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Ct-based Pet, Garden Retail Chain Closing After 40 Years: 'We'll Miss Every Tail Wag'
A popular retailer of pet and garden supplies in southern New England is shutting down after four decades.
Smithland Pet & Garden Center will close all 13 of its stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the company said in a news release on Monday, May 5. Originally launching in 1985, Smithland was previously known as myAgway, as well as Dave's Soda and Pet City.
The chain offering pet supplies, gardening goods, wild bird seed, and backyard furniture will begin storewide sales on Tuesday, May 6.
"This is not a goodbye without deep gratitude," Smithfield said. "Our love f…
Father Of 2 Killed; CT Driver Accused Of Hitting Him Faces New Charges
Police have added new charges to a Connecticut man accused of a crash last year that killed a father of young twin daughters, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 16.
Middlesex County resident Angel Caraballo, age 43, of Middlefield, was charged last week with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, second-degree reckless endangerment, and reckless driving linked to the Sept. 22, 2023, crash, Connecticut State Police said.
Caraballo is accused of crashing his Ford F-550 truck into Victor Ryan Forbes, who was riding a motorcycle on I-95 near Exit 39A in Milford, author…
Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95
One person was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight.
It happened on the northbound side around 7:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Milford.
Middlesex County resident Bilbraut Angel Caraballo, age 42, of Middlefield, was driving a truck towing a trailer south of Exit 39 A, when the truck drifted into the left lane and collided with a motorcycle, which was pushed into the concrete median, Connecticut State Police said.
Victor Ryan Forbes, age 34, of West Haven, the driver of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the sce…
CT Man Admits To Defrauding State
A Connecticut man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud against several state-run wage subsidies and job training programs.
Middlesex County resident David Kania, age 62, of Middlefield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 15, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Kania was the owner and operator of three small businesses, principally in the dietary supplement and beverage industry.
Between 2013 and 2018, through his companies, Kania applied for…
