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What's open and closed on Columbus Day 2026 in Connecticut?
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (356+ words) Schools, post offices and government agencies will close across Connecticut on Columbus Day, though many private businesses are expected to remain open throughout the three-day weekend. Columbus Day has been formally observed as a federal holiday in the United States…...
See 2,000+ historic barns and farm buildings across Connecticut
1+ week, 4+ day ago (562+ words) The barns of Connecticut. When colonists settled in Connecticut, the first building they usually built wasn't a church or a meeting house. Instead, Christopher Wigren of Preservation Connecticut explained to CT Insider, it was a barn. While the state's agricultural…...
This Connecticut town ranked No. 11 among the best small cities in America
1+ week, 5+ day ago (389+ words) A Connecticut town is one of the best "small cities" in the country, according to a new study from WalletHub. The financial company released its list of the "Best Small Cities in America" on Tuesday, ranking 1,318 cities across five categories:…...
A storm just erased a piece of 124-year-old history in Connecticut
1+ week, 5+ day ago (501+ words) Of 147 towns with records, 55 Connecticut Oak trees survived. The powerful nor’easter that washed through Connecticut this weekend left destruction in its path across the state. One loss was a pin oak tree that has been nestled in the woods of…...
One New Haven carousel tells a much bigger Connecticut story
3+ week, 3+ day ago (865+ words) The carousel building at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven sustained damage after a storm Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 For more than a century, the carousel house at New Haven's Lighthouse Point Park has weathered whatever the Long Island Sound sent its…...
Haunted History Trail: Map of the most haunted places in Connecticut
3+ week, 4+ day ago (42+ words) If you’re looking to see wandering witches and spirits stalking the streets, Connecticut announced a roadmap of its most haunted destinations. If you're looking to see wandering witches and spirits stalking the streets, Connecticut announced a roadmap of its most…...
Bristol couples covered Pero’s Bridge with love locks, but 3 tonnes of metal eventually stopped the historic bridge from lifting
3+ week, 6+ day ago (397+ words) For years, couples visiting Bristol attached padlocks to Pero’s Bridge to symbolise their relationships, often throwing the keys into the harbour below. The tradition eventually created an unexpected engineering problem....