MONROE, Conn. -- The re-election of board members and displays of local historical artifacts were the highlights of the Nov. 11 annual meeting of the Monroe Historical Society.There also were demonstrations and presentations about various aspects of local and national history, as well as a report on renovations of the three historical society buildings, at the Edith Wheeler Memorial ...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A judge is giving Kyle Navin a little more time to decide whether to take a plea deal or go to trial on charges that he killed his Easton parents last year in an effort to get their money, according to the Connecticut Post.At a hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin continued the case to Jan. 12 to allow for further discussion about the unspecified ...
WEST REDDING, CONN. -- The Andromeda galaxy is one of the topics in a public-viewing event of the night sky on Dec. 3 at the New Pond Farm Observatory.Co-sponsored by the New Pond Farm and Ridgefield Discover Center, the event is open to all who want to get a closer look at stars, the moon and other wonders of the universe. It starts with an optional 6 p.m. mini-lesson for participants ...
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich's Linda McMahon, WWE founding executive and two-time Connecticut Senate hopeful, met with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan on Wednesday, fueling speculation that she is being considered for his administration, according to the Connecticut Post.The Connecticut Post attributed the information to an unnamed source, while a spokesman for McMahon, who ...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Tuesday's opening of a trial for a man accused of killing a construction worker in Bridgeport in March 2015 included chilling eyewitness testimony of the fatal shooting itself along with accounts from police at the scene, one of whom said the man was frustrated that there were no jobs for him at the Chopsey Road site, according to the CT Post.Gregory Weathers was in ...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 30-year-old Bridgeport man is facing sexual assault and unlawful restraint charges following a Bridgeport police investigation into a report from an 18-year-old neighbor that he assaulted her in July after returning her lost dog, according to the CT Post.Robert Rivera, of Pearl Harbor Street, is free on $250,000 bond on charges of first-degree sexual assault and ...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are asking for the public's help in identifying the people involved in a shooting Saturday night at a Park Avenue social club in Bridgeport.Police have released a video showing a fight that broke out during a Sweet 16 party at Circolo Sportivo. Five people were treated for minor gunshot wounds as a result of the shooting.The video shows individual ...
REDDING, Conn. -- Redding's Democratic Town Committee meets Thursday to nominate a replacement for Selectman Leon Karvelis, who is stepping down from the board Nov. 31 in anticipation of his move to Bethel, according to the the Redding Pilot.Town board members Julia Pemberton, a Democrat, and Michael Thompson, a Republican, will then vote on the nomination. The individual who takes over ...
GREENWICH, CONN. -- Four artists whose work is featured in a art in small scales exhibition at the Bruce Museum plan to speak about using small scales as an art medium at a public reception Thursday at the Greenwhich museum.The panel discussion coincides with the ongoing exhibit, titled "Small Scales: Lands of Enchantment," which opened Oct. 29 and continues through Jan. 29 at ...
STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 31-year-old Trumbull man is facing sexual assault and trespass charges after police say he forced himself on a Stratford woman who used to work with him at the Westport post office, according to the CT Post.Dennis Hwang, of Avalon Gates in Trumbull, is free on $10,000 bond after being charged with third-degree sexual assault and criminal trespass. Police say the ...
