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GOSHEN — Mike Muszynski of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities said that the state’s towns will see pretty much the same amount of aid from the state government after the 2022 legislative session.
Connecticut is 60% forested, the 12th most forested state in the country, but it’s becoming a forest of largely mature trees. And that’s a problem because it contributes to a biodiversity crisis.
Taking inspiration from the words and observations of Black writers and activists, Hotchkiss School students created works of art that were displayed in Troutbeck’s gallery as part of the Troutbeck Symposium. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
AMENIA — Honored to be stewards of the region’s hidden histories, area students presented their historical research into the early narratives of the Civil Rights Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and their connections to Troutbeck and the local region as part of the Troutbeck
The Region One budget for 2022-23 passed at a referendum vote May 2. Voters in the six Region One towns approved the budget by a wide margin, 298 to 87.
Confused about whether or not to wear a face covering while visiting municipal offices? Unsure about whether a board, budget or commission meeting will be held in person or virtual?
Aheralder of the spring season in Northwest Connecticut—the unmistakable “Peent!” call of the male American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)— can be heard in the right habitats at dusk.
Photo by Bridget Taylor
Fox on a morning hunt in East Canaan on Saturday, April 9. Later that day, this bushy-tailed predator absconded with chickens in the yard at the home of this newspaper’s editor, John Coston, and his wife, Bridget Taylor, in East Canaan.
Over the years, we’ve shared favorite recipes. Because food is community. Her recipe can be found here.
1 stick margarine or butter
1 cup quick oatmeal
1 ½ cups boiling water
1 ½ cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
Anne Garrels spoke about her Ukraine fundraising. Photo by John Coston
NORFOLK — Anne Garrels, a former National Public Radio correspondent and Norfolk resident, has formed a support organization for Ukraine with two other partners that has delivered nearly $500,000 worth of medical aid and other essential equipment to the war-ravaged country.
Signs warning about eating fish are posted along the Housatonic River. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
A “significant sampling” of PCBs from the Housatonic River along several Northwest Corner communities is slated to begin later this month and continue throughout 2022, according to Dean Tagliaferro, project manager of the Rest of River remediation plan for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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