A former Nike missile launch site on Mile Lane could be home to a new fire station and a regional fire training center if the Army accepts plans that the city's redevelopment agency approved Monday.

At a time when most financial services institutions are pulling back, Liberty Bank of Middletown demonstrated some growth Monday by cutting the ribbon on a branch office at 171 Silas Deane Highway.

JORDAN NEWTON, 7, of Plainville , runs to meet incoming waves at Lake Pocotopaug in East Hampton, as family friend Kerry Rondini, of New Britain , watches with her dog, Woofie.