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Ansonia All-American City  Avon Barkhamsted Beacon Falls All-American City Berlin  Home of the Berlin Fair Bozrah Branford The Town of Branford, Connecticut has an attractive and informative site about what's doing in the shoreline community.  This is the town's official site. Bridgeport Cheshire  The bedding plant capitol of Connecticut Chester Clinton Colchester Columbia  Birthplace of Dartmouth College Coventry Birthplace of Nathan Hale Danbury government information  Darien Deep River   Fine Town with pipes and drums Derby All-American City Durham government information but great fall fair East Hampton  Wonderful antique center East Hartford East Haven  East Lyme  Essex   Wonderful river views from the CT River Museum Franklin  The official page Glastonbury Goshen   Greenwich, Motto Fortitudine Et Frugalitate (Courage and Thrift) Guilford Haddam Only town on both sides of the CT River Hartford  Grand history and wonderful neighborhoods Hebron Kent Killingworth rural and suburban.... Lebanon   Ledyard   The Oliver Wolcott Library, the principal free public library of the Town of Litchfield selects, organizes, distributes and preserves a collection of print and non-print materials as a source of information, enlightenment, and recreation for community members designed to meet their personal, educational or professional needs. Manchester   Meriden   Middletown  On the CT river and the city is getting it right Milford Stonington  Naugatuck All-American City  Newington   New Britain has always been the state's "hardware city" but as with so much of New England's industrial base, hardware is no longer make in town.  But the city is far from down and out.  Home to Connecticut State University, grand buildings and homes, a thriving downtown and wonderful parks the community has adapted to changing times for the better.  The attractive site includes some fine pictures of what to see in New Britain, lots of local information and upcoming events in the city. New Hartford  good local links for things to do New Haven  again, great neighborhoods  New London  on the shore and the home New England Wow New Milford   North Branford  North Haven North Stonington   Norwalk   Norwich  some of the grandest old homes in the state Old Lyme  local color-no pictures-in the OLD LYME TYMES Old Saybrook Oxford All-American City   Portland    light-years from Middletown, but just over the bridge Redding  Ridgefield   Salem Seymour  All-American City   Shelton All-American City Simsbury Somers  South Windsor Stafford Very complete page-jobs, events, pictures the whole works Stamford   Suffield   Trumbull  Washington The official site of this small but thriving community.   Waterford  Watertown Watertown Library Association West Hartford   West Haven  Westbrook home of the "singing bridge" and great views of Long Island Sound. Westport  WestportNow is a new site about Westport, Connecticut.  They modestly proclaim that they are a 24/7 news and information source  that is one of only a handful of non-newspaper, non-broadcast professionally written and edited community news sites in the nation.   Wethersfield  "Ye Most Ancient Towne" official page Willington  Wilton Windsor  Woodbury   Newspapers in Connecticut Connecticut Post is the major southern Connecticut daily from Bridgeport.  Good local emphasis, if in the shadow of New York. Fairfield Citizen-News is a weekly owned by MediaNews Group, Inc that also publishes the Darien News-Review, the Norwalk Citizen-News  and the Westport News.  Most offer coverage of local events and happenings. Connecticut Magazine comes out every month and both the publication and the web site are decidedly uncontroversial.   Offering restaurant reviews, shopping tips and entertainment suggestions for the state's middle and upper crusts, the site is well designed and informative.    The Hartford Courant (the link here if for CTNOW) is owned by the Tribune Company from Chicago has given up most of its online presence.  At its site, ctnow.com, reports and news from the paper are represented in a packed format developed by MyWay, Corporation.   The Courant still has an official Internet site at The Hartford Courant, that contain little actual news although it does offer a good listing of email addresses for Courant staff, reporters and management.  The Courant also owns three weekly papers in the state. The Hartford Advocate Fairfield County Weekly New Haven Advocate Each has an obvious similarity, typical for chain newspapers, but they do provide good entertainment news and reviews for their respective areas.   The Danbury News-Times  reports on the western Connecticut.  The site is somewhat late in reporting from the print edition. The Day of New London, an independent daily for Connecticut and Rhode Island. Greenwich Time cover the Town and lower Fairfield County six days a week. New Haven Register is the largest daily in a chain of newspapers in the state.  As with each, the site and news does have a local slant but each feeds the others resulting in a common look and read.  Other members of the chain include; The Bristol Press  The Middletown Press The New Britain Herald  The Manchester Journal Inquirer  The Torrington Register Citizen The New London Gazette is an independent monthly that is all about New London events and history.  The web site is both informative and attractive, although it is not, strictly speaking, a newspaper. The Waterbury Republican-American  from Waterbury is a daily with good local coverage in an attractive site. Willimantic Chronicle has been around since 1877.  They present the area with an emphasis on community service and less on the news.   Three of the state's most important business papers are; Hartford Business Journal  New Haven's Business Times Commercial Record  This publication cover the state's real estate industry and related interests. The Greater New Milford Spectrum, A community weekly with an events listing.  The Newtown Bee is a weekly with good reporting on what's going on in Newtown. The Redding Pilot is part of a small chain of newspapers papers putting out weeklies in the state. The Resident comes out every other week with "good" news about eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Ridgefield Press  made the news on its own from Sony Pictures Entertainment.  