It was the lake that drew Jeanne and William De Lorenzo to New Milford, in Litchfield County, in the 1970s. Then living on the Upper East Side, they heard about Candlewood from a woman they chatted with in a park. When they went there looking for a vacation cottage, New Milford in particular had what they were looking for. “I needed western exposure,” Ms. De Lorenzo said. “I needed a sunset.” They chose a rustic cottage within the private Candlewood Lake Club community. Read more [...]

Neighbours - they can be so annoying, can't they? If they're not interrupting your well-earned Sunday morning lie-in with enthusiastic DIY-ing, their little darlings are running amok creating a din during your favourite soap...What's a girl to do?Well, if you're property developer Marcus Cooper, you - er - consolidate! Otherwise known as buying up all the surrounding properties, knocking down a few walls and creating your very own mega mansion. It's certainly one way of dealing with curtain Read more [...]