize, $10,000. The house posted the lowest combined score of the 11 homes in the competition.

In this file photo,Lead Builder Bruno Hayn, center, holds a meeting standing in front of the Girard family homestead in Voluntown Fri.