Marlborough News

Since it was first identified on the shoreline in the 1970s, Lyme disease has grown increasingly controversial.

Robert Burns of Wallingford shows a visitor his swollen left hand where he was bitten by a 5-foot-long rattlesnake Sunday.

A game of Frisbee took a painful turn Sunday when a man was bitten by a rattlesnake in Marlborough.

L ast week I wrote about rain rot, a common skin problem caused by wet conditions.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m. The ride, which will stop at the Hartford Road Cafe in Manchester, Marlborough Tavern in Marlborough and Ernie's Place in East Hampton, will begin at 10 a.m. Raffles and a picnic lunch will occur at 1 p.m. at the William J. Pitkin Community Center in Wethersfield.

Play was suspended at the Travelers Championship at 4:25 p.m. Friday as a powerful storm approached the TPC River Highlands course in Cromwell.

I had the pleasure of riding Annie on the Air Line trail last weekend through Marlborough , Colchester and Hebron.

A motorcycle crash caused police to close a portion of Route 2 in Marlborough on Wednesday afternoon.

Marlborough elementary school in the Metrotown area will remain open after one of its student tested positive for the swine flu .

"Love," a new play written by Epoch Arts founder and director Elizabeth Namen, will be performed at the Epoch Arts Theater at 27 Skinner St., East Hampton, June 14 and June 15.

East Hampton Police reported 13 arrests and/or tickets issued this week. All alleged offenders have East Hampton addresses unless otherwise noted.

People Submitted by Girl Scouts of Connecticut on 2009-05-01.   Jeffrey Delombard Left to Right: Girl Scouts of Connecticut's President Teresa Younger, Honoree Linda Zimmer, and Girl Scouts of Connecticut CEO Jennifer Smith Turner.

Connecticut residents are looking to organic lawn care to keep their grass health-looking and safe for the entire family.

A household hazardous waste collection is being held at the Manchester landfill on Olcott Street on Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Chemicals, cleaners, fertilizers and pesticides will be collected and the mercury found in some light bulbs and thermometers will also be collected.

The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the cause of a fire that burned through 16 acres today at the Meshomasic State Forest, officials said.

On Feb. 27, Olivia Haubert, 38, of Glastonbury, CT was involved in a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Haddam Neck Road and Route 151.

By 9:45 a.m. on a bitterly cold Tuesday, cars line the street in this neighborhood of commanding houses.

We are five minutes into class when I realize that my feet do not appear to be attached to my brain.

State Sen. Mary Ann Handley , who represents Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester and Marlborough, will hold public office hours in March.

A man is in critical condition after a Tuesday night fire in Marlborough that posed many challenges for firefighters.