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I'm writing in response to the April 24 article "Suspect discharged before slaying."The victim called Waterbury emergency services the day before to say her husband was suicidal and had taken too much of his medication. Right there, he should have been admitted to the hospital.I believe there should

WATERBURY - Superintendent Verna Ruffin has hired legal counsel challenging Mayor Paul K. Pernerewski Jr.'s letter to the board informing them the board's vote to override his veto to support negotiating a new three-year contract for the superintendent was invalid. The mayor wrote in his April 29

FALLS VILLAGE - While the Board of Finance is working to reduce the impact of the 2024-25 proposed municipal and education budgets, several attendees at a recent hearing pushed for returning funds that were taken out."I'm willing to pay for the quality of life here," resident Gail Allyn told finance

There are a few operas whose titles are instantly recognizable to the public at large… and not just aficionados of the genre.Mozart's "Don Giovanni." Wagner's "Die Walküre." Puccini's "La Boheme."And then there is Puccini's other masterwork, 1904's "Madama Butterfly," which will be given a full-prod

Today in History: May 16, Nazis crush Warsaw Ghetto Uprising By The Associated Press undefined Today in History Today is Thursday, May 16, the 137th day of 2024. There are 229 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came

Anyone who thinks that Donald Trump is the country's biggest demagogue should examine the remarks made by Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy last Saturday as the Democratic State Convention nominated him for a third term. Trump, Murphy said, "wants to turn us against each other," as if Murphy's p

MERIDEN - Gentle showers fell Wednesday as Gov. Ned Lamont signed a state law at the foot of the Connecticut Police Memorial establishing a state fund for the survivors of police officers killed in the line of duty. The Fallen Officers Fund will provide a tax-exempt, one-lump payment of $100,000

Second of two parts.Yesterday's editorial concerned shoddy or outright false "expert" claims regarding climate change, but a seemingly relentless series of academic scandals calls into question the intellectual rigor and professional integrity of modern academia at large.The latest bombshell was pub

When Colin Mochrie steps up to the stage with his comic partner Brad Sherwood tonight in "Asking for Trouble," what can audiences expect at the Warner Theatre in Torrington? Whelp, explained the long time star from "Whose Line Is It Any Way" (both U.S. and U.K. versions) said, "We like to say it'

GOSHEN - The saga of where to erect a storage building for the public works department has taken another turn, this one leading to the public works property on Torrington Road.The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday voted to withdraw an application to the Planning and Zoning Commission seeking approval of