Students don't often consider fire safety

28 January 2012, 10:23 pm

When University of Connecticut senior Ryan Tabtabai went in search of an off-campus apartment two years ago, fire safety never crossed his mind. The 21-year-old Shelton native who is planning a career in medicine was most concerned about being on a bus line. He and another roommate do not have cars.... Read More »

Host Southington 4th in Mass-Conn fusion event

28 January 2012, 10:09 pm

SOUTHINGTON — There were no real surprises at the Mass-Conn Fusion invitational wrestling tournament — strong teams continued to dominate as did the most skilled and resilient wrestlers and at the end, Connecticut retained bragging rights over Massachusetts.... Read More »

Southington, Berlin put five in the finals at Mass-Conn Fusion tournament

28 January 2012, 7:35 pm

SOUTHINGTON — There were no real surprises at the Mass-Conn Fusion invitational wrestling tournament – strong teams continued to dominate as did the most skilled and resilient wrestlers and at the end, Connecticut retained bragging rights over Massachusetts.... Read More »

Casey Cochran: State High School Favorite Aims For UConn Success

28 January 2012, 3:44 pm

There are pictures of Casey Cochran holding a football as a 1-year-old. There are pictures of him with a football as a 1-month-old. And his mother, Shannon Russell, confirms that a snapshot exists of her 1-day-old baby boy with the pigskin, too.... Read More »

OPEL Solar, Inc. and Aquarion Water Company Mark the Completion of Innovative Solar Power Plant in Connecticut

25 January 2012, 5:30 am

SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - OPEL Solar, Inc. and OPEL Technologies Inc. , a leading global supplier of single and dual axis solar tracker systems and high concentration photovoltaic solar panels, and a semiconductor device and process developer, announced today the completion of th... Read More »

Norwalk Firefighters Skate to Hockey Title

24 January 2012, 9:30 pm

NORWALK, Conn – The Norwalk Fire Department hockey team had a red-hot fall season, winning the Tier 4 championship in the Connecticut Hockey League. Norwalk’s victory earlier this month at Shelton Twin Rinks is the culmination of a long, uphill climb for a team that disbanded in the ...... Read More »

Spartans outmuscle Gaels in Housatonic division bout

24 January 2012, 10:48 am

The Shelton High boys basketball team had Amity High right where it wanted early in the second half of Friday night’s game in front of 300 fans at Walsh Gymnasium.... Read More »

Senior U.S. District Judge Peter C. Dorsey dies at 80

22 January 2012, 7:21 pm

He was known for his dry wit and long speeches. And in his courtroom, no one, particularly attorneys, were spared. On Friday, Peter C. Dorsey , who served the state as its U.S. Attorney prosecuting the arsonists in the Shelton Sponge Rubber explosion and later as a federal judge who imposed the year... Read More »

Stew Leonard's CEO may give up on dream

17 January 2012, 12:45 pm

A Shelton developer has his eyes on some land in Orange that was once supposed to be the site of a Stew Leonard's dairy store.... Read More »

Boys basketball: Rockville gains winner’s circle

9 January 2012, 10:16 pm

A double-digit lead had just about slipped away and the Rockville High boys basketball team’s chances for its first win were going with it. But the Rams stayed calm under pressure and emerged with that elusive victory.... Read More »