Why Does Cell Service Drop Along Route 202 In Connecticut?

I've been using a cell phone every day for maybe the past 35 years, and my smartphone every day for the past 20. It's 2025, why are there still 'dead areas' in Connecticut where we lose service?

I take Rt. 202 between Torrington and Brookfield to get to work, and I know that I will lose service no matter what between New Preston and Morris, especially around the Mt. Tom Pond area, and anywhere near Washington. Once I get into Litchfield or New Milford, I'm able to send and receive again.

Do you know what the big news on New Milford/Washington Depot social media was this past weekend? The installation of new cell phone towers in town. Crews are supposedly working on the AT&T network cell towers in New Milford, and a Verizon tower is reportedly being installed in Washington right now too.

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Another 'Dead zone' that has driven me nuts for years in in Middlebury, I always lose service on Rt. 188 in the area past Pies & Pints into the center of town, and on Rt. 64 on the big hill from Woodbury into the area of Quassy. Overall I would say that Litchfield County has the largest area of Connecticut where there are few cell towers and many dead zones.

Why is this? Land ownership. Between the State of Connecticut, commercial business owners, and private residences, there really are no open plots of land in 2025. Every inch of our state has been monetized, and the old days of putting up a piece of technology that may or may not emit frequencies/radiation/light/sound to the general population that lives surrounding it are long gone.

Step Inside Goshen's Thorncrest Farm & Milk House Chocolates

You may not know about the wonderful dairy products that are tucked away in the woods near the Litchfield/Goshen border, but you should. Before this past weekend I've never heard of Thorncrest Farm & Milk House Chocolates in Goshen, Connecticut, and now I will never forget it. Take a peek at what I found on Town Hill Road

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Dudleytown, CT: The Ghost Town That Guards Its Secrets

What you’re about to read is a journey — my journey — into the mysteries of Dudleytown, the so-called “Village of the Damned.”

You’ll get the history, the legends, the frustrating investigations, and the eerie encounters. This isn’t just a ghost story. It’s about land ownership, mysterious incidents, government secrecy, and a community reluctant to talk. It’s curiosity pushing against walls of silence. So, buckle up — Dudleytown’s story is far stranger than you might expect.

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano