Easton News

Earlier this year, the public was invited to Bridgeport's nonprofit City Lights Gallery to get to know the artists who are ensconced at the city's old American Fabrics Co.

While IRS agents were interviewing James Botti in his Shelton office on July 14, 2006, the developer's nimble but elderly father deftly moved $1 million in cash out of the building and into the roof overhang at his home.

Voter turnout isn't setting any records here today. With four hours left in balloting, Democratic Registrar of Voters Nick Soares said about 4 p.m. that turnout was around the 1,500 mark out of 5,227 registered, and said of the final total that he "would be shocked if it were over 40 percent." The headline race for first selectman features two ...

From left, Jenna Linn of Monroe, Betty Ann Pjura and her sister Kim DiCicco, both of Shelton, ride the trails behind Pee Wee Horse Farm in Easton.

With his generous spirit, maybe Peter Hanson would understand the standoff between the Planning and Zoning Commission and the 9/11 Memorial Committee, which for two years has planned a lasting tribute in town to all the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks -- and, most particularly, Hanson himself, his wife, Sue Kim, and their 2-year-old daughter, ...

Priority groups for the first batch of H1N1 vaccine have been changed, according to the town's Health Department, and two more days to pre-register have been added.

About 350 people made appointments for the town's first H1N1 vaccine clinic Friday, but that didn't mean a long wait.

Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Tracy pressed a pike-edged crowbar into the tiny crack along the frame of a metal door.

A Stratford man has been charged with driving drunk with his two young children in the car after an accident on Route 59 here.

Candidates for first and second selectmen faced off Wednesday at the Easton Public Library in the first of two debates scheduled before the Nov.

After a six-month search for a new superintendent, the Region 9 Board of Education unanimously appointed Michael Cicchetti to the position.

A Connecticut man whose son died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is criticizing officials in his hometown for taking too long in deciding on a site for a proposed 9/11 memorial.

See who's got their eye on a plump one, from Hugh Jackman and his family to Christina Aguilera and son Max! 1 of 7 Next EASY THERE! During a recent trip to Silverman's Farm in Easton, Conn., the Wolverine Hugh Jackman put on a show of strength and expertly juggled two pumpkins while enjoying a day off with his family, including son Oscar ...

P eople frequently ask me to recommend horse barns that offer trail rides. You'd think in a state as horse-centric as Connecticut, there'd be lots of such places.

Trumbull resident Alexander Askalsky, founder of the Metropolitan Dental Laboratory LLC, and Michelle Bravo, partner in the Milford company, go over their business plan last Wednesday in Bravo's office.

One of the city's landmarks, the steeple of the United Congregational Church, had a checkup Tuesday as engineers got a close-up look at the tower from a perch hoisted aloft by a large crane.

Mayor Bill Finch said he would not object to former Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, or anyone else convicted and punished for a crime, resuming an active role in local politics as long as he or she remains a good citizen.

Clear skies helped mask strong winds that sent tree limbs flying into power lines all over the region Wednesday, leaving thousands without power for much of the afternoon.

Not surprisingly, Connecticut's Fairfield County's Christmas Tree farms are beautiful and plentiful.

A career burglar, after accusing Hamden police of trying to force him to confess to dozens of home break-ins, on Tuesday then admitted to burglarizing three area homes, including the Easton residence of developer Alfred Lenoci, who was convicted in the corruption scandal that sent Mayor Joseph P. Ganim to jail.