Haunted New England : Dudleyville / Dudley Town , Connecticut

Dudley Town in located in Connecticut and its considered to be one of the most highly active locations in the entire country. It was a settlement founded in 1738 and has since been abandoned due to high levels of suspicious activity, mysterious deaths, cases of spontaneous insanity and strange accidents. The people who inhabited this settlement started to be looked down upon and soon no one wanted to be associated with the village and group of people, so the settlement was left by its towns people, who thought the property/ area was under a curse. 

Some claim that there is little to no animals in this area and no birds to be heard singing. However, there has been documentation on bountiful bird life in the area in 2002 by a National Geographic writer. 
It is described as a desolate, disturbing and unsettling place to visit. It also has a local nickname... Village Of The Damned. 
Sightings include orbs, apparitions and uneasy feelings. However, this is most likely due to the various, entrancing local legends, who knows? Perhaps there is some truth to this strange ghost town!

How Would I investigate?

I would first do a clean walk of the area, I have personally not heard any specific local legends about this town so I would go into it as unbiased and as uninfluenced as possible. Keeping a skeptical yet open mind. Perhaps I would try to use a trigger object (this should only be done by people who know what they are doing!) to try and welcome some interaction. I would set up multiple types of recorders and cameras making sure to get as many angles as possible. Night vision lenses would also be helpful as to not flood the area with flashlights. 

Note: A trigger object would be any object from the time period or something that a spirit at the location would relate to and recognize. Thus triggering a connection with the spirit which will help in letting them communicate and trust you. 

I would also try to establish or find any possible connections to surrounding areas. Any chemical leaks, pollutants or electronic indescrepancies, etc. I would first rule out any logical or magnetic or scientific explanation. This is crucial to separate local legend/myth from fact. 

Dudley Town Today:

Today, the town is in shambles and only a small fraction of what it once was. You can find broken down pieces of homes and buildings that once stood there. It is currently privately owned and public access is not permitted without special permission from the land owners. The current owners are Dark Entry Forest Association and they are not likely to allow visitors of any kind. So if youre hoping to go, youd better come up with a really good reason and a bit of charm to be granted access. Whatever the true case may be with this vacant village, it surely does send chills down my spine.