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Two sets of historic pillars, at least one dating to the 19th century, have fallen victim to the fate of progress on Avon Mountain.

The Department of Transportation, which is improving safety on the mountain following a deadly crash in 2005, dismantled the pillars on Deercliff and Montevideo roads last month.

The plans for the mountain include a median along the major curves, said David Ferraro, DOT project engineer in construction.

The pillars on Deercliff Road were in the right of way and replaced by a storm sewer. And the pillars by the old entrance to Montevideo Road were dismantled so a curve could be softened. A third set of columns, opposite the entrance to Parsons Way, were left untouched.

Angel and Yitza De Jesus didn't knock on Suzette Strickland's door seeking food assistance until Yitza's belly grew larger and the price of milk got higher.

State's Home Prices Fall More Than 10 Percent Home prices in Connecticut dropped nearly 11 percent in May from a year ago, the first double-digit percentage drop in 16 years, a research firm reported last ...

More than 1,500 volunteer hours were put in by employees of Lawrence F. Fiano Builders and Developers and Northeast Foundation Coating LLC to create an accessible home for injured Iraqi war veteran, Marine Sgt.

For the first time in five years, the Boston Red Sox have edged the New York Yankees in a poll of fan favorites in Connecticut.

If you've been whacked by the sharp rise in food prices, consider the plight of people on food stamps.

The Hummer as we know it first entered the American mainstream after Operation Desert Storm, when a pre-green Arnold Schwarzenegger became the first non-military man to drive one.

The decline in the median sale price of single family houses in Connecticut accelerated in April, falling by nearly 10 percent compared to April 2007, a report released Thursday showed.

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On a Sunday afternoon in March 1970, Dr. George Reardon photographed me in degrading, sexually provocative poses in his office at St.

If it weren't for Green Drinks New Haven, the networking party for people interested in having fun and a few beers while learning more about the environment, Cynthia Kazmirsky might never have met Joe DeRisi.

Foreclosures are so prevalent in New England that one Massachusetts-based research firm is tracking them weekly as an integral part of the real estate market.

Almost 20 years before what was believed the first child molestation complaint against Dr. George Reardon, a mother accused the prominent St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center doctor of abusing her son, court records show.

The nearly 40-year-old complaint was among a huge cache of child pornography discovered hidden in Reardon's former home last year. But the document's existence was kept quiet until lawyers suing St. Francis for negligence recently asked a judge to order its release.

The court papers filed in connection with the lawsuits, which have been consolidated at Superior Court in Waterbury, do not precisely say to whom the mother's complaint was delivered. But it's clear the matter was handled by Dr. Joseph S. Sadowski, an official of the Hartford County Medical Association - who also practiced medicine at St. Francis.

The museum of Connecticut Grange History will be open. This event is free and open to the public, but there is a charge for each item being appraised. via Hartford Courant

I didn't expect it to happen before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, but regular unleaded gas has topped $4 per gallon at most of the stations in my Hartford County town. via About.com

“It's really more of a regional thing because the eastern part of the country, for the most part, avoided that huge run-up on real estate. We were always a little more steady.”

Construction on the Sea Spray development in Niantic began in 2006 and eventually will have a total of 110 units. via Hartford Business

The market in Hartford County picked up a little in April with 1299 Single Family Sales, Vs. via Real Estate in Connecticut

The open house allows visitors to see first-hand how dairy products travel from the local farms to the shelves of local grocery stores. via Hartford Courant