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") } }) ev.preventDefault(); }); 1 The Devil’s Hopyard in East Haddam. A search for the origin of the name “Devil’s Hopyard” reveals many stories; all of them likely more fiction than fact. One tale comes from pothole stone formations. Early settlers said that the devil had passed by the falls, accidentally getting his tail wet. This made him so mad he burned holes in the stones with his hooves as he bounded away. (Photo courtesy of Connecticut DEEP ) 2 Set in the sceni...

New Milford officials urge caution at Lovers Leap after hiker found dead in Lake Lillinonah Tara O’Neill FacebookTwitterEmail DEEP officials said a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lover’s Leap State Park in New Milford.File photo NEW MILFORD — After a missing hiker was found dead Sunday night in Lake Lillinonah, local officials are urging the public to be cautious while hiking. Several agencies responded to Lovers Leap State Park for a report of a missing hiker, according to ...

Groton — Two sailboats that were blown ashore on a beach at Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve during a storm last October remain abandoned months later. The vessels, named Waypoint and Motivation, on the sandy shore have piqued the interest of passersby, such as Stephanie Belser, who walks the Bluff Point trails every two or three days. Belser said she first noticed the boats, located pretty far down what is officially called Bushy Point Beach, a day or two after a noreaster i...

Bridgeport council pauses sewer upgrades over fee worries FacebookTwitterEmail 1of23 Signage marking a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) location along Waterview Ave., adjacent to Yellow Mill Creek, Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 4, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of23 A Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), in Yellow Mill Creek, Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 4, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of23 4of23 Shift Supervisor Carlos Paiva takes a regular reading o...

Fairfield opposes Aquarion project designed to improve drought conditions in southwest CT FacebookTwitterEmail Volunteers from Trout Unlimited affix discarded Christmas trees to the banks and bed of the Mill River in an effort to restore its banks and natural flow in August of 2018.Contributed photo / Nutmeg Trout Unlimited FAIRFIELD — An Aquarion proposal to divert water to southwestern Connecticut has drawn backlash in Fairfield where the conservation commission says the project could harm ...

Bridgeport ferry move is back on track despite delays and pandemic barriers FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company Operations Manager Justin Ballotte, left, and Vice President and General Manager Fred Hall tour the future site of the companys ferry boat terminal off of Seaview Avenue in Bridgeport, Conn. on Thursday Sept. 28, 2017.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company Vice President...

Frankie Graziano / Connecticut Public Gov. Ned Lamont said last week that he doesn’t want to build a proposed natural gas power plant in Killingly and that he is hamstrung by regional market obligations. But the head of a trade group representing virtually all of the power plants in New England said the state does have some control over whether to approve the project.  Where We Live, Lamont said that at this point there might not be a lot he can do to stop the natural gas plant in Killi...

Manchester leaders mulling penalties for feeding wildlife Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant © Provided by Chris Vann/Hartford Courant/TNS A female coyote with a pup in Monroe. The coyote relocated to a \"traditional\" den after the local animal control officer used odor and hazing to chase the animal out of its nontraditional den. Manchester leaders are considering local penalties against people who feed wild animals, endangering themselves, their neighbors and the animals ...

COVENTRY — Authorities have identified the man who died after his car plunged into Coventry Lake Wednesday afternoon as Ellington resident Dieter Zumpe, 53. According to state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Will Healey, Zumpe was pulled from the lake shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday after being located by members of the State Police Dive Team. After that, Zumpe’s car was also pulled from the lake near the boat launch where it had been submerged, Healey said...

7-plus places in CT to downhill ski, snowboard, cross-country ski or just trek on snowshoes FacebookTwitterEmail 1of18 A young skiier and her instructor at Mohawk Mountain Ski Area.CT Office of Tourism / Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less 2of18 Ski Sundown will have night skiing and a Torchlight Parade on New Years Eve.CT Office of Tourism / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of18 4of18 Cross-country skiing at Winding Trails in Farmington.CT Office of Tourism / Contributed photoShow MoreSh...