The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday it would stop collecting some wage data broken down by sex and race from larger employers.

Folks in Northwest Connecticut are excited about the growing network of trails they say will help residents become healthier, grow the economy and get get people outside.

WEST HARTFORD — A few hours after Fotis Dulos pleaded not guilty Thursday to a new charge in the disappearance of his wife, state police investigators descended on reservoirs near his Farmington home.

Painting repatriated to the Ukraine

LAKEVILLE — The Salisbury Forum will open its 2019-2020 season on Friday, Sept.20 with Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times. His presentation, “Trump, Obama, and the Modern White House” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Walker Auditorium at The Hotchkiss Schoo…

MORRIS — Amid a delightful early Fall Sunday, the third Savor Litchfield event was jointly hosted by Litchfield Magazine, townvibe and SouthFarms in Morris. The crowd was estimated to be between 550-600, including vendors and volunteers held at a SouthFarms in Morris on Sept. 8. All three en…

The couple seeks to establish a “Mickey’s Fight Foundation,” to change laws and eventually have enough money in it to open a wellness center offering integrative medicine through a doctor. They dream of buying a condo near the center to let families stay there for free.

HARTFORD — A state man was sentenced to six months in prison for stealing benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to federal authorities.

TORRINGTON — The City Council unanimously approved an agreement with Five Points Gallery this week, according to the minutes of its meeting, allowing the gallery’s plans for the former University of Connecticut-Torrington campus to move forward.

LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Patriots and a number of other organizations held a Living History Day Saturday on the green, drawing families to take part in a day of ceremonies, demonstrations, games and other activities.

STAMFORD — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the local and state governments that have sued the company for allegedly fraudulent marketing of their top-selling pain drug pressed on Tuesday with efforts to hammer out a comprehensive settlement, but Connecticut’s attorney general said he still…

Joe Heller’s obituary begins like this: “Joe Heller made his last undignified and largely irreverent gesture on Sept. 8, 2019, signing off on a life, in his words, ‘generally well-lived and with few regrets.’ When the doctors confronted his daughters with the news last week that ‘your father…

We’re in for a celestial treat this weekend - the Harvest Moon rising on Friday the Thirteenth and shining all weekend.

State Police have offered a good tip if you’re attending a fairs, concert or any large gathering with your children.

The 95th annual Bethlehem Fair welcomed thousands to the fairgrounds Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The fair offered plenty of family activities, food, live music, animals, demonstrations, contests, rides and agricultural exhibits.

To know that something is true — not to have faith in it, wish for it, hope, or believe it to be true, but to know — perhaps we can agree that you need some kind of evidence.

FirstLight Power Resources has announced the drawdown schedule for the Housatonic system. It will be a shallow drawdown this year, meaning the water level is lowered several feet from its normal operating level.

WINCHESTER — When Mayor Candy Perez got the news that the town had received an A1 rating from Moody’s Investor Services, she was thrilled.

BRIDGEPORT — A state man was sentenced to 15 year in prison Monday for multiple offenses related to the sex trafficking of minors, authorities said.

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation in the Bahamas, a Brookfield couple will take the proceeds from their debut novella “Dinner With Howard” and donate them to the friends they made while vacationing in Freeport, Bahamas.

Litchfield County author celebrates plant-based diets with new cookbook

SHARON — The newly constructed butterfly house at the Sharon Audubon Center welcomes various species of the colorful, thin-winged creatures, which float around the modest-sized wood and screen structure, alighting from time to time on a variety of plants and flowers in the enclosed space.

I missed paying homage to one of my favorite fruits, blueberries.

The National Weather Service has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for all of Connecticut until 9 p.m. Wednesday.

HARWINTON — Deputy Speaker of the House Michelle Cook (D – Torrington) hosted a ceremony Tuesday dedicating the bridge on Connecticut Route 118, which overpasses Route 8 in Harwinton, in memory of late state Rep. Joseph Mascetti, who was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1920.

BRIDGEPORT — A federal court judge has ruled that Connecticut’s 11 former death row inmates can sue the state for causing them “cruel and unusual punishment” when they were re-sentenced to highly restrictive life terms.

WOODBURY — At the request of medical units in the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department will create and supervise a military training scenario in Woodbury’s Orenaug Park, using ropes and high-angle rescue on Saturday, Sept 14.

The recently enacted state law phasing out single-use plastic shopping bags is frustrating some Connecticut consumers because it contains a loophole that allows retailers to charge for the paper kind.

HARTFORD — There’s no reason for Insurance Department regulators to consider affordability when it sets health insurance rates for 2020, but consumers were back Wednesday calling for them to re-evaluate the costs.

LITCHFIELD — Police Cpl. Roger “Dodgie” Doyle, the longtime town police department staple known for his personal style, has died, according to his family.

Poor diet is the leading cause of premature death in the United States, and an increasing portion of the world. These are not my words, but paraphrase one of the more jarring assertions among many in an op-ed in the New York Times this past week. It is a fact.

The Goshen Fair at the Goshen Fairgrounds, Route 63 in Goshen was held over the weekend. There was live music, lumberjack competitions, agricultural exhibits and competitions, as well as a midway with rides and games, food to suit anyone’s taste, and animals from farms around Litchfield Coun…

Winchester association restoring 18th century chapel

There’s good news and bad news about the current mosquito season in Connecticut.

I’ve been working on a new beginning, so I’m open to all new things.

BRIDGEPORT — A federal court judge has ruled that Connecticut’s 11 former death row inmates can sue the state for causing them “cruel and unusual punishment” when they were re-sentenced to highly restrictive life terms.

NEW HAVEN — Shelley Lowe shared the pain of losing her son, J.R., just before he turned 2

It’s no coincidence that nearly everyone I know enjoys food from the grill. The smoky flavor, the golden browned bits, and the ease of cleanup make grilling the summertime impetus for gathering friends to table.

MIDDLETOWN — The story of Kristin Whitney Daniels, who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for the past 13 years, is like that of many others who struggle daily with affording life-saving medications.

LITCHFIELD — The U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit recently ordered the Borough of Litchfield to pay more than $700,000 to Chabad Lubavitch of Litchfield County for legal fees.

A Litchfield resident pleaded guilty Wednesday in New Haven federal court to wire fraud in connection with a scheme in which he stole about $1.4 million from a charity he organized that was intended to help veteran and military families, federal authorities said.

LITCHFIELD — A mainstay in the Litchfield community, Murphy’s Pharmacy, has been sold to rival pharmaceutical giant, CVS. Owner Mark Murphy said closing the pharmacy for good after 68 years has been unavoidable due to low insurance reimbursements on prescriptions. CVS pharmacy in Litchfield …

CORNWALL - State Police seized 43 guns from a Cornwall man after his girlfriend reported he had strangled and threatened her Sunday.

Although there are still plenty of days of summer and sunshine left this year, the 2020 Farmers’ Almanac is predicting the northeast region — including Connecticut — will have a colder winter than usual.