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LITCHFIELD — Vehicles at two local homes were rummaged through Tuesday afternoon by suspects who were traveling in an SUV that had been reported stolen in West Hartford.

In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race, ceding the nomination to Joe Biden.

LITCHFIELD — Blood left by the thief who stole the cash register from Petraroia Deli on West Street last summer was the key that led police to a Waterbury man arrested on charges of burglary and larceny.

LITCHFIELD — Two men have been charged following an apparent road-rage incident along Route 8 north in Litchfield where at least one individual was pepper sprayed, state police said.

TORRINGTON — Two suspects in a vehicle theft in Litchfield on Friday night and later an attempted home invasion in Torrington each are being held on $1 million bond and are scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Monday.

Litchfield Board of Education Chairman Matthew Terzian is congratulated by Margaret Hunt after winning a seat on the Region 20 Board of Education on Wednesday. Hunt was a candidate for the vacancy. BZ photos

A would-be thief is shown in a surveillance photo approaching an unoccupied car in Bantam on Friday.

After not being acknowledged by Selectman Jeffrey Zullo, John Bongiorno moved on, shaking hands with Selectman Jodiann Tenney and, below, exchanging a hug with Tenney.

Unlike the Trump-influenced Republican televised Punch and Judy farces, it was at all times civil. Both candidates—incumbent first selectman Denise Raap and challenger Norman Sauer—behaved well, even cordially.

Petraroia Deli on West Street in Litchfield was burglarized early Tuesday. BZ photo

Two reported motor vehicle break-ins on Meadow Street in Litchfield on Saturday night led Town Hall to issue the following statement and advice on the town Facebook page on Sunday:

State Rep. Karen Reddington-Hughes, R-Woodbury, was at Warren School for National Read Across America Day.

State Sen. Stephen Harding Jr. addresses the crowd at Patty's Restaurant. State Sen. Harding and state Rep. Karen Reddington-Hughes were holding their first joint meeting with constituents who came from all over Northwest Connecticut to participate.

We are beginning to wake up from a nightmare of a country we no longer recognize, and from a coup, we never knew.

Mike Cattey of Torrington and Sarah Carr of Litchfield watch as a Naugatuck Railroad train pulls into the depot in East Litchfield on Saturday to pick up gifts for Toys for Tots. BZ photos

LITCHFIELD – The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday responded to the result of a Nov. 8 referendum in which voters overwhelming supported a ban on the commercial sale of cannabis in town.

When cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX suddenly imploded last week, immediately erasing the fortune of 30-year-old founder Sam Bankman-Fried, the public soon noticed multiple strings between the company and the Democratic Party that curiously run through Ukraine.

HARTFORD — Attorney General William Tong announced Monday that Connecticut is due to receive $6.5 million from a $391.5 million settlement between Google and 39 states over its location tracking practices.

Veterans from American Legion Post 46 in Goshen and American Legion Post 27 in Litchfield participated in a program that included students singing songs, reading poems and distributing gifts to veterans.

American Legion Post 27 in Litchfield marked Veterans Day on Friday and in the process recognized three veterans who are graduates of Litchfield High School.

Jordan Richards of Litchfield will be the new judge in the Litchfield Hills Probate District on Jan. 1, 2023.

Karen Reddington-Hughes of Woodbury wears a smile at the Litchfield Distillery on Tuesday as she looks at the vote totals of her victory in the 66th District state representative race. To the right is state Rep. David T. Wilson, the legislator she’ll succeed. On the left is Willow Scott of Northfield. BZ photos

NEW MILFORD — Voters in the sprawling 30th state Senate District showed Tuesday they weren’t ready to change the seat from red to blue after more than 30 years.

It has been a strong voter turnout at the Litchfield firehouse on Election Day, with voters arriving in force shortly after the polls opened at 6 a.m.

Republican candidate for governor Bob Stefanowski had a lot of ground to cover in Northwest Connecticut on Saturday and did it with the help of Litchfield native Lizzie Wilson.

Incumbent Rep. Jahana Hayes and her Republican challenger George Logan are neck and neck according to a new poll commissioned by CT Examiner, which shows likely voters choosing inflation and rising prices by a two-to-one margin over abortion as the deciding issue in the race.

GOP Calls on Lamont to Release Details. Will media get to the bottom of it before election day?

The LRTC hosted an Oktoberfest themed fundraiser to raise funds for Breast Cancer awareness & education.

Kamala Harris visits CT ahead of key race in 5th District

This is an election year. But the issues this year are not about Democrats and Republicans. The big issue is whether this nation has degenerated to a point of no return -- a point where we risk destroying ourselves, before our enemies can destroy us.

Litchfield voters nailed it on Wednesday when they elected the new Region 20 Board of Education

Bill Davenport, left, Joanne Moore and John Morosani take the oath of office after being elected to the new Region 20 Board of Education on Wednesday.

Art can reflect – sometimes foreshadow – life. It has before, it may again. In 1976, America was low, next few years tough. A governor named Ronald Reagan ran for the Republican presidential nomination, lost to incumbent Gerald Ford, who lost to Democrat Jimmy Carter – who delivered double digit inflation, interest rates, and unemployment. But the Big Wheel…was starting to turn.

A petition drive is underway in Litchfield to bring a cannabis-related question to a referendum on Election Day in November.

Selectman retire's police. Litchfield to rely fully on resident state trooper program & state trooper patrols.

FINANCE BOARD TRIMS TOWN BUDGET PLAN

Stephan Krucker is the new chairman of the Republican Town Committee in Litchfield.

Litchfield’s Republican candidates will be at the Litchfield firehouse.

When it comes to absentee voting, we Americans, accustomed as we are to very loose rules, are often shocked to learn that 35 of the 47 European countries—including France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden—don’t allow absentee voting for citizens living in country.

Litchfield’s candidates for first selectman took the stage at Litchfield Intermediate School for an hour-long debate Tuesday that was sanctioned by the Democratic and Republican town committees.