Columbia News

An 85-year-old man who was found unconscious in about 10 feet of water in Columbia Lake has been pronounced dead, state police said.

More than 26,000 customers are without power after a powerful line of thunderstorms swept across the state.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would ban the establishment of an ash landfill in Franklin or Windham.

The program is open to students from Vernon , Bolton, Burlington, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Glastonbury , South Windsor , Stafford Springs, Tolland and West Willington.

In the blackened and charred second-floor hallway of a home off of Route 82, Firefighter Jim Shenking waited outside a room, kneeling amid rising smoke and crackling flames, his hose at the ready.

Submitted by Jane Hoben on 2009-06-03.   A Maurice Sendak pop-up book. For the month of June, Canton Public Library's display case will feature "Movables and Pop-up Books" from the collection of Francis Gagliardi.

Clustering new housing around Connecticut's job centers, transit lines and existing commercial hubs would significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the cost of infrastructure in the decades ahead, regional planners said at a forum in Hartford.

Head out on any Connecticut road and ita TMs pretty clear wea TMre not the best drivers on the planet.

On Saturday, the Southern New England Chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association will hold a one-day hunt test at Millstream Preserve, 470 Route 66, Columbia, Conn.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal plans to argue before a federal appeals court against a plan he says routes more large planes over southwestern Connecticut.

Submitted by Suzanne Appleton on 2009-05-04.   Summer Job opportunities are available to income eligible youth ages 14 - 25 living in Eastern Connecticut including the towns of Coventry, Columbia, Lebanon, Ashford and Windham.

Residents will be asked to vote April 30 on whether a landfill for ash from trash incinerators around the state should be located in town.

FCIAC all-around champion ... Led team to FCIAC title ... An all-FCIAC and all-state pick ... Finished fifth in the all-around at the State Open ... Was second on floor at the New England championships ... Holds every school record, including 37.05 in all around ... One of eight selected for the state national team ... First Staples gymnast to ...

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Saturday that she is pushing the launch date to establish a new state Department on Aging back a year.

Photo by Brent Addleman Jeff Samudosky of Columbia, Conn. applies a torch to the face of this bear.

Sometimes, Billy Linkkila sprawls across a maroon leather chair near the fireplace and lets its heat warm his arthritic limbs.

To celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, Amateur Radio clubs in the Washington, DC, area and across the country have planned special operating events.

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National Women's History Month's roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions.

Angel Food Ministries , an organization dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality food to those in need, has just expanded their meal offerings to include a specialty Christmas Box which includes ...