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NEW HARTFORD, Conn.- -- A woman was injured in a dog attack in New Hartford late Friday morning, police said.

Can a "cheat meal" ever be helpful? Carl, New Hartford, CT Weight-Loss Coach answers A high-calorie meal can temporarily raise metabolism, but not by enough to override the extra calorie intake.

Hartford - A Connecticut woman and her son avoided jail time Tuesday and were sentenced to three years of probation for attempted insurance fraud and evidence tampering after a fiery wreck at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people in 2005.

David Wilcox, the owner of a Bloomfield-based American Crushing & Recycling, was sentenced in Superior Court in Hartford for his role in a fiery crash on Avon Mountain in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11.

Postal officials say Connecticut could lose as many as 150 small neighborhood postal offices as the postal service attempts to consolidate resources.

School Stuff Submitted by Nancy Andrews on 2009-06-05.   Eight Connecticut high school and college teachers are spending part of their summer working at Connecticut manufacturing companies to learn about workplace technology.

Politics Submitted by Larry Perosino on 2009-05-26.   State Representative Annie Hornish, who represents the towns of Barkhamsted, East Granby, Granby and New Hartford in the Connecticut General Assembly, hailed House passage of legislation that opens the doors to more affordable, quality health care for thousands of residents and provides ...

NEW HARTFORD Oak Hill Cemetery was a mess after the tornado on May 25, 2008. "There wasn't a stone left standing.

A Connecticut man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in Torrington and New Hartford.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Beth Coates on 2009-04-27.   After recently celebrating the five-year anniversary of the $180,000 playground state grant awarded to Friends of Brodie Park, LLC, the group has reason to celebrate again.

Teenage legal eagles from across the state are sharpening their skills in competition and turning the classroom into the courtroom.

What would you do if the transmission - the most expensive part of your lawn tractor - broke and your tractor's warranty ended two years ago? Most of us would probably kick the tractor's tire a couple of times, promise ourselves we would never again buy from the same company and then buy another tractor.

Complaint about John Deere Tractor transmission Mr. James M. Fields April13, 2009 President John Deere Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division 2000 John Deere Run Cary, NC 27513 Dear Mr.

It took nearly four years, but on Monday in a Hartford courtroom David R. Wilcox began to take responsibility for his role in the fiery crash at the foot of Avon Mountain that killed four people and injured 11.

IN the rural northwest Connecticut Town of Barkhamsted, there are two general stores, an elementary school, a post office and Town Hall.

When state police assigned Trooper James Parrott to work in New Hartford in 1947, Connecticut was trying a new arrangement to help a few isolated, rural towns get better police coverage.

Not everybody seems to know who Geets is/was, which makes perfect sense because Geets stopped calling my radio show about eight years ago with no warning or explanation.

Dancing for Obama On Tuesday, Jan. 20, at noon, I'm going to watch Barak Obama become our new president and at 1 p.m. I'm going to dance on the village green.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. A referendum will be held today in New Hartford for voters to decide whether to void a new school administrators contract.

Getting rid of some unfunded mandates may be the only silver lining for school boards and local taxpayers seeking relief this year.