Winsted, CT

Making Government Work for the Health of All By John Battista, M.D., New Milford      John Battista, M.D. is an Independent candidate for State Representative in the 67th District. More ... Time to Close the Candy Store By Tom Sevigny, Canton      Tom Sevigny is Green Party candidate for State Senate in the 8th District. More ...      Rosemary Woolsey and Wendy Buley enjoy the festivities on Main Street in Torrington during Connecticut Bike Week on October 20. Photo/Robin Gourd More ... It's Lack of Conscience, People By David R. Zukerman, NYC and Winsted      This election season has not produced a major campaign theme, so far as I can tell. There is, of course, the matter of Iraq and what to do about its tyrant, Saddam Hussein. On the domestic side, once again we have some difficulty with the economy. More ...      Grammy Nominee Chief Fire Crow played during Connecticut Bike Week in Torrington on October 20. Photo/Robin Gourd More ... Change Your Clock, Change Your Smoke Detector Battery      As the fall time change approaches, the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives—changing the batteries in their smoke alarms. More ...      Mary Winslow gets a flu shot from Torrington Area Health District Nurse Judie Juliano during the Women's Wellness Expo at the Torrington Armory on October 19. Photo/Robin Gourd More ... HVA Annual Meeting to Celebrate Clean Water      Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the Housatonic Valley Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday, October 25 at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury. More ... Book Signing at Torrington Historical Society      Torrington author David Ross Bennett will be signing copies of his book, The John Brown Birthplace, at the Carriage House of the Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main St. in Torrington on Saturday, October 26 from 2-4 p.m. More ... UNSCOM Advisor Speaks on Iraq's Weapons of Destruction      John Scott, who served from 1991-98 as senior legal advisor of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) overseeing the identification, destruction and neutralization of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the United Nations Association, No... More ... Weekly Peace Vigil in Winsted      Winsted Area PeaceAction will be holding a weekly Peace Vigil at East End Park in Winsted on Sundays from noon-1 p.m. We intend to show our support for the use of United Nations inspectors to go into Iraq, and against the U.S. More ... Leaf and Yard Waste Pickup in Torrington      Leaf and yard waste pickup for Torrington residents will begin on Monday, October 28. Pickup is scheduled to continue until Friday, December 6, providing we do not have any major snowstorms prior to that date. More ... Thanksgiving Food Drive      WQQQ radio in Lakeville is spearheading a Thanksgiving food drive again this year. For the past five years, the food drive has provided hundreds of area families with a Thanksgiving dinner. More ... Richard Whiteford Speaks on Forest Conservation in Norfolk      World-renowned environmental advocate and journalist Richard Whiteford will appear in the "Hall of Flags" at the Botelle School in Norfolk on Saturday, November 2 at 4 p.m. More ... Sheffield Historical Society Offers Textile Workshop      The Sheffield Historical Society is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Preservation Assistance Grant of S5,000. This is a nationally competitive grant and the Society received the maximum allowed under this category; grants totaling $20. More ... Conservation Voters Endorse Willis and Roraback      The CT League of Conservation Voters has endorsed State Representative Roberta Willis, the Democratic candidate seeking re-election in the 64th House District, and State Senator Andrew Roraback, the Republican candidate seeking re-election in the 30th Senate District. More ... City of Torrington Considers Pinewoods Road Reconstruction      The City of Torrington is developing concept plans to reconstruct Pinewoods Road from Winsted Road to the Route 8 interchange. The project will include widening and installing new culverts at the Still River crossing. More ... Bill McKibben Is Keynote for Tunxis Economic Conference      "Since most Americans receive their higher education at community colleges, they are essential to getting across the message that prosperity and indeed survival in the future depend on understanding the perilous state of our environment, and the long list of new ideas that could save it," ... More ...