Redding (Fairfield, Connecticut)

The state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...

1) Barnum Publick House 1020 Broad St. Bridgeport (203) 690-1044 barnumpublickhouse.com   2) Redding Roadhouse 406 Redding Road Redding (203) 938-3388   3) BRYAC Restaurant and Raw Bar 3074 Fairfield Ave. Bridgeport (203) 522-4777  

Rob Labritz shot a 2-under par 68 to lead six players who advanced from a U.S. Open local qualifier at the Country Club of Fairfield. Brian Williams (69), Grant Sturgeon (70), Cameron Chottiner of Westport (70), Andrew Gai of Westport (70) and Peter...

Most people don't spend much time thinking about their mattress. But for cities like Hartford, mattresses can be a huge and costly problem. Every year, more than 350,000 mattresses are discarded statewide in Connecticut, costing more than $1.3 million...

The Redding Roadhouse 406 Redding Road, West Redding, (203) 938-3388, reddingroadhouse.com   The decline of the country inn makes nostalgists sad, but let's face it: most of Fairfield County's shuttered inns served food as outdated as the old-timey...

How is it that Highstead is not better known outside of northern Fairfield County? Highstead is a non-profit sanctuary in woodsy Redding with 165-acres of forest, fields, swamp and pond. It combines cutting-edge forest science and more than two miles of...

Some police departments in Connecticut that use license plate scanning technology to identify unregistered and stolen cars are holding on to the data and sharing it, raising privacy concerns about how that information could be used. "By allowing the...

Investigations in Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, New York and other states have in recent years found disturbing evidence of police officers abusing steroids. But Connecticut police insist they've never seen it here. A national expert who's been...

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will visit and present talks on the campus of Western Connecticut State University on Oct. 18 and 19, according to a school press release. The visit was arranged in cooperation with Do Ngak Kunphen Ling, the...

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Drivers rolling down scenic Bayberry Lane in Westport might be forgiven for being distracted. Next to the road, which undulates gently past multimillion dollar mansions and older ranch homes, a field has been ploughed. Only the oldest local residents...

HOW IT GOT ITS NAME: Named Reading in 1729 for John Read, the first white man to settle in the area, and also influenced by Reading in Berkshire, England. Changed to Redding when it was incorporated, most likely to match the pronunciation of the English...