The aptly named Benjamin Sleet was one of Stratford’s many entrepreneurial citizens during the mid- to late-1800s In the ...

STRATFORD — A local boat repair and construction business has been given the green light to build a new shipyard at a largely vacant site at the mouth of the Housatonic River.

A black swan, rarely seen in the UK, has been spotted in Stratford. Shakespeare's hometown typically attracts huge numbers of white swans on the River Avon, with an estimated 80 thought to be ...