New Preston NewsLocal news for New Preston, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.State looks to clear witches- March 23, 2008 "Now we don't know if she was executed, but it's assumed that she was because there are no more records of her, especially in her husband's will." Eleven Connecticut witches executed in the 17th century would finally be exonerated under legislation pending in the Judiciary Committee. via NewsTimesLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-preston-ct/2008/03/state-looks-to-clear-witches?fromrss=1 Legislature Considers Bill Denouncing Connecticut Witch Hunts- March 21, 2008 "It is my hope we will do justice to those who were wrongly executed so many years ago. It's never too late to right a wrong" Three years ago, Debra Avery and her family were shocked to learn they were direct descendants of Mary Sanford, a wife and mother of five who was hanged in Connecticut in 1692 after being convicted of ... via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/new-preston-ct/2008/03/legislature-considers-bill-denouncing-con... |