Again, maybe we should have an “ironic news” category.
[September 1, 2010] Bridgeport’s top arson investigator was arrested and charged for allegedly hiring someone to set fire to her Mercedes as part of an insurance scam …
Source: Connecticut Post

Seems like there is getting to be more ghost-hunting groups than there are ghosts!
[August 30, 2010] The East Coast Angels are investigating paranormal claims in Southeastern Connecticut …
Source: The Day of New London

Does fire scare off the ghosts?
[August 29, 2010] A massive fire destroyed part of the supposedly haunted Remington Arms complex in Bridgeport …
Source: Connecticut Post

In the heart of Bridgeport stands an abandoned building complex that includes the Poli Palace, the Majestic Theater and the Savoy Hotel, each of which were once glorious edifices and now are empty and crumbling structures, home to rats, vagrants and … ghosts?

The Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry is a unique place, home to one of the leading puppetry schools in the world as well as dozens of antique puppets and marionettes, making it just a little bit creepy, too.

Don’t know if this is weird as much as it’s pure FAIL — it’s gonna take a big wedge to pitch that out of there.
[August 20, 2010] A South Windsor man flipped his vehicle into a sand trap at Topstone Golf Course early Wednesday morning, then reported it missing …
Source: WTIC 1080

Huguette Clark is a real-life enigma wrapped in a riddle and shrouded by mystery, with a nifty Connecticut connection.

The ship looks like it’d be fun to cruise around in.
[August 19, 2010] A replica of the deep-sea submersible RV Deep Quest was recently docked in New London for repairs, drawing questions as to what exactly it was …
Source: The Day of New London

Did they know the investigation was over when they heard the EVP of a fat lady singing?
[August 18, 2010] The Sterling Opera House in Derby was recently investigated by Above the Realm, a paranormal group, who had some interesting findings …
Source: New Haven Register

Must be the global warming.
[August 17, 2010] A brown pelican was spotted with a white-tailed kite off of Point Stratford, a very rare double sighting as neither bird is indigenous to Connecticut …
Source: Connecticut Post