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  • Beecher Road School in Woodbridge photographed on March 16, 2023.
    News
    Woodbridge BOE Open Choice vote stirs backlash, calls for change
    The Woodbridge Board of Education's decision to eliminate two Open Choice seats stems from a financial dispute with New Haven Public Schools over the cost of special education services.
    By Austin Mirmina
  • Johnny Cavanaugh, 45, of New Milford, a co-owner of Culture Club Gallery, talks about artwork by co-owner Richard Nigro of Danbury. Photo Friday, March 17, 2023.
    News
    New tattoo gallery offers ‘creative space for all’ in New Milford
  • The Darien Police Department headquarters in Darien, Conn., photographed on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.
    News
    Darien Police Commission considering license plate readers
  • Podiatrist, Dr. Paul Betschart, Advanced Foot and Ankle Center, Danbury.
    News
    Danbury podiatrist's 'Foot Book' supports Sandy Hook Promise
  • A view of the new Merritt 7 station, a stop on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North Railroad, in Norwalk, Conn., on Friday March 10, 2023. The stop will be equipped with a 500-foot-long platform, 105 parking spaces and heated platforms to prevent snow and ice accumulation.
    News
    CTDOT: Opening delayed of new train station at Merritt 7
  • NORFOLK--Emergecy responders are dealing with an an overturned tanker spilling 8,000 gallons of gasoline. 
    Connecticut
    More than 9,000 chemical spills reported in CT the past 6 years
  • FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2019 file photo, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu shows his receipt after placing the first legal sports wagering bet on his mobile phone in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
    News
    Bill would restrict CT universities from promoting sports betting

UConn

  • UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (3) is guarded by Vermont's Anna Olson (24) in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
    Aaliyah Edwards UConn women's 'most important player' this season
    Junior Aaliyah Edwards of the UConn women's basketball team is having the best season of her career, having been named Third Team All-American.
    By Maggie Vanoni
  • ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 19: Joey Calcaterra #3 and Jordan Hawkins #24 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrate in the second half against the St. Mary's Gaels during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
    UConn men headed to Sweet 16: 'Thrilled to be going to Vegas'
    By David Borges
    Saint Mary's guard Alex Ducas (44) is helped by teammates and coach Randy Bennett during the first half of the team's second-round college basketball game against UConn in the men's NCAA Tournamenton Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
    Saint Mary's Alex Ducas leaves UConn game with back injury
    By Christine Butterfield
    Baylor head coach Nicki Collen disputes a call during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Austin, Texas, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
    Baylor coach Nicki Collen looks back on years as CT Sun assistant
    By Paul Doyle
    UConn's Aaliyah Edwards (3) celebrates with teammate Azzi Fudd (35) in the second half of a first-round college basketball game against Vermont in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
    UConn women’s basketball vs. Baylor in NCAA Tournament: Time, TV
    By Maggie Vanoni

Crime News

  • Person killed in Waterbury shooting on Hill Street, police say
  • CT woman dies in car accident in Massachusetts
  • 3 teens caught burglarizing cars in CT town, police say
  • CT man, 25, dies after being shot in New Haven, police say
  • House fire displaces nine people in CT, officials say
  • Police: Two suspects sought in robbery of CT Citgo Food Bag
  • Police: Fired Stop & Shop employee charged with assault in CT
  • Official: Pregnant cats rescued amid investigation at CT farm
  • Man charged in robbery after raid of CT home, police say
  • Police seek information about fatal CT hit-and-run
  • Recent shootings prompt heightened police presence in CT city
  • Suspect in CT cold-case killing convicted, state officials say

Business

  • State Comptroller Sean Scanlon, left, talks with Curt Cameron at the Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. in Bloomfield. Scanlon was on a tour of small businesses Friday, March 17 to bring awareness to the MyCTSavings retirement plan for companies that don't already offer a plan. 
    Haar: CT comptroller on a mission as savings plan deadline nears
    With a March 30 mandatory deadline for small CT employers to sign up for a state retirement savings plan, Comptroller Sean Scanlon is scrambling
    By Dan Haar
  • SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: A security guard watches a customer leave a Silicon Valley Bank office on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Days after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, customers are lining up to try and retrieve their funds from the failed bank. The Silicon Valley Bank failure is the second largest in U.S. history. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Here's what CT residents need to know about recent bank failures
    By Luther Turmelle
    Nominations are underway for Hearst CT Media Top Workplaces 2023
    Hearst CT Top Workplaces deadline extended into April
    A utility-scale battery storage system in Odessa, Texas, operated by Broad Reach Power. Battery storage systems can be used to provide short-term boosts of power during outages, as well as for periods when power from renewable sources wanes such as solar panels during evening hours. (File media photo via Broad Reach Power)
    In CT and New England, batteries gain juice for emergency power
    By Alexander Soule
    The Community's Bank which closed last week at 2547 East Main Street in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, September 16, 2013.
    CT has seen a handful of its own bank collapses through the years
    By Alexander Soule

Most Popular

  1. Trash haulers, Gov. Ned Lamont at odds over plan to fix CT's mounting trash problem
  2. 5 Connecticut children, ages 8-17, dead after New York crash
  3. Opinion: Hopeful about expansion plans at Tweed
  4. Saint Mary's Alex Ducas leaves UConn game with back injury: 'I feel terrible for him'
  5. Cowboys acquire WR Cooks from Texans for 2 late-round picks
  6. Nor'easter could bring up to foot of snow and soaking rain to CT, weather service says
  7. Wedding announcement: Wilton High School grads Lillia McDowell and Martynas Zoruba marry

