Stamford News

Kenny Lewis works at the Rosenwach Tank manufacturing facility in New York. The U.S. manufacturing sector shrank in June but at a slower pace than during the prior month.

Unionized nursing home workers say they've settled new contracts with 10 facilities, more than three months after their labor agreements expired.

STAMFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut judge says a lawyer for a man charged in the killing of Greenwich real estate mogul Andrew Kissel may have jeopardized the trial by releasing certain documents to the media that point blame at Kissel's ex-wife. Mark Sherman, an attorney for 22-year-old Leonard Trujillo of Worcester, Mass., has filed a motion to ...

The post office branch on Lasalle Road in West Hartford is one of 13 post offices in the state that may close.

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Two magazines set to launch in Stamford By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- In the coming months, two new magazines will emerge in Stamford -- one residents can find at corner shop newsstands, the other they can order online.

A retired corporate executive from Santa Fe has been named to a state board overseeing investments of New Mexico's nearly $11 billion endowment funds.

Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years for masterminding the largest Ponzi scheme in history, six times longer than the penalties meted out to the chief executives of WorldCom Inc.

Therea s a whole lot of drama and controversy stirring up in Stamford. Starting the first week in August, three NBC Universal talk shows will be taped at the Rich Forum.

The Department of Motor Vehicles will close its Stamford satellite office Friday, according to DMV officials.

Fourth of July festivities in Stamford By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- This year's Fourth of July fireworks show will take place on Friday, July 3 at Cummings Park on Shippan Avenue.

Professional African drum and dance troupe Sounds of Afrika performs at the Ferguson Library in Stamford Saturday at 2 p.m. The performance will include selections from its new album, "From The Shores," and will feature guest appearances by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and Darlene Brandon.

STAMFORD- Anne Mezzapelle, of Stamford, CT has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at the University of Vermont.

Bearded bank robber hits Stamford By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- A thief fitting the same description of the man who has robbed area banks -- wearing a blue baseball cap and a fake beard -- made Stamford his target on Tuesday, police said.

Jurors in the trial of a man accused of bludgeoning to death a 23-year-old University of Colorado student heard testimony from two women who said he told a story similar to how the victim died.

IVANS , a Stamford, Conn.-based electronic data interchange and agency-company interface solutions provider, recently claimed that data from its Automation Reporting solution indicates that the property and casualty industry is communicating electronically significantly more than a year ago.

Connecticut's second highest court has thrown out the conviction of a former elementary school teacher in an accident that killed three people.

Police say the suspect walked into the First County Bank on High Ridge Road,demanded money and made off with an undertermined amount of cash.

Two of Connecticut's technical high schools might be on the chopping block and lawmakers of both parties are fighting the governor to save them.

Connecticut officials were repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by a chimpanzee who later mauled and blinded a woman and were urged - more than three years before the attack - to take action, but failed to do so, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.