by Fred Calabretta (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. FALL 2013 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Only a couple of blocks from the tidy streets and stately homes are the sounds, sights, and yes—occasional odors—of a working waterfront. This is Stonington Borough, for many decades a fishing village and to a considerable extent a Portuguese fishing community on the … Continue reading The Portuguese in Connecticut: “They Came Here as Fishermen…”