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A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program provides a temporary benefit to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks to reader Betsy Knight, we learned that photos we ran in our issue of April 29 were originally published in the Sept. 17, 1970, Lakeville Journal. The front page story featured the photo, above, which was recently digitally scanned for us by Perry Gardner. Photo by Stewart Dean
In the April 29 issue of The Lakeville Journal, we shared a few photos from an antiques fair that was held for many years in Salisbury.
The National Day of Prayer on May 6 was observed in Sharon and Salisbury. For more photos and a story, see Prayers for the nation and all who serve.
There were 14 drug overdoses in Litchfield County between April 28 and May 2, according to Maria Coutant Skinner, executive director of the McCall Center for Behavioral Health in Torrington.
The ceremony honoring James Mars on Sunday, May 2, ended with drumming led by Angaza Mwando, at right. Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan
NORFOLK — The life of James Mars was celebrated at the Norfolk Congregational Church on Sunday, May 2, with a ceremony marking the unveiling of a witness stone honoring Mars, the last slave bought or sold in Norfolk.
Brian Frudis, left, and Steve DiRienzo were interviewed by news crews about a possible tornado in Kent. Photo by Lans Christensen
The Northwest Corner normally slips quietly under the radar, keeping its name out of the news when possible. But last week television news crews arrived in area towns, for very different reasons.
Many articles in recent and future weeks in The Lakeville Journal are about the budget process.
Each town in the state has to put together two budgets each year, one for municipal spending and one for education spending.
The Village of Millerton has changed greatly in the past 146 years since it was incorporated in 1875. Pictured here are various scenes from around Millerton, including a 1995 parade (in black and white). Photo by Kaitlin Lyle
With so many changes taking place in the world today, including in our local business communities, The Millerton News is taking a closer look at how the village of Millerton has changed in the years leading up to the present day.
MILLERTON — After our seemingly interminable winter, it is wonderful to see the forsythia in bloom and leaves forming on the trees. To respond to the urge to get outside again, consider a walk through our historic village and look at the architecture of its buildings.
Our wonderful volunteers Perry Gardner and Kathy Philips have now digitized hundreds of vintage photos from The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News.
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