   Wethersfield, Newington Were Together For Years Wethersfield,
Newington Were Together For Years  Once upon a time, Newington
and Wethersfield shared everything for a very good reason – they
were the same town. Now, however, they share little but still
have a lot in common. Wethersfield is among the oldest towns in
Connecticut. It was founded by the Puritans, a group of English
Protestants, in 1634 along the Connecticut River south of a
Dutch outpost that had been put together a decade earlier by fur
traders. Only Windsor is older, having been started in 1633. The
Puritans played it fast and loose in their dealings with the
Algonquian locals, the Wangunks, and before long had taken
control of all the land in what is now the state of Connecticut.
Wethersfield, which today...