Winsted, CT

Margaret Swomley feeds her goat after the pet parade that was part of the Turn-of-the-Century Fair sponsored by the Litchfield Historical Society on June 2. Mandy Hutton (at the rear) was among the children waiting for the old-fashioned games to begin. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ...      Roger the Jester performed during the Cancer Survivors Day Celebration at the Elks Club in Torrington on June. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ... Double Plays and Tony Awards By David R. Zukerman, NYC and Winsted      Having acted on the stage and been an avid softball player at Camp Wabigoon in Winsted several decades ago, I was pleased to attend the official opening of the Broadway Show League’s 48th season. The opening was to take place in Central Park on May 2, but was delayed twice by rain until May 16. More ... About the Broadway Show League By Commissioner Dan Landon      In the early 1950s the casts and crews of Broadway shows got into the habit of walking up to Central Park on Wednesdays for informal picnics and softball games before they returned to the theatre for the evening performance. In early 1955, John Effrat, an employee of the Actor’s Fund, established a ... More ... Where Was the Responsible Adult?      By Nicole Chardenet, Bristol More ... Time for Comprehensive Corporate Reform By Ralph Nader, Washington, DC      After years of indifference to reports of corporate crime and abuse in the mainstream media, a significant shift toward alarm, indignation and revulsion is occurring in Congress by some senior members of both parties. More ... Dangerously Adrift in a Sea of Fantasy By Ray Pavlak, Winsted      I'm frightened! It is not a fear of personal death from a terrorist bomb or attack, but of the death of our nation as a democratic republic. I believe we are allowing ourselves to be stampeded into supporting a presidential declaration of war because of the tragic loss of so many lives in the attack... More ...      Susan DiStasio, ARPN, gives the keynote address during the National Cancer Survivors Day celebration held at the Elks Club in Torrington on June 2. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ...