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Connecticut officials are making preparations for any problems caused by Hurricane Earl, which has already prompted evacuations in North Carolina's outer banks. Governor Rell held conference calls yesterday with state and city emergency officials about the state's readiness. Officials are...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom September 1, 2010 10:40 AM
The hot and humid conditions are expected to create unhealthy air quality in Connecticut today and tomorrow.  The state Department of Environmental Protection is forecasting elevated concentrations of ground level ozone in six of Connecticut's eight counties.  The air quality...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom September 1, 2010 10:39 AM

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A leading state economist is offering his take on the economy going forward.  Fairfield University economics professor Ed Deak also sits on the Governor's Economic Advisory Committee.  In his address tonight to the home builders and remodelers association of Fairfield...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom September 1, 2010 10:37 AM
The town of Greenwich will be dedicating a monument to victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.  The "Advocate" reports a bronze plaque will be dedicated September 12th at the Great Captains Island Lighthouse, which has been renovated.  The...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom September 1, 2010 10:29 AM
No library tax in Stamford.  The "Advocate" reports Ferguson Library trustees have decided no to go ahead with a plan that would've seen residents paying a tax which would've gone toward paying down a million-dollar deficit.  The request to removal...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 30, 2010 10:43 AM
A subcommittee of Norwalk's Zoning Commission will review plans for a mosque in the city on Thursday.  The "Hour" reports the mosque is being proposed for property on Fillow Street.  This comes on top of plans to review expansion of...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 30, 2010 10:42 AM
Connecticut commuters you have been warned, starting today there are a slew of schedule changes that could change both the morning and afternoon rush.  Metro North says work on the electrical system and five bridges is forcing them to change...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 30, 2010 10:40 AM
The investigation is continuing into a serious motorcycle accident in Westport over the weekend.  It was around 2:30 Saturday afternoon when police first received the call near 128 Beachside Avenue.  That's where the driver was found lying on the side...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 30, 2010 10:39 AM
Results from a survey suggest the majority of those who send their kids to Stamford public schools would be inclined to recommend the school system to others.  The "Advocate" reports 69-percent of those responding to the question on a ten-point...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 30, 2010 10:37 AM
Norwalk officials continue to investigate cemetery vandalism. They say about 5-thousand-dollars in damage was done recently to the historic Pine Island Cemetery. The Historical Commission Chairman, David Park, tells the "Hour" he noticed the lights out Wednesday when he...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:16 AM
Over 200 turned out for the funeral of a Norwalk man who was shot to death last weekend in Washington D.C. Neil Godleski was attending college at Catholic University of America in the Nation's Capitol at the time of...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:15 AM
State Environmental Officials have reopened three popular beaches on Long Island Sound to swimming after new testing showed acceptable bacteria levels. The Department of Environmental Protection had closed Sherwood Island in Westport, Rocky Neck and Silver Sands earlier this...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:13 AM
A plan to straighten a crooked intersection in Stamford and close other streets has led to concerns about speeders and eminent domain issues. Several homeowners near the intersection at Wright and Spruce Streets say the bend in the road...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:12 AM
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon is being criticized by the father of a wrestler who died of heart failure earlier this month. Harley McNaught told the "Day of New London" that McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:11 AM
Stamford Police are putting the word out regarding solicitors. The "Advocate" reports residents in the city's Springdale section have called them about a group selling door-to-door magazine subscriptions. Police eventually caught up with a man who told them his...
Posted by WSTC/WNLK Newsroom August 27, 2010 10:10 AM

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