Connecticut
The Longest-Delayed BBQ Joint in Connecticut Officially Opens Today
Open your car window and take in the sweet smell of hickory-smoked meat along 84 near the 691 interchange in Cheshire/Southington today, or coming down Southington Mountain. Finally, over three years after their second location was announced to the public, Wallingford’s Pig Rig BBQ’s long-awaited second location is opening up to the public today.
I wrote about Pig Rig’s expansion plans way back in December of 2021, at the time it was expected that the new location at 1843 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Southington would open sometime in Spring 2022. The new restaurant is located in an old Dunkin’ building on Rt. 322 in between the TA Travel Center (Which I still call 76 Truck Stop), and AMC Southington (Which I still call Apple, Regal, or Starplex).
Pig Rig – Wallingford gets good online reviews, it’s average on Yelp is a 4.4 out of 5, 4.6 out of 5 on TripAdvisor, and a 3.7 out of 5 on Google. Most of the commenters mention the great smoky flavor, and generous portions, a few negative reviews mention the temperature of the meats or sides was too cold, or too expensive. The menu at Pig Rig BBQ features what you would expect from a BBQ restaurant in 2025- a few varieties of Pulled Pork, Baby Back Rib entrees, Brisket, Burnt Ends, BBQ Chicken, Hummel hot dogs, a few sandwiches, and burgers, with traditional sides like cole slaw, Hickory-smoked mac&cheese, cornbread, collard greens, potato salad, and Cowboy beans.
Why was the second location delayed by three years? Look at the restaurant industry in Connecticut, it’s pretty impossible to turn a profit.
Take a Stroll Along the Hudson Valley – Catskills Walk of Fame
Did you know that there is a Walk of Fame in Woodbury Common Premium Outlets? It’s the Hudson Valley – Catskills Walk of Fame, and I took photos of the most recognizable honorees and their stars over the weekend, take a stroll with me
Gallery Credit: Large Dave
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Connecticut
Man arrested after stealing from Connecticut Children’s Hospital donation bin
ENFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) – Police arrested a Connecticut man on Sunday morning after he allegedly stole bottles and cans from a Connecticut Children’s Hospital donation bin.
Officers received a call at around 8 a.m. for a report of a larceny from a “Cans For Kids” donation bin at located on Raffia Road, according to the police department.
Police said they used used local surveillance cameras and municipal license plate readers to identify a vehicle and suspect.
Officials identified the individual as Joshua Wilcox of Broad Brook
With the help of Wethersfield police officers, Wilcox was found and detained. Enfield police arrested Wilcox and charged him with sixth-degree larceny and first-degree criminal trespass.
It was also revealed that this is the second incident involving Wilcox at the same location, police said.
No further details were released.
Eyewitness News will provide more details as soon as they become available.
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Connecticut
Danbury OKs expanded building plans for west side cancer center
“(T)he applicant is proposing a minor building addition of 1,300 square feet to the basement level because the specialized proton equipment required a slightly larger support space,” said Allie Smith, an associate planner with the city’s professional planning and zoning department.
Smith is referring to what would be the second proton therapy cancer treatment center between New York City and Boston, after the Connecticut Proton center in Wallingford, which is scheduled to open later this year.
Proton therapy is considered advanced radiation treatment because it uses the positively charged particles to “target cancer with exceptional precision,” reducing damage to nearby healthy tissue.
The expanded building plans for Danbury Proton are the latest development in a prolonged effort to serve western Connecticut and nearby New York residents with the novel cancer treatment.
The project, which was set to break ground on a 3-acre site overlooking Danbury Municipal Airport this spring, is “very busy marketing and selling the bonds,” a spokesman said.
“We’re ready to break ground as soon as we close on the bonds,” said Drew Crandall on Friday. “We are in conversation with investors every day and we are making good progress.”
In March, Danbury’s City Council agreed to use its bonding power to help Danbury Proton get low-cost financing under a “conduit issuer” agreement. Around the same time, the city’s Planning Commission extended approvals for the project, which were scheduled to expire in July.
All that means that Danbury Proton expects to open its 17,000-square-foot facility at 85 Wooster Heights Road in late 2027 or early 2028.
“The day is coming when we will be treating patients with revolutionary proton therapy cancer treatment,” Crandall said in a newsletter to supporters last week. “Countless patients and their families will benefit from proton therapy.”
Connecticut
Fire extends from attic of well-known Clinton donut shop
Several businesses and residents are displaced after a well-known donut shop in Clinton caught fire Saturday morning according to fire department officials.
Clinton Volunteer Fire Department officials say officers received reports of a fire at Beach Donut where they found heavy smoke and a fire extending to the attic.
They say people were evacuated while firefighters work to bring the fire under control.
One person was transported by Clinton EMS for evaluation.
The displaced residents are being treated by the American Red Cross and the fire is still under investigation by the Clinton Fire Marshal’s Office with assistance from the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.
The fire department received mutual aid from several fire stations and EMS from neighboring towns.
According to the Beach Donut Facebook, the business will be temporarily closed until notice.
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