It seems that two members of the advertising department, working to promote a new movie, fabricated a review from the paper.  Since the discovery of the phony review, the Press's movie reviewer has been interviewed by the national press and the newspaper has gained real notoriety.  The Press is part of a small chain of newspapers that covers many communities in the state. Vernon: Reminder  Weston: Forum  Wilton: Bulletin UCONN  (Storrs) Campus  Connecticut College (New London): College Journal  Connecticut College (New London): College Voice  Hartford: Informer  The Argus is the student paper from Wesleyan University in Middletown  Western Connecticut State (Danbury): Echo  Yale (New Haven): Herald  Yale (New Haven): News   Business Groups in Connecticut Connecticut Broadcasters Association represents broadcast professionals in the State with links to many of TV and radio stations. The Bridgeport Regional Business Council is the umbrella organization for the Trumbull, Stratford & Bridgeport Chambers of Commerce and other leadership groups for this vital part of Southern Connecticut.  Among the many features on this easy-to-use site are an events listing and a searchable membership directory. The Real Estate Exchange serves as a forum for women In Commercial Real Estate to discuss real estate issues and exchange of ideas.    The Connecticut Association of Chambers of Commerce Executives   Berlin Chamber of Commerce Branford Chamber of Commerce Chester Chamber of Commerce  Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce The East Granby Chamber of Commerce serves the community that is between Hartford and Springfield and is next door the region's air hub, Bradley International Airport. Guilford Chamber of Commerce Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce  The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce on Connecticut's shore has a striking site with solid information about the community and the business environment.  Greenwich has long been one of the nation's most appealing communities and the downtown shopping district is varied, thriving and well worth a trip.  Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce East Hartford Chamber of Commerce  MetroHartford Chamber of Commerce is the blanket organization for scores of business organizations and interests in Greater Hartford.  The organization is also very active in Hartford's downtown revitalization. Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce is one of the State's more active and prominent business organization and has it served the area well in good times and in more difficult periods.  New Britain Chamber of Commerce Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce  Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce Plainville Chamber of Commerce Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce, serving North Haven and Wallingford Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Southeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, serving the Greater New London/Groton area. The Business Council of Southwestern Connecticut (SACIA) Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce serving the Naugatuck River Valley Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce The Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce Tolland County Chamber of Commerce West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce    Museums in Connecticut The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society of Connecticut-a statewide preservation organization that maintain 13 historic properties, 9 of which are open to the public.  Most of the buildings have their original contests from centuries past.  Their web page has photographs of the properties, their locations, times for visiting and other information about preservation in the state.  The story is that when Abraham Lincoln was introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe he said it was his pleasure to meet the lady who started the Civil War. Since June 2000 the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center has commemorated 150 years since the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, the book that moved the nation and to which Lincoln was referring.  They continue to work on issue of equality and freedom.  The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield Bruce Museum of Arts and Science is a fine, small museum in Greenwich, just off I-95. Thee Connecticut Electric Railway Association The Knights of Columbus, founded in New Haven in 1882, open their museum  in the city in February 2000, recounting the history of the organization.    Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail  Connecticut River Museum, Essex is a fine, small museum with a wonderful view of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.   The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at the University of Connecticut  Discovery Museum  The Eli Whitney Museum  Florence Griswold Museum  is a grand gem just off I-95 in Old Lyme. The New Britain Museum of American Art is a real treasure in the aging but still vital Connecticut City.  The museum, like the rest of the city, is very close of all major highways in the area. Gunn Memorial Library & Museum Hill-Stead Museum   Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center  is very near the gaming and entertainment center of Foxwoods, and is well worth a trip, especially with children. Lyman Allyn Art Museum at Connecticut College in New London Mattatuck Museum The Thomas Griswold House Museum, Guilford Hyland House, Guilford, An active museum of colonial life and architecture The Dudley Farm  in Guilford is an education and recreational facility, designed to teach about life in the past with hands-on instruction. The Henry Whitfield State Museum in Guilford, was built in 1639 making it the oldest house in Connecticut. The Guilford Keeping Society collects preserves and shares heritage of Guilford, CT.  Nautilus Museum is just off I-95 in Groton, CT.  