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Harvey Botsford Rasmussen, 86, of Newtown, a beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend, died peacefully May 2 at Bethel Health Care. He was born December 6, 1927, to Mayla and George Rasmussen of Botsford. He was the loving husband of Leota (Walthe...

Anna R. Dutko, 87, of Newtown, formerly of Bridgeport and Lewisville, Texas, died May 1, surrounded by family at Masonicare of Newtown. She was born May 5, 1926, in Caklov, Czechoslovakia, and emigrated to the United States just before World War II. ...

An informational session to explain the construction aspects and cost implications of the planned expansion of the Hawleyville sanitary sewer system is scheduled for Thursday, May 8. The meeting, which is sponsored by the Water & Sewer Authority (WSA...

CORRECTION (Tuesday, May 6, 2014): This story has been updated to reflect the correct name of Smart Tech Challenges Foundation. * * * * * Since launching The Innovation Initiative in San Francisco on March 14, 2013, “a lot has been accompli...

HARTFORD (AP) — Key lawmakers say they doubt a compromise will be reached on whether to place additional restrictions on the public release of information from homicides to protect the privacy rights of Connecticut victims. Senator Anthony Musto and ...

HARTFORD — A judge sentenced a Naples, Fla., man on April 23 to three years of probation and 450 hours of community service for illegally possessing stolen firearms silencers. US District Judge Alvin Thompson gave Richard Sleeva, 51, that sentence, a...

While natural disasters may be unavoidable, the severity of their effects in terms of loss of life, personal injury, and property damage, can be lessened through coordinated planning and preventive measures. With that goal in mind, regional and town ...