News Headlines for Bantam, Connecticut

Contest hails songs of Connecticut River (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
ORANGE - John R. Currie, 49, was already writing a song about the Connecticut River when he read about the "Living Along the River" songwriting contest in a local newspaper.

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Connecticut Says Use of Fake Auto Insurance Cards Growing (Insurance Journal)
Counterfeit auto insurance cards have been a problem for years, say Connecticut insurance officials, but recently, the department's fraud and investigations' divisions have been seeing seen a lot more

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Defenders: Connecticut routs Reading again (The Norwich Bulletin)
Mike Mooney finished a triple short of the cycle, and the Connecticut Defenders’ sporadic offense was clicking for the second straight night in an 11-3 victory over the Reading Phillies Thursday.

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New Britain, Connecticut Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Hartford County, Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases high-speed wireless data coverage and capacity along I-84, New Britain Avenue, and West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut, as well as the surrounding area.

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Missing Connecticut Man Found in Illinois a Year Later (Fox News)
Police in Illinois found a Connecticut man who was reported missing last year, but it remains a mystery why he left his wife and son.

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Witch trials: Middletown filmmaker documenting a little-known fact: Connecticut was hanging witches long before Salem ... (Republican-American)
They called Elizabeth Goodman a witch. In Colonial Connecticut, stories swirled about the old woman who lived with the New Haven Colony's then-deputy governor: Goodman muttered to herself. She accused others of witchery. She sinisterly knew about unseen figs tucked in one woman's pocket. Another woman complained that after Goodman tried buying her chickens, they died and when they cut open the ...

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Time travel at the Connecticut Trolley Museum (Journal Inquirer)
One visit to the Connecticut Trolley Museum will make you a fan for life. Opened in 1940, it is the oldest museum of its kind in the country. The museum is located off Interstate 91 in East Windsor and open March through October, with special Halloween and Winterfest programs.

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The Unwashed and the Upper Crust in Connecticut (New York Times)
ARRIVING in Kent, Conn., fresh off the Appalachian Trail, two hikers who go by the trail names Mudbug and Bones ambled for about a quarter of a mile along a country road. First they passed the well-kept athletic fields and stately brick structures of the Kent School.

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UConn star Abrosimova signs with Connecticut Sun (Sports Illustrated)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Svetlana Abrosimova became the latest former University of Connecticut player to sign with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.

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Connecticut Child Dies After Shooting in Jewett City (FOX 5 New York)
Connecticut state police say a toddler has died after an apparent accidental shooting in his Jewett City home. Police say 2-year-old Wyatt Matteau found a gun in his home and was critically injured when it discharged just after 9 a.m. Thursday.

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