Admission is free, although they do take donations.  A renovation has made this great place even more interesting.  Explore naval history and crawl in and around the submarine itself.   New Britain Museum of American Art  New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport New England Civil War Museum & Library  The Noah Webster House Museum, West Hartford The Railroad Museum of New England and the Naugatuck Railroad, Thomaston Shore Line Trolley Museum Somers Mountain Museum of Natural History and Primitive Technology   Stepping Stones Museum for Children  Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Yale Center for British Art, New Haven Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven Military Museum of Southern New England, was founded in 1985 in Danbury.  It has expanded the collection, now with over 10,000  artifacts, from the history of Tank Destroyer and the 643rd TD Battalion, to general military history of this and the last century.    Preservation/Smart Growth East Hartford Enterprise Zone is a public/private partnership that is in the forefront of changing this community on the Connecticut River. First Town Down Town, the Windsor Main Street program.  They are still building and doing a great job. The New Britain Downtown District is a revitalization effort of property owners, the Chamber of Commerce and community residents.   CityCenter Danbury was one of  the first taxing districts in the state and one of the most successful. New London Main Street has an interesting site that is important for members of the organization and a good place for others to learn about what's doing in New London.  As they say, "it takes a whole city to make downtown work." The Cheshire Land Trust Riverfront Recapture in Hartford has been a leader in the city's revitalization for years.  With dogged determination and hard work they have transformed Hartford's riverfront on the Connecticut into a place of beauty and activity. Appalachian Mountain Club Connecticut Chapter Schooner, Inc. New Haven,  New London Development Corporation is a non profit organization working with private and public funding to develop our salty home town, New London, CT.   As with many organizations of this kind, it is no stranger to controversy.   Attractions Mystic Seaport continues to be one of the most popular and unique tourist centers on the east coast.   Mystic Aquarium is just off I-95 and has added many new attractions during a recent expansion.  Foxwoods Resort Casino Connecticut's first and largest gaming and entertainment center started with a modest bingo hall.   Today Foxwoods can answer most requirements for gaming opportunities, concerts, sporting events, dining and luxury accommodations.   The nearby museum is spectacular as are the shopping opportunities.     Mohegan Sun Casino  Visitors may note some modest construction going on.  Project Sunburst is transforming this formerly small, nearly homey casino, into one of the premiere gaming and entertainment destinations in the nation.  The new hotel, due to open in the Spring of 2002, will be the second tallest building in Connecticut with 1,200 luxury suits and a casino in the sky.  Aside from huge gaming opportunities, the center offers a full lineup of top name  entertainment-some for free-great restaurants and a unique offering of fine shops. Lake Compounce, Bristol Quassy Amusement Park Gillette Castle and State Park, in East Haddam will be closed for nearly all of 2001, including the wonderful nature walks to the river.  The Castle and grounds are be extensively renovated and closed until 2002 Essex Steam Train and Riverboat Ride  Sunrise Resort, Moodus    Theatre Bridgeport Free Shakespeare is an interesting program that offers the Bard's works for the people of the Bridgeport, during summer at the Beardsley Zoo park. Put on by Dandelion Productions presents, a non profit production company, and funded by the City and many corporate sponsors, last summer they staged seven free performances of  Shakespeare's  "Much Ado About Nothing", at the park and under the stars. As the name suggests, tickets are free but as we all know, Shakespeare is priceless.  The site includes background on how and why they started and ways to help. From Waterbury, Shakesperience Productions, Inc.,(SPI) is dedicated to bringing literature to life on stage and in the classroom. Since the non-profit was founded in 1998, it has performed before over 55,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in Connecticut and elsewhere in New England. Among its productions is included an original 5-actor adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for middle and high school students and many other classics from literature. Listed in the Directory of Performing Artists of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, they seek to engage audiences "naturally" in literary discussions, to develop understanding, as well as mutual and self-respect in young people. Nutmeg Actors Repertory Theatre is a new group in Shelton, CT although the founders are highly experienced in regional theatre.  Their goal is to stage important works and provide an avenue for talented "theatre people" to expand and enhance their craft. Actors' Ensemble, previously The Renaissance Theater Company, has provided quality theater and employment opportunities for artists and technicians in Connecticut for years.   They perform in Branford under the artistic direction of Dana Sachs.   This attractive site has the latest on upcoming performances.    Hartford Stage Garde Arts Center, has a busy, year-round schedule at its grand, restored theatre in downtown New London The River Rep at the Ivoryton Playhouse The Music Theatre of Connecticut holds classes and shows in the state. THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF THE DEAF  moved to Hartford from Chester, Connecticut in 2000 but they perform nationally and world-wide throughout the year.  The extensive schedule, easily searched at the site, includes dates for performances of Dragon Stories, the company's Little Theatre of the Deaf group for children.  