Trumbull News

STAMFORD, Conn. Stamford police officer Mark Sinise had acquired some college credits, but with five years on the force and a challenging work schedule he was not sure how he could fit in time to finish his degree.

You probably wouldn't name your baby for a man who never bathed, combed his hair, or changed his clothes, but there were parents all over America who named their sons after Lorenzo Dow.

Remember, for instance, back in 2001, when the New London Development Corp., still busy destroying a neighborhood in Fort Trumbull, asked the city to invest $10 million in the downtown, in part to repay some of the millions already spent by NLDC sponsors to buy and then empty several big State Street buildings.

Daryl Justin Finizio, the recently elected Democratic Party Mayor of New London, Connecticut has apologized to the families and homeowners who lost their homes as a result of the city's decision to condemn properties in the Fort Trumbull area of that city.

With a 5.7 percent tax increase likely for the coming fiscal year, the administration of Mayor John Harkins is considering a sale of the town's waste treatment plant as a way to subtract from that figure.

John Tartaglio of Milford, who lost both legs to an infection when he was a student at Foran High School, will be the inspirational speaker at the upcoming Kennedy Center awards ceremony.

While many state and municipal governments can't -- or purposely neglect to -- fully bankroll present and unfunded pension obligations, Trumbull's chief elected officer is confident enough about his town's finances to request that the practice be mandatory.

My Luck Club CEO and Founder Phyllis Pierce gets a kiss from Blackjack, one of her two affectionate toy poodles, in her home office in Trumbull, Conn.

The Trumbull accountant for a Monroe property management company, ACT Builders, Inc., was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to defraud property owners.

He was seen in a stolen green Honda. The vehicle was found at the Park Street commuter lot next to Route 25. Anyone who may have seen the green Honda or any occupants at the bank or in the commuter lot is asked to call Trumbull police at 203-261-3665 or to report anonymously by texting 'TRPD' plus any information to CRIMES .

Trumbull police are in the field investigating a bank robbery at Newtown Savings Bank Thursday.

By Aaron Boyd A Trumbull man waived his right to indictment and pleaded 'guilty' to mortgage fraud Wednesday for his part in a scheme involving dozens of Fairfield County properties.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has asked President Barack Obama to throw his not inconsiderable weight in blocking proposed changes in the criteria used in the federal recognition process for Indian tribes.

John O'Hern, one of the leaders of the Storytelling Cirle that meets monthly at Westport's Toquet Hall, tells a story about childhood scars at the group's February meeting.

Terry Mangan has been recognized on Institutional Investor magazine's 2014 All-America Executive Team list for excellence.

Fairfield sponsored a business-to-business event regarding the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, First Selectman Mike Tetreau said.

The brown, battered 8x10 envelope, smudged with something black, clear tape covering rips, appeared on my desk on Wednesday, March 5. Of course, the strange correspondence that comes into a newspaper's office could itself be the subject for a column.

The Kennedy Center, Inc in Trumbull was awarded a total of $302,581 in funding for several projects under the state 2014 Nonprofit Grant Program .

Trumbull High School's Andrew Marino celebrates with his father and coach A.J Marino after Andrew would win his 220 lb weight class match-up over opponent Andrew Cavanna of Glastonbury School during their during Saturday evening State Open Wrestling Championships at New Haven Floyd Little Athletic Center.

Trumbull High School's Andrew Marino celebrates with his father and coach A.J Marino after Andrew would win his 220 lb weight class match-up over opponent Andrew Cavanna of Glastonbury School during their during Saturday evening State Open Wrestling Championships at New Haven Floyd Little Athletic Center.