Wethersfield News

Thundering across a field at a full canter toward his "adversary," an 18th century horseman raises his sword and slashes througha a melon? Bolton resident David Loda will reenact this and other mock battle scenes as Lieutenant Colonel David Humphreys, aide-de-camp to General George Washington, during the fifth annual Revolutionary War Encampment at ... (more)

The Connecticut Office of Tourism is asking people to vote online for the Connecticut town they think best embodies the Yankee spirit of innovation, inspiration and original ideas.

Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History say the meteorite crashed through the gutter and landed on the lawn below.

Community Health Charities of New England has appointed new officers and members to their board of directors.

Members of the Connecticut Senate continued a three-year effort to extend a ban on severe weather price gouging to services such as snow removal, with proponents expressing hope they can persuade the House of Representatives to finally pass the bill.

Connecticut parents, clients and advocates for people with disabilities warned Tuesday that nearly $40 million in proposed cuts to state services for the developmentally disabled will disrupt people's lives.

An expanding Wethersfield Farmers' Market will begin its weekly sales of fresh grown produce and other items on May 16.

Wethersfield is planning a massive Memorial Day parade to honor its veterans--both living and deceased.

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Connecticut's premier youth mentoring organization, has formally recognized five state "Bigs" for making a significant contribution to advancing the mentoring concept and for changing the lives of disadvantaged children for the better.

The Haddam Historical Society and the Connecticut Historical Society are teaming up to bring you "From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s" on May 23, at 7 p.m. Brainerd Academy, 21 Field Park, Haddam.

Four people, at least three of them members of the same family, are accused of running a sophisticated indoor marijuana-growing operation inside their Hillsdale Avenue home.

The Wethersfield Historical Society will present a house tour Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring nine unique historic homes as well as one barn.

The state Bond Commission on Friday approved $3 million to help a nonprofit mental health care organization construct an office building on the site of the former Willie's Steak House on Center Street.

Nick Barbato, of Wethersfield, Conn., and Learic Cramer, of Columbia, Md., took home the big prizes at last weekend's Tire Rack SCCA New Jersey ProSolo in the Meadowlands.

The Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce and the Over the Hill Gang co-hosted their first annual Spring Classic Car Show Sunday.

The scarecrow, wearing a dress with the number 26 emblazoned all over it, has a river of tears streaming from its eyes, while a seemingly random assortment of items--unicorns, a football and drums, amongst others--sits in the background in front of the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $5 million in loans to support the expansion of three Connecticut small businesses.

The Greater Hartford Chapter of Christian Educators Association International Invites you to attend their annual Brunch Saturday, May 4, featuring Mandy Adendorff, an artist of faith, author, and entrepreneur.

The fiscal year 2012 audit from O'Connor Davis LLP, of Wethersfield, Conn., reported millions of dollars worth of accounting errors.

I took an armchair journey to Paris via Silas Deane Road in Ledyard and Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, thanks to the suggestion of a reader who thought Silas Deane would make a good subject.