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Readers speak: Nothing beats wind through your hair on open CT road. There’s a catch
With all the political turmoil, this is just what the doctor ordered to forget it all.
DEEP acquires 643 acres in CT town. Here’s what it will be used for.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today the acquisition of 642.9 acres of ...
Requiring licensing of town summer camps could shutter them. Advocates say kids’ safety is at stake
The proposal comes in the wake of a sex assault case in Bethany where a longtime counselor in the summer camps was charged.
Once the site of troubled lounge and hotel, The Camelot offers affordable apartments with luxuries
At the long-awaited opening of the new 44-unit The Camelot apartment complex in West Hartford’s center, developers and state ...
CT-based discount furniture company expanding across state and the U.S. Think 200 stores total.
Manchester-founded Bob’s Discount Furniture expected to have more than 200 stores nationwide by the end of the year and ...
Robert B. Reich: The grift that keeps on grifting
The U.S. Constitution clearly forbids officers of the United States from taking gifts from foreign governments. It’s called ...
CT U.S Rep. wants to send poor families money to feed their kids
Trump and Republicans want to cut SNAP so they can give tax cuts to their billionaire friends,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
The days of Connecticut’s booming lobster industry are long gone. Here’s what changed
Lobster landings in Connecticut have fallen dramatically, from over 3.7 million pounds in 1998 to just over 111,000 pounds in ...
Readers speak: Supporting Connecticut’s Trust Act is the right thing to do
Throughout my 35-year teaching  career, I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of immigrant families from Central ...
CT man wanted on 7 active warrants arrested as he tried to recover abandoned car from garage
Police learned that the owner of an abandoned vehicle that was towed to the garage was the subject of seven active PRAWN warrants.
Stanley Tucci returns to Italy with National Geographic series and vows to ‘go more in depth’
You can’t keep Stanley Tucci from his beloved Italy just like you can’t keep cheese from lasagna. The Golden Globe- and ...
Shanzeh Ahmad
She has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, D.C., and previously lived in Madison, Wisconsin, where she worked at the Wisconsin State Journal.