Peter Marteka
Hartford Courant
Manchester, CT, United States
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Across a tombolo in Long Island Sound to the mysterious Charles Island
In this week’s Nature column, Peter Marteka visits Charles Island at Silver Sands State Park in Milford. → Read More
Community mourns sudden death of popular Wethersfield High School English teacher
Andrew Nicholas, a popular Wethersfield High School English teacher known for taking students around the world, passed away suddenly over the weekend. → Read More
Police make arrest in 2017 Asylum Hill homicide
Police arrested a city man Saturday charging him with murder in connection with a July 2017 homicide. → Read More
South Windsor police, social services to host houses of worship safety presentation
The South Windsor Police Department and youth and family services are hosting a security and safety planning session for houses of worship. → Read More
Name of Connecticut Police Officer Killed While Off Duty to be Added to National Law Enforcement Memorial
South Windsor Sgt. Matthew Mainieri was at a bar in Murrells Inlet, S.C., on Sept. 2, 2018 when a fight broke out. As he attempted to breakup the scuffle, he was hit in the head and died from his injuries. → Read More
Ed Richardson, who chronicled thousands of Connecticut’s biggest trees, dies at 95
Richardson, an expert and chronicler of the state’s biggest trees and longtime Glastonbury resident passed away Dec. 19 → Read More
West Haven man arrested in connection with an assault and robbery at motel
Police arrested a West Haven man early Saturday morning in connection with an assault and armed robbery at a Super 8 Motel. → Read More
South Windsor to offer video of more meetings in 2020, posting on town website
In an effort to open up more of the government with only a few clicks, the South Windsor town council recently approved a plan to televise more commission meetings starting next month. → Read More
State officials working to make Enders State Forest safer for visitors
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has made improvements to the hiking trails around Enders Falls, one of the state's most stunning waterfall complex. → Read More
Amherst woman killed in Vernon car crash Friday
An Amherst woman was killed Friday night during a three-car crash on West Street. → Read More
Four shot in Hartford’s north end Sunday night
Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night that injured three men and a teen. → Read More
12-year-old boy injured in fall at Cotton Hollow Preserve in Glastonbury
LifeStar Helicopter was called to an early afternoon incident Monday at Cotton Hollow Preserve in Glastonbury. → Read More
Providing the physically challenged access to Connecticut’s shoreline with floating beach wheelchairs
Massachusetts-based SMILE Mass (Small Miracles in Life Exist) is hoping to make going to the beach easier with the donation of floating beach wheelchairs to Fairfield, Norwalk and Westport - the first recipients in the state. SMILE has donated more than 130 wheelchairs throughout New England. → Read More
A trip to a Kent preserve Monet might have painted
A visit to the Weantinoge’s Heritage Land Trust’s Alice McCallister Memorial Sanctuary in Kent. → Read More
Swallowed up by the natural world near the bustling UConn campus
Hillside Environmental Education Park is a 165-acre preserve located on UConn’s North Campus and includes three miles of hiking trails through meadows, woods and swamps. → Read More
East Hartford man becomes Hartford’s 17th homicide victim
An East Hartford man died early Thursday morning after being the victim of a “very targeted” drive-by shooting according to police. → Read More
Immigration debate is trickling down to Connecticut’s youngest residents
Kurt Thomas believes the issues of immigration along the United States/Mexican border are complex. Perhaps too complex for second-graders to comprehend which prompted him to speak out recently about an assignment that he said simplified immigration and the crisis at the border. → Read More
Owner of City Fish Market in Wethersfield remembered as dedicated, passionate
John Anagnos, a Glastonbury resident and owner of City Fish Market in Wethersfield, passed away Monday. → Read More
Kohl’s loss prevention officer arrested after alleged sexual assault
A Kohl’s loss prevention officer was arrested Friday after police said he detained two juveniles after a shoplifting incident and allegedly sexually assaulted one of them. → Read More
A trip along a busy Route 32 and discovering a sanctuary along the Thames in Waterford
In this week’s Nature column, Peter Marteka describes a visit to the Waterford Land Trust’s Avery Tract. → Read More