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A 2019 Nissan Altima traveling north on Main Street reportedly crossed the yellow line and crashed into an oncoming full-size truck last night, closing the road near Academy Lane and ultimately sending three people to the hospital. Newtown Police Department is asking anyone who witnessed the crash between to contact them. —Newtown Hook & Ladder Fire photo

We know where this dam is, even if the reservoir it creates was misspelled when the folks at Bond Mfg Company in New Haven created this antique postcard. Shepaug Dam is located between land in Newtown and Southbury, and creates Lake Lillinonah, the second largest lake in Connecticut. Constructed in 1955, the hydroelectric dam is 140 feet tall and 1,412 feet wide. —image courtesy George Lowell

Lin Hertberg, in front row with light blue suit and boutonniere, is surrounded by friends, family, former players, and coaches at Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, where his induction into the Connecticut Softball & Collegiate Hall Of Fame was celebrated this fall. —photo courtesy Jada Mirabelle/Connecticut Scholastic & Collegiate Softball Hall Of Fame