NEWINGTON - Sitting in his father's home in the quiet neighborhood in Newington, Connecticut, Matthew Friedman recollects on the wonder of being anonymous again. It only happens for three weeks out of the year.

Tuesday and Thursday nights, on your drive through downtown Newington, keep your eyes peeled for pedaling procession of bicycle enthusiasts gathering outside the Newington Bicycle shop at 1030 Main St.

NEWINGTON - "We're trying to get the word out that people have a right to choose what laboratory they go to for their blood test," said Amber Sadosky, marketing manager for Clinical Laboratory Partners LLC.

NEW BRITAIN - A Newington man was arrested on attempted assault and hate crime charges early Thursday, July 8, after he used a racial slur and tried to strike a black man with a shopping cart, police said.