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WOLCOTT — There's more school in the district's summer studies program this year.
The popular summer session for grades K-9 has 570 students this year — nearly the size of the entire Tyrrell Middle School enrollment.

PROSPECT — Firefighters will be on hand Saturday as the mayor lights documents on fire outside their headquarters.

NAUGATUCK — Brandishing rifles and other firearms, Naugatuck and state police raided what they called an illegal gambling operation Wednesday night in the Union City section.

NEW HARTFORD — The number of bidders to do a feasibility study for a rails-to-trails project between Canton and New Hartford narrowed from eight to three Thursday when bids opened at Town Hall.

WASHINGTON, Conn. — After serving for more than 50 years with the Washington Volunteer Fire Department, David Showalter died at age 81 on Sunday after a battle with an illness.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — A stale year for Jimmy Walker came to life Thursday in the PGA Championship when he saw putts drop and wound up leading a major for the first time in his career.

NEW HARTFORD
Is a life worth 5 minutes of your time? That is what the New Hartford Volunteer Ambulance Association is asking.

SALISBURY — A prestigious boarding school is facing a fifth lawsuit from a former student who is accusing a teacher from the 1980s of molesting and sexually abusing him.

CANAAN — The annual Housatonic Valley FFA Alumni Picnic on Monday was an opportunity to showcase the extensive activities of the students currently involved in the program.

OMAHA, Neb. — Freight railroads could be forced to allow competing railroads to serve some customers along their tracks if federal regulators approve a new rule.