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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.

Norman Sauer, the Republican challenger for first selectman in Litchfield, comments during Thursday night’s debate with First Selectman Denise Raap. John McKenna Republican-American

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.

Over piles of pasta and meatballs on Wednesday, Republican candidates in Litchfield met the public, promoted themselves and rallied behind the GOP effort to make headway in the November election.

LITCHFIELD – A pair of state legislators pledged their support to the Republican candidate for first selectman, Norman Sauer, during a GOP candidate meet-and-greet event Saturday at Community Field.

First selectman candidate Norman Sauer, center, and his running mates for the Board of Selectmen, John Bongiorno, left, and Daniel Morosani were part of the Republican candidate event at Community Field on Saturday. BZ photos

Matt Tobin, a Republican seeking to regain his seat on the Board of Finance in November, listens to discussion during a GOP candidate forum at the Bantam firehouse on Thursday. BZ photos

Norman Sauer, the Republican challenger for first selectman, would make volunteer recruitment and retention one of his three priorities if elected Nov. 7, he told a crowd of 40 at a GOP candidate forum Thursday at the Bantam firehouse.

LITCHFIELD – Republican candidate for first selectman Norman Sauer used his first campaign forum to outline the priorities he would pursue if elected in November.

Norman Sauer is the Republican candidate for first selectman in Litchfield. BZ photo
Litchfield voters will have their first chance Tuesday to engage Republican candidate for first selectman Norman Sauer in a discussion of the issues facing the town.

Norman Sauer, the Litchfield Republican candidate for first selectman, addresses the GOP caucus Tuesday at Bantam Borough Hall. John McKenna Republican-American

Norman Sauer, center, is the Republican candidate for first selectman in Litchfield. Dan Morosani, left, and John Bongiorno will run for seats on the Board of Selectmen. BZ photos

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.

Republican and Republican-leaning Independents have shifted their views of who they believe is the best choice to be the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2024.

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.