Winsted, CT

Marilyn Yerks and her daughter Rachel look on as Wendy Rineer checks the temperature of the boiling sap during Sharon Audubon's Maplefest on March 16. More ...      Arthur Gagnon of Barkhamsted and Alice Levesque of Winsted met in February at the Blache McCarthy Winsted Senior Center, and held their marriage ceremony there on March 15. More ... March 11 — The Half-Anniversary By David R. Zukerman, NYC and Winsted      I returned to the site of the World Trade Center on March 11, the half-anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers and other buildings by anti-American terrorists. This was the first time I had been at the site in two months, having gotten no closer during this period than the memorial tribute... More ... yA Sappy Story By j. elliott mead, Canaan      It was early spring when my husband first courted me over twenty years ago—the time when maple trees were still dormant and the temperature fluctuated from below freezing at night to a comfortable 50 degrees during the day. It was that time when the last few inches of snow that covered the fields me... More ... Sins of the Fathers — Holding Catholics Accountable By Nicole Chardenet, Bristol      My Catholic co-worker told me she has instructed her children always to stick together when around their parish priest. She has no reason to believe he’s a pedophile; she just thinks you can’t be too careful these days. More ...      The Jack McArdee School of Irish Dance performed at the Salisbury Congregational Church in Salisbury on March 17. Photo Robin Gourd. More ...      Making Maple Syrup Joseph Markow demonstrates how the Indians made maple syrup during the Sharon Audubon's annual Maplefest on March 16. Photo Robin Gourd. More ...      Rabbi The matzah that Aaron Rothstein (left) made is put into the oven to bake by Rabbi Joseph Eisenbach. Nochum Eisenbach also helped out during the Litchfield County Jewish Community Center's "Make Your Own Matzah" celebration on March 17. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ...