Tips from the IRS for those thoughtful gestures this holiday season.
Nationally, home values have significantly increased this year, but experts say growth is likely to slow down in 2014. The map below shows a snapshot of the percentage of homes that increased in value across town.
Go Caroling Day is just around the corner on Dec. 20. If you want to bring joy to the neighborhood, here’s how to get ready.
Here are some interesting and important things to know for the coming week.
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Singing, Christmas wrapping, several meetings, ACA workshop, early dismissals and more.
Under new ownership, the revived ski destination in Middlefield is taking advantage of December snow and cold temperatures to hit the slopes running.
It's been a year since the tragic Sandy Hook shootings.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
More and more people are working at home as a result of the advancement of technology.
The talks are set for Monday, Dec. 16, which is the deadline the hospital gave for the union to vote on what it described as its "last, best offer."
The Eldridge family needs your help and is raising funds through GoFundMe.
In which I and my stepchildren develop Type 2 diabetes to find one candy cane to rule them all.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday for lower Fairfield County, with sleet and freezing rain to follow up to eight inches of snow this weekend.
The Geminid Meteor shower peaks Friday night between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. but the best time to watch may be early Saturday morning after the moon has set.
Bells in Connecticut's houses of worship will ring 26 times in memory of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
A law adopted in 2010 by the Connecticut General Assembly goes into effect on Dec. 31, 2013. The fines are even steeper if the snow on your car flies off and hits another vehicle.
Products were recalled this week because of strangulation and fire hazards.
Any publicly accessible filings with a return date of Jan. 1, 2014, or later are now available on the Judicial Branch website.
Tips from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for safer wood-burning this holiday season.
Here's a surprise: retailers are ordering fewer toys this year.
Cinema Siren gives the film four out of five stars. Movie opens in theaters Friday.
We're celebrating the people who shape our neighborhoods with their hard work.
Avoid travel on Rt. 27 from Church to Washington streets in Mystic.
These meals are portable, easy to freeze in bulk and super-simple.
James P. Torgerson, CEO of UIL Holdings, is the new board chairman of the state's largest business organization.
Those same-day and express services cost more, so get your packages ready early to be shipped on time and within your family's budget.