Outdoors

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we take a look at the importance of leisure for health, how the concept differs around the world, and what it means to value your free time.

Agricultural fairs in Connecticut often include carnival rides, livestock demonstrations and live music, plus fair food. Fairs run from late July until early October.

Scientists aren't sure why a group of Connecticut's periodical cicadas disappeared nearly 70 years ago.

A boat accident near Portland, Conn., on Sunday that left one person dead is the sixth boating fatality in the state this year. The annual average number of boating fatalities in Connecticut is about six people, according to statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard. With the 2022 boating season only halfway through, the state is on track to have slightly more boating fatalities than the yearly average.

The state Department of Transportation has a project underway to update all of the state’s major routes and highways.

On a 120-36 vote, the Massachusetts House advanced the bill to the Senate after hours of debate that divided representatives on whether the legislation promotes safe driving in the state or undermines legal immigration.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has been awarded a $12 million federal grant to upgrade the Derby train station. The improvements will increase rail trips to the Naugatuck Valley town.

One of the few silver linings of the pandemic has been a resurgence of interest in motels and RV life from a diverse group of millennials who want safe…