Connecticut State Parks

Thousands began the new year with a guided hike in one of Connecticut’s state parks.

Nine months after fire destroyed a much-anticipated addition to Milford’s Silver Sands State Park, construction crews are back at work to replace it. The buildings, which included concessions, a bathroom and changing area, elevated outdoor seating, and a lifeguard office, were supposed to open last Memorial Day weekend. Walkers who take the Silver Sands boardwalk can now see a...