The Litchfield County Times

02/14/2025

Connecticut law mandates that municipalities pay for training when officers transfer there within 24 months of training, officials said.

The city of Torrington will pay the town of Bloomfield $37,000 for hiring a police officer away not long after her training was completed.

02/14/2025

Mayor Pete Bass said he cut over $2 million in department requests to keep the proposed total budget for next year "as low as possible."

Totaling $124 million, New Milford's total budget proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year accounts for a $48 million town budget and a $76 million education budget

02/14/2025

A Connecticut archbishop says his diocese will cooperate, but doubts ICE will raid churches: "I don’t think they’re gonna do it."

Hartford Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne said the diocese will cooperate if ICE raids Connecticut churches as Trump administration plans mass deportations.

02/14/2025

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas called it the best-kept secret, acknowledging that before she came into office, she'd never heard about it.

A celebration to mark Cornwall's high voter turnout in November was held Thursday when Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas presented the Democracy Cup.

02/14/2025

The former member of the U.S. Army is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Connecticut while facing charges in a North Carolina fatal crash, police say.

Stephen Patrick Williams, a Connecticut resident and former member of the U.S. Army convicted of a fatal North Carolina crash, is now accused of sexual assault.

02/13/2025

The fast-casual salad chain will open its first location in Hartford County at The Shops at Farmington Valley.

Sweetgreen will open its fourth Connecticut location at The Shops at Farmington Valley in Canton. It's opened in Greenwich, Darien and Westport.

02/13/2025

The count is part of a global bird count Friday through Monday when bird watchers will work to create a real-time snapshot of populations.

02/13/2025

"If we can get this off our plate and move forward with it, it'll be a good step forward," Chris Cosgrove said about the East Street building.

The New Milford Town Council approved a motion on Monday to authorize the mayor to negotiate with Vallone Ventures to redevelop the East Street building.

02/13/2025

The Torrington man, who has been detained since his arrest, is scheduled to be sentenced May 7.

Christopher Constanzo, of Torrington, is facing a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to child exploitation offenses, officials said.

02/12/2025

All 10 Connecticut locations of Joann fabrics and crafts retailer are closing, as the chain filed for bankruptcy.

Officials with Joann, the Ohio-based national fabrics and craft chain, said Wednesday they will close 500 of their 800 stores, including 10 in Connecticut.

02/12/2025

Some of the files “included images of female students naked, wearing lingerie/underwear, and wearing bikini bathing suits,” the complaint alleges.

A lawsuit alleges that the private Kent School was slow to act on indications that a former computer administrator was snooping into students' private files.

02/12/2025

“Outside of the concern that prices will increase, the transaction appears to be positive by nearly every other measure,” reads a 70-page impact report by the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.

A New York health giant’s takeover of the parent company for Danbury and Norwalk hospitals is likely to increase the cost of going to the doctor, officials say.

02/11/2025

Market 360, expected to open in March, will be operated the owners of Sharon Farm Market in Sharon.

Owners of the Sharon Farm Market in Sharon will open 360 Market in March at State and Chapel streets, offering local food, officials announced.

02/11/2025

All of the individuals whose voter registration cards were altered said they had not used Wite-Out, police said.

A Waterbury woman arrested for voter fraud in Torrington was caught because she used Wite-Out on registration cards, according to a warrant for her arrest.

02/11/2025

"We're definitely happy about it and the customers love it," owner Mark Froehlich said of the new dining room at Bagelman in New Milford.

Bagelman's New Milford location is expanding its location at 312 Danbury Road by adding a new dining room area to accommodate more customers.

02/10/2025

Connecticut State Police said they assisted Norfolk officials with the road closure because of the structure fire.

A structure fire in Norfolk caused Route 272 between Old Goshen Road and Goshen Street East to be closed Monday afternoon, officials said.

02/10/2025

Police said they found that the woman worked more than 700 hours that overlapped between the state and town.

Erin Kennedy of Litchfield is charged with two counts of first-degree larceny after police said she worked for the town and state simultaneously.

02/10/2025

Watertown police said the object was found in the shed, and it does not seem the object was made to represent an explosive.

Watertown police say the area of Sperry Road at Lake Winnemaug Road was closed because of a suspected pipe bomb that later was determined to be safe.