Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

How to Display Captions in Windows Media Player

Determine what version of Windows Media Player you have.  You can tell what version you are using by selecting "Help" from the menu along the top of Windows Media Player and then selecting "About".
Windows Media Player must be in Full Mode (Control+F1) to view closed captions.
Windows Media Player 11 and higher
  • Select "Play" from the menu along the top of Windows Media Player.  (Alt+P)
  • Select "Lyrics, Captions and Subtitles".
  • Select "On if Available".
Turn Captions on
You may need to close Windows Media player and restart it for the changes to take effect.
Windows Media Player 10
Step 1 - Turn captions on
  • Select "Play" from the menu along the top of Windows Media Player.  (Alt+P)
  • Select "Captions and Subtitles".
  • Select "On if Available".
Step 2 – Assure the display of captions are permitted
  • Select "Tools" from the menu along the top of Windows Media Player.  (Alt+T)
  • Select "Options".
  • Select the "Security" tab.
  • Check the box that says "Show local captions when present".
  • Select "OK".
You may need to close Windows Media player and restart it for the changes to take effect.
Windows Media Player 9
  • Turn captions on by selecting "Play" from the menu along the top of Windows Media Player.
  • Select "Captions and Subtitles".
  • Select "English Captions".
You may need to close Windows Media player and restart it for the changes to take effect.