Americares Workers Helping With Isaac Relief
Workers based in Connecticut are on the ground working to provide relief from the damage of Hurricane Isaac.
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Workers based in Connecticut are on the ground working to provide relief from the damage of Hurricane Isaac.
Levin, 65, has served longer than any other president currently in the Ivy League or the 61-member Association of American Universities. He plans to take a sabbatical and write a book.
A man trying to help a New Milford homeowner repair a propane leak was killed when the house exploded, leaving only a chimney, police said.
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
While some women collect shoes and handbags, one wealthy widow in Conn. collects islands and now she's ready to sell two of them – for the right price.
The homeowner, identified as Joseph Delucia, was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury for treatment. Police said that his gunshot wound is non-life threatening and his condition appears to be stable.
The hope is to break the Guiness World Record of 7,909 people set in Singapore last year, and to leave people confident they can try to help save someone's life.
Missing pet posters have been increasingly seen piling up on fences and utility poles. No one knows how many animals are gone and no on really expects them to turn up alive.
The Little League team from Fairfiled, Conn. may not have won the Little League World Series, but they arrived home to a hero's welcome. The team lost, 5-0, to California in an elimination game on Tuesday.
An 5.8 magnitude earthquake that came from three to four miles beneath a central Virginia town of fewer than 500 people sent out shockwaves to millions.
These days, book borrowers may be taking home more than they bargained for from their local library.
It's been three months since Sunday alcohol sales became legal in Connecticut and stores are reporting in.
Blood sucking mosquitoes are on the prowl this summer with some carrying the potentially deadly West Nile Virus.
Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff said he knows from experience not to expect reimbursement for security costs during a private presidential visit, but pointed out the president raised $2 million for his re-election campaign when he visited a couple weeks ago.
The National Resources Defense Council analyzed the data and found Americans aren't eating what's on their plates and throwing away 40% of their food. That adds up to about $165 billion in wasted food each year, according to the research.
