The crowd, typically revved up as they wait for players to take the field, was silent as Shelton High paid tribute to Jimmy McGrath, a 17-year-old Fairfield Prep student and Shelton resident who was fatally stabbed over the weekend. "Ladies and gentlemen," the game's announcer said, "as you know, tonight we are here to honor the life of Jimmy McGrath, a young man who was tragically taken from all of us far too soon." Shelton High School Principal Kathleen Riddle took the field just before game

As the rain dumped loads of water into the Brook Street building, he held his breath as he wondered if the air conditioning he installed last year had been permanently damaged. Then he looked across the street and noticed a large koi swimming freely in a parking lot. "I was pumping the basement out from the rear entrance," Hutchison said, "and across the road on Grove Street, behind Neat [Coffee], there's a little parking lot there ... that's where we first saw it." Hutchison, who also serves o

Cranston, the star of hit TV shows like "Breaking Bad" and "Malcolm in the Middle" and movies like "Argo" and "Little Miss Sunshine," took pictures with customers as he signed bottles of Dos Hombres, which Cranston developed with his "Breaking Bad" co-star Aaron Paul. Cranston entered the store around 10 a.m. sporting a Dos Hombres hat and said he was glad to see so many people in attendance, even joking about how much he and his team enjoyed their new mezcal line. "It's some of our favorite ju

GREENWICH, CT — While a number of films have been shot in various areas of Connecticut, it's a somewhat hidden fact that a major film studio is actually located in Greenwich. Blue Sky Studios sits just at the edge of town on American Lane, about 10 minutes away from Westchester County Airport. The studio's newest project, "Spies In Disguise," is set to open in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day. Ahead of its wide release, the Greenwich International Film Festival showed an advance screening o

NORWALK, CT — The harbor seals have always been a big attraction to guests at the Maritime Aquarium since its opening in 1988, so much so that the aquarium's logo even pays tribute to them. Now the aquarium's five seals, Ariel, Leila, Polly, Rasal and Tillie, have more room to swim and relax in an area meant to evoke their natural environment: a classic New England cove. The seals' home recently underwent an extensive transformation to become Pinniped Cove, the largest aquatic display in the a

No, it's not because of any type of spooky Halloween magic but rather because her husband, Mike Dummeyer, loves to make his family smile. (To sign up for Stamford breaking news alerts and more, click here.) "It's really been his brainchild every morning," Dummeyer said. "I like when [the skeletons] look really creepy, like when they're creeping out from behind our wall." The skeletons, of course, are plastic. In fact, they were a birthday gift Erin specifically requested her husband purchase

The spokesperson noted the past year has been "challenging" for Disney on many fronts due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, which has led to some "very difficult business decisions" for the company. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.) "Given the current economic realities, after much consideration and evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to close filmmaking operations at Blue Sky Studios," a studio spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson

GREENWICH, CT — Like most kids his age, 9-year-old Sam Buck of Greenwich looks forward to Halloween every year. His mother, Allyson, said her son loves being the center of attention as a result of his elaborate costumes. It is also the only day of the year his classmates are jealous of his wheelchair. "Kids literally come up to him and say 'Oh, I wish I had that,'" Allyson Buck told Patch. "Nobody looks at him with envy when he's riding around in his wheelchair other than on Halloween." Whe

GREENWICH, CT — The room was tense as hundreds of town Republicans gathered around a large screen Tuesday night at the Greenwich Teen Center, watching the results for a number of high-profile races in town trickle in. As each district posted its results, one thing became clear: Greenwich's first selectman race was going to be a close match. At one point, with only eight district totals counted, Republican candidate Fred Camillo and Democratic candidate Jill Oberlander were both at 50 percent,

NORWALK, CT — Unusual as it may sound, you can tell a lot about a restaurant or bar based on their chicken wings. The way a local eatery handles their wing selection can say a lot about their style, vibe, attention to quality and penchant for variety. As the Super Bowl approaches, you may find yourself dreaming of crispy wings smothered in buffalo sauce, dry rubbed or glistening with barbecue sauce. Maybe you don't care what you have, as long as it's drowned in bleu cheese or ranch dressing. W