Special Series

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On the Road in Litchfield County: Five Points Gallery

Located in a historic downtown building, Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT is a non-profit contemporary art gallery showcasing professional regional, national, and international visual artists. Producer Dave Fraser visited the Gallery recently and talked with...

On the Road in Litchfield County: Goshen, CT

Goshen is a small town in Litchfield County that was incorporated before the Revolutionary War. Goshen has attracted newcomers over the years because, as locals say, it’s a nice place to raise a family and it’s also a destination on the Connecticut Wine...

On the Road in Litchfield County Overview

Litchfield County, CT is the state’s largest county by land mass at about 920 square miles, however it has the lowest population density. Litchfield County is often thought of as an affluent region of the state, but as we discovered, it also has its challenges with...

Off the Beaten Path: Housatonic

Nestled in the shadow of the Berkshire town of Great Barrington lies the small village of Housatonic, along the river of the same name. A former bustling mill town, these days Housatonic is described by some residents as “the land that time forgot,” a throwback to a...

Off the Beaten Path: Skinnerville, MA

Connecting Point’s “Off The Beaten Path” continues with a look at Skinnerville, MA, a typical mill village of the mid-nineteenth century that was located along the banks of the Mill River near Williamsburg, Haydenville and Leeds. In 1874, a catastrophic event would...

Off the Beaten Path: Florida, MA

Mention the name “Florida,” and it usually conjures up thoughts of sun, sand, and palm trees – not snowy covered mountaintops in Massachusetts’ Berkshire Hills. With the Mohawk Trail running right through it, this rural and rugged town might be mistaken for being just...

Gone But Not Forgotten Returns Feb. 1

Gone but Not Forgotten, a Connecting Point special series looking at the places and institutions no longer with us, is back by popular demand! Tune in Wednesdays, beginning February 1, for a nostalgic look back at western New England favorites like the Mt. Tom Ski...