WOODSTOCK

The clean-up continues more than two days after a strong storm moved through the state and thousands of people are still in the dark on Saturday.

From Jimi Hendrix to Janis Joplin, the first day of the Woodstock Fair featured a 1960s tribute band competition in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historic 1969 music festival, Woodstock.

A Massachusetts teacher is being held on bail after police say he left a live round of ammunition in a stairwell Thursday morning, which prompted a lockdown at Southbridge High School. Alfred Purcell III, 57, of Woodstock, Connecticut, was arraigned in Dudley District Court on two counts of the unlawful possession of ammunition, two counts of carrying ammunition on school...

The Connecticut-based puppeteer who has played Big Bird on “Sesame Street” is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show.