The first woman executed for witchcraft in New England was from Windsor.
Ray Bendici
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A UConn professor was part of a team that recently made the discovery that the family cookout has been around for about 12,000 years. And in the meantime, our species has pretty …
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Who leaves unexploded mortar shells around the house anyway? [November 9, 2009] An unexploded World War II-era mortar shell was in with a box of antique firefighting equipment donated to Manchester fire …
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Halloween means ghosts, dark creatures and all sorts of things that go bump in the night, so what better way to get into the spirit of the season than going to see …
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Plum Island never hosted Jack, Locke or Hurley, and although it’s never been “lost,” it is shrouded in a bit of mystery and conspiracy theory.
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If you have no plans on Saturday night, this sounds like it’s going to be a good time — the proceeds are going to benefit Real Art Ways. [April 3, 2009] It’s …
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Orgone was a controversial concept in the mid 1930s when it was first proposed, and summarily dismissed by mainstream science. Then again, the idea that meteors fells from space was also thought …
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Aren’t stealth and silence a big part of the ninja code? [October 12, 2009] A man dressed as a ninja was arrested in Vernon for waving nunchuks and shouting about fighting Sen. …
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Mountain lions, beavers and fishers, oh my! A roundup of local doings on these (possibly) Connecticut creatures.
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Seems to be an odd thing to celebrate a one-year anniversary of, but it was in all the papers. [February 17, 2010] A year after being savagely attacked by Travis the chimp, …
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Don’t believe the “Wright” hype — the evidence is that Bridgeport’s Gustave Whitehead was first to achieve motorized flight. [August 14, 2010] A local high school teacher celebrated the 109th anniversary of …
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Sure, you now know about Steward’s Cabinet of Curiosities in the Old State House, but there’s another one in the state — and although this one is virtual, it’s just as filled …