NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Newtown family won a contest on the “Today” television show to take a dream trip to Scotland.Cara Hughes and her family were named the winners of the contest on Friday. They were one of four finalists in the contest. The family dressed up as characters in the “Wizard of Oz” in their pitch to win the trip. The trip's highlight will be a stay in the fairy tale Dun's ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Board of Education’s School Start Time Ad Hoc Committee is working with school officials and school bus consultants to help mitigate changes in the start times at the town’s high school and middle schools.In a new plan that was approved in September, high school students would start their day at 8:30 a.m. That is 60 minutes than the current start time. ...

NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Mad Bulls youth wrestling team won the New England championship in a recent competition in Salem, Mass.The top six wrestlers from each weight class qualified for New Englands. The Mad Bulls crowned three champions, put nine in the top six and qualified 20 young athletes for the tournament.“Connecticut on a whole, in regards to wrestling in the New England, ...

MONROE, Conn. -- Constantin Crama found the inspiration for new his restaurant, Monroe Social, in his own kitchen. Now, he and partner Douglas Barrientos are hoping diners from all over Fairfield County find the appeal in their spin on an American favorite.Constantin and Douglas, who have worked together for 15 years as employees of a Fairfield County restaurant group, opened Monroe ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Hang on to your hunger, Fairfield County. Golden Corral plans to open its Connecticut location in Milford by the end of the month.Golden Corral is a buffet-style chain with more than 480 restaurants in 41 states. It announced last fall that it would open in Milford at 74 Turnpike Square, in a space that formerly housed Hometown Buffet. CtPost.com reported ...

BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The Brookfield Arts Commission and Friends of the Arts of Brookfield, Inc. will host the ninth annual Brookfield Film Festival from March 31 to April 2.The screenings will be held at the Brookfield Senior Center at 100 Pocono Road. Screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1. Screenings on Sunday, April 2, begin at 3 p.m. Doors open a half ...

BETHEL, Conn. -- A former Bethel resident was sentenced to 14 years in prison after a Waterbury man died during a botched drug deal in 2015.Steven Vlash, 24, of New Milford was sentenced Wednesday on a charge of first-degree manslaughter in the death of Carl Brown, 35.Police said Brown died in the April 6, 2015 incident from head injuries after falling from a truck driven by ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — Will Shortz took an idea that wasn’t even his and ran with it. Now, 40 years later, the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is returning to Stamford with more than 600 players and an array of new puzzles to test the nation’s top wordsmiths.Shortz, a former Stamford resident and the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, has been the driving force behind ...

DARIEN, Conn. -- The race is on to help Darien athletes at all age levels to see the lights.The Darien Lights Brigade Committee needs about $150,000 to fund the installation of lights at the Darien High School football field this summer. After years of debate, the Darien RTM approved in January four 80-foot lighting poles and a new public address system to be installed at the field.The ...

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The need for emergency food has doubled in volume in the past five years, according to The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. A Stamford moving company, in partnership with a New Jersey nonprofit organization, is doing its part to help solve the growing food insecurity concern.Since 2013, Kaster Moving Company of Stamford has donated 2,250 pounds of food to the Food ...