ESSEX, Conn. (WTNH) — A new exhibit opens today at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex. It is called “Rising Waters,” and it takes a look at the history of flooding along the river, with an emphasis ...

The photos are staggering. A city street is so flooded a group of men aren’t walking down the byway; instead, they’re floating down it in a boat, as if the street were a canal in Venice. A building is ...

The Connecticut River has come a long way since the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Over 55 years ago, it was legal, and actually common, for toxic waste to be dumped in the river.

ESSEX — Visitors can spend the day immersed in the Myths and Legends of the Connecticut River Valley, a symposium and exhibit opening Sept. 21, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Experts will provide a scholarly and ...

As Connecticut has untold numbers of rivers, brooks, streams, lakes and ponds, it doesn’t take long for a trickling stream to become a torrent, a meandering river to become a raging malevolence, a ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a busy weekend in Connecticut as the holiday season winds down! Here are 8 Things to Do this weekend. 1. Holiday Train Show, Connecticut River Museum in Essex All aboard ...