Is it just my house, or has anyone else noticed a strong chemical smell in the tap water lately? It seems strongest in the hot water, and it...

I read in today's paper that Marty's Corner store in Naugatuck is closing, hopefully to be reopened eventually by new owners. When...

Stop & Shop, which has three stores in Waterbury and a fourth just over the line in Watertown, has a great program that makes it easy fo...

When you look at the voter turn-out numbers (just sent to me by Bryan Baker ), and add that to the notion that we need the police to keep th...

I stopped by the WOW center this evening to vote in the local election. Early results should be available in less than two hours, thanks to ...

If the DOT can no longer afford to widen, straighten and otherwise improve the small yet annoyingly dangerous stretch of I-84 between Austin...

The city is finally hiring a grantwriter. This is a job that a lot of people have been hoping would be created for several years now. There ...

Jarjura's campaign ads aren't the only ones suffering from grammatical errors that drive me batty. Theriault, the Independent party ...

A few weeks ago, I noticed that Google's search engine had changed and no longer seemed quite as good as it used to be. Today, while loo...

Two years ago, and again this year, I have been struck by and giggled at the gross grammatical error on the Jarjura campaign signs. The phra...

The holiday season is fast approaching, and I promised myself that I would do a few holiday-themed paintings this year which would also be a...

I was kind of glad to see that the Rep-Am didn't report on Saturday's forum at Walsh School until today, but only because I was feel...

Progress is being made, ever so slowly, on getting construction started for the downtown Facade Improvement Program. As I wrote previously ,...

Last night I made a trip to Target for some chicken soup and orange juice--I was hit by the flu early this week, and Target has really low p...

The second public meeting for the Greenway project was held on September 16. I am very impressed with the consultants for this project--they...

My sincere thanks to everyone who voted in the Primary on Tuesday. Sadly, only 19% of the eligible voters came out that day. I am, however, ...

11:14 a.m. ~ So far a slow day. I was assigned to Blessed Sacrament this morning, where we averaged approximately 12 voters per hour. Coleen...

I'm sitting on the train platform right now, waiting for the 9:15. I don't normally sit around waiting, but I had to drop my car off...

I love political debates (and wish we would have one during this election season!). Last Friday's Democratic Forum at the River Baldwin ...

I'm trying to avoid having this blog dwell too much on campaign issues, but this one is really bothering me, and I think there are a cou...