Crime & Safety

Quadrantid Meteor Shower; Avon Standoff Leads to Arrest; Connecticut Superintendents' Salaries

Happy New Year! These are the most popular stories so far in 2013.

These were the most-read stories the first week of 2013, listed in the order of their popularity.

Top Stories of New Year So Far

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak: Watch! Police: Man Threatened to Shoot Co-Workers in Farmington; 16 Guns Found in His Home Avon Man Arrested After Standoff Appears in Court Connecticut School Superintendents Get High Pay and Perks Police Still Searching for Missing Avon Teen West Hartford Police Investigate Reported Home Invasion Avon's Albert Dadario Named Girls XC Coach of the Year It's 2013! What Can You Do with That Christmas Tree? Home at 4 Freedom Drive in Canton Destroyed by Fire Wednesday Evening Hundreds of Accidents on State Roads Over New Year's Holiday Avon Gym and Fitness Guide for Your 2013 New Year's Resolutions

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