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Connecticut chef is nominee for James Beard Award
A Connecticut chef is a nominee for the James Beard Award for Best Chef for the Northeast Region.
The James Beard Foundation honors what it deems to be the best restaurants and chefs in the country each year and a Westport chef is one of the five finalists for Best Chef: Northeast, which is for chefs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Brian Lewis, of The Cottage in Westport, is one of the five finalists.
In 2015, Lewis founded Full House Hospitality Group, which owns and manages The Cottage, which has locations in Westport and Greenwich, and OKO, which has locations in Westport and Rye, New York.
The Cottage in Westport opened in 2015.
In 2022, they expanded and added the location in Greenwich.
Learn more here.
These are the nominees for the Best Chef: Northeast
- Avery Buck, May Day, Burlington, VT
- Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI
- Brian Lewis, The Cottage, Westport, CT
- Erin Miller, Urban Hearth, Cambridge, MA
- Derek Wagner, Nicks on Broadway, Providence, RI
This is the 35th anniversary of the James Beard Awards. The winners will be announced on Monday, June 16 in Chicago.
LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — A body found in the Connecticut River earlier this month has been positively identified as a missing Massachusetts man, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
Somebody had reported seeing a body in the Connecticut River near the Chester-Lyme Ferry on May 9 around 12:23 p.m., according to DEEP.
Fire crews and police were able to recover the body, where the man was pronounced dead.
Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) investigators were able to match known records to 63-year-old Donald Plasse, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, who was reported missing on Jan. 13.
According to DEEP, his disappearance followed an incident near the Connecticut River in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
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Where to watch Connecticut Sun vs Portland Fire on May 18: TV channel, start time and streaming
The WNBA has returned with a brand new collective bargaining agreement and a league full of loaded rosters as the 2026 season tips off.
A rookie class headlined by Dallas Wings top pick Azzi Fudd, Minnesota’s Olivia Miles and Washington’s Lauren Betts is ready to make a mark in the pros while the defending champion Las Vegas Aces look to keep their dynasty alive with a fourth title in five years.
As the the season gets going under a new media rights deal, it can be tough to figure out which channel each team is playing on every night. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in when the Portland Fire host the Connecticut Sun on Monday.
What time is Connecticut Sun vs Portland Fire?
Tip off between the Portland Fire and Connecticut Sun is scheduled for 10 p.m. (ET) on Monday, May 18.
How to watch Connecticut Sun vs Portland Fire on Monday
All times Eastern and accurate as of Monday, May 18, 2026, at 6:08 a.m.
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MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A 22-year-old man is dead after a crash on Interstate 84 in Middlebury on Saturday, Connecticut State Police say.
Crews from Troop A. responded to the scene between exits 16 and 17 on the Eastbound side at about 3:45 a.m. for reports of a two-car crash.
The both cars were traveling in the center lane near the South Street Bridge when the second car rear ended the first. The driver of the second car died as a result of the crash.
Connecticut State Police have identified the victim as 22-year-old James Hannan of Farmington.
Any witnesses to the collision are requested to contact Trooper James Perazzella #762 at (203)267-2200 or james.perazzella@ct.gov. The collision remains under investigation.
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