As they say, "you see and hear every word." Goodspeed Musicals, on the Connecticut River in East Haddam, has been a  centerpiece for the region since 1963. Staging three productions from April to December, this year tickets are available for Brigadoon, They All Laughed and A Little Night Music.   The grand river view is free and open all year.    Algonkuin Theatre Company, Hamden THE SCHUBERT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER New Haven The Bushnell, in Hartford has one of the regions finest sound systems, enhanced by the extraordinary acoustics of the hall itself.      Downstairs Production Company, Stafford Eugene O'Neill Theater Center-National Theatre Institute, in Waterford is a frequent home to innovative stage productions and conferences.  The waterfront grounds-overlooking Long Island Sound-are spectacular.   THE HOLE IN THE WALL COMPANY New Britain Mark Twain Masquers, Hartford Music Theatre of Connecticut, Westport Oddfellows Playhouse, Middletown The Ridgefield Theatre Barn Stamford Theatre Works TheatreMania, West Haven. TheatreWorks New Milford Town Players of Newtown A "small wonder" since 1935; the company has grown into a key provider of quality productions and stage innovations.  Click the site for the latest. Secret Theatre, does a remarkable job staging innovative productions in a storefront on State Street in Downtown New London. Public Radio in Connecticut WMNR Fine Arts Radio is small station but they have a fine staff and offer 24 hours of music, seven day a week.  With local feeds for clear, crisp reception in Connecticut and parts of New York, the site offers live web casts and an events listing. Listen online WSHU-FM, Fairfield with regional feeds in Connecticut and Long Island.  Interesting local commentary and an events listing. Fairfield with regional feeds in Connecticut and Long Island.  Interesting local commentary and an events listing. Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc. is the parent company of Connecticut Public Television and Connecticut Public Radio.   They produce many quality programs locally and have an elaborate network that cover most if not all of the state.   They are also in the process, as of 2001, of moving their broadcasts into digital technology.   Arts in Connecticut   Connecticut Commission on the Arts Kinder Artistes, Gales Ferry- a multicultural /multi-medium experience- exhibitions are by children artists themselves-worth a click and applause.  Hygienic Art Gallery is a fine, new and old, gallery in New London   They hold an exhibit every January that is open to all.  No judges, censors prizes.  But it is great fun even in cold weather. New London. Connecticut Photo Gallery an official album of the state where submitted photographs are published on the Internet.  There are some fine photographs by state residents.-an official album of the state where submitted photographs are published on the Internet.  There are some fine photographs by state residents. Nilsson Spring Street Studio and Gallery, Chester MGC's Custom Made Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles and Fine Art, East Haddam East Haddam The Artists Gallery of Southwestern Connecticut Greenwich Gallery Greater Hartford Arts Council-Connect the Dots Glass Onion Gallery, Danbury, Danbury Tolland County Arts Association Tom Hahn Photography in Downtown New London and the photographer of our Founder.  Connecticut Art Therapy Association Washington Art Association The Connecticut Songwriters Association was founded in 1979 and has over 1,500 members from around the world.   They meet regularly at different cities in the state and sponsor events, workshops and showcase live performances in throughout the year.  Members actively give up their time and talent to support a number of fine non-profit causes.  The site is attractive, interesting and offers links to many members.  Since 1983 the New Haven Ballet has been teaching, performing and inspiring young people in Greater New Haven, Connecticut.  Under the artistic direction of Noble Barker and with the solid support of an involved board of director, they also offer a summer dance camp.  The attractive site has a class schedules, registration information and a good event calendar.      Sound Waves Magazine is a monthly from Old Mystic, CT.  Since 1990 they have covered the music scene in Southern New England and they are a great place to find a favorite band or discover a new one.  is a monthly from Old Mystic, CT.  Outdoors in Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection  Great deal-The DEP car pass is $35 and provides unlimited access to the State's parks and beaches for a year.   They are sold at the entrances.  CT DEP Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, their Campground Directory and Connecticut State Parks & Forests Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association  Connecticut Mountain Recreation The Connecticut River Oar and Paddle Club Travel in Connecticut   Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  Rail service along Connecticut's shoreline and interior with connections to Amtrak service to all of New England.  The site includes schedules, rates and ticket purchases  online.  Waterbury and New Haven are the line's terminals in New England with important connections at Stamford, Connecticut. Bridgeport to Port Jefferson Ferry with rates, schedules and touring opportunities on Long Island and New England. New London County Guide, is a travel, entertainment and retailing site about the county.  Shoppers can help support a restoration project in Norwich, CT.  Deep River Navigation Company, in Deep River provides schedules for water travel on the Connecticut River and on Long Island Sound. Connecticut Department of Transportation  provides links and general travel information in the state. Bradley International Airport is growing into one of the best airports serving the region without many of the difficulties of others. Shore Line East, New London to New Haven by rail. Connecticut River Valley and Shoreline Visitors Council is a regional organization, supported by private and public funding, that promotes and coordinates tourism in one of the region.   The site has up-to-date information on events, points of interest and local attractions.