According to a press release issued by Direct Energy, residents and small businesses involved in the program saved approximately $5.9 million in energy costs through its offers in United Illuminating and Connecticut Light & Power service territories.

Windham Police Lt. Raymond Evans said the police department also had to deal with parties hosted by Eastern Connecticut State University off-campus students who just returned to school.

The hundreds of Husky fans who traveled to Ann Arbor were denied a UConn victory but if it’s any consolation, Connecticut fans, you were part of college football history.

The number of homeless veterans in the United States is now estimated at more than 200,000, which represents about 25 to 30 percent of the nation’s total homeless population.

Do you have a log or two in your yard that would make fine lumber if milled? On Sunday, Peter Nyberg of CT Logs to Lumber will set up and run his portable sawmill.

Local police are also stepping up their enforcement efforts.

DEP is working with the company that manages its campground reservation systemto provide a refund for all campers who had reservations for Friday night at one of these seven parks.