Politics

  • Connecticut lawmakers have filed nearly a dozen bills this legislative session addressing Native American issues. "We’re not at the point where we have to fight so hard to be heard," said Rodney Butler, the chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council. 
    CT lawmakers turn attention toward Native American issues
    State lawmakers have filed nearly a dozen bills this year to recognize and address indigenous issues. Most have gotten praise from tribal leaders. 
    By John Moritz
  • The entrance to the New Haven Community Correctional Center.
    CT officials consider ending routine strip searches in prisons
    New house • Built in 2019 • Modern style • 3,200 square feet  • 4 full bedrooms, 3 full baths • Sunroom • Solar and geothermal energy, and energy-efficient Warmboard radiant heat • Energy-recovery system: Heating and cooling energy from the home’s exhaust air is recycled, providing savings in summer cooling and winter heating. • Energy-efficient, on-demand water heater • Non-combustible, sustainably sourced exterior siding: Boral TruExterior siding in a nickel gap profile • Composite sustainably sourced slate-style roof: Boral Inspire classic slate • LED lighting throughout the house with smart house-lighting controls • Runoff water storage for garden irrigation
    Reducing cost of ground geothermal energy proposed in CT
    By Vincent Gabrielle
    The waste-processing side of the MIRA trash-to-energy plant in Hartford’s South Meadows. In recent years, an average of 2,500 tons of garbage were dumped and processed daily at MIRA. But when the plant shuts down in the next year or so, all that tonnage will need to go somewhere else.
    Packaging is at the center of debate over CT's trash dilemma
    By John Moritz
    Connecticut state Rep. Robin Comey, D-Branford, is handcuffed by police following a rollover crash on Capitol Avenue in Hartford Thursday night. Comey was charged with DUI, House Democrats said.
    CT state Rep. Robin Comey says she will seek treatment after DUI
    By Austin Mirmina
  • Bridgeport continues to try to flout CT public records law
    Dina Scalo, an attorney for the City of Bridgeport, appears before the Connecticut Freedom of Information Council on Feb. 22, 2023.
  • Meet the Stamford woman devoted to ending restraint and...
    After her son Christian was restrained or secluded nearly 50 times in a two-year period, Latisha Johnson devoted herself to ending the practices in Connecticut. She was one of several dozen people to submit testimony on the subject ahead of a public hearing Wednesday.
  • Report: CT lawmaker 'reeked' of alcohol after rollover crash
    Connecticut state Rep. Robin Comey, D-Branford, is handcuffed by police following a rollover crash on Capitol Avenue in Hartford Thursday night. Comey was charged with DUI, House Democrats said.
  • How a state senator handled 2 deaths a month after...
    State Sen. Jan Hochadel
  • Paraeducators ask CT lawmakers for better pay, working...
    Charlene Russell-Tucker, Commissioner for the Connecticut State Department of Education, speaks during a public hearing in front of the State legislature's Education Committee, in Hartford, Conn. March 15, 2023.

Real Estate

  • A new home under construction in March 2023 on Walnut Ridge Lane in Stamford, Conn. The city led Connecticut for home sales in the first two months of 2023, but sales were off nearly 40 percent from a year earlier amid record low new listings.
    CT home sales are down dramatically from last year, but why?
    Despite sky-high rents in Brooklyn and Manhattan, there is no corresponding surge to the suburbs to date in 2023 to match trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    By Alexander Soule
  • State Sen. Marilyn Moore, D-Bridgeport
    CT lawmakers drop hotly debated proposal to cap rent increases
    By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
    Carpenters working on apartments in Cheshire earlier this winter. Connecticut officials said Monday, February 27 that there were housing permits issued in January, the largest number for the month since 2001.
    CT saw a record-high in housing permits issued in January
    By Luther Turmelle
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State address during the opening session of the Legislature at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Hartford, Conn.
    CT lawmakers eye major reforms to address housing crisis
    By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
    The open house sign at 33 Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Dairen.
    Why CT’s real estate market is still hot
    By Amy Coval
  • Where the most real estate sales took place in CT during...
    A Dorset Lane house in Brookfield, Conn., priced for sale in January 2023 at just under $500,000 as part of a foreclosure sale. The median-priced house for 2022 in Brookfield sold for $480,000, up $60,000 from the median home the prior year.
  • Two CT metros on Redfin’s list of markets to hold up best...
    The view of downtown New Haven off of East Rock Park.
  • Realtor.com predicts this CT metro as No. 1 U.S. market...
    Downtown Hartford from across Connecticut River
  • Westfield Trumbull mall sold, first selectman had 'no...
    The Westfield Trumbull mall was sold in late December 2022.
  • What will the Connecticut real estate market hold in 2023?
    A Stepney Road home in Easton, Conn., which sold in December 2022 for $500,000 at a $195,000 discount from what the seller sought originally six months earlier at the height of the spring market.

Entertainment

  • HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - MARCH 18: (L-R) Caroline Rhea, Elisa Donovan, Nate Richert, Melissa Joan Hart, Jenna Leigh Green, and Beth Broderick of the TV series "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" attend the carpet at 90s Con on March 18, 2023 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
    15 social media moments from this year's 90s Con in CT
    Videos from 90s Con show stars of "Clueless" reenacting scenes from the 1995 movie and the cast of "Hocus Pocus" reuniting 30 years after its release.
    By Abby Weiss
  • THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 1817 -- Pictured: (l-r) Actor Kenan Thompson and actor Kel Mitchell during an interview on Friday, March 17, 2023 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
    Kenan Thompson joins 'All That' panel at 90s Con in CT
    By Jailene Cuevas
    UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 05: Actress Amanda Bynes arrives at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios' Gibson Amphitheatre on June 5, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
    Amanda Bynes 90s Con appearance in CT canceled
    By Jailene Cuevas
    Steve Burns (top) in 1999 and 2022 and Candace Cameron (bottom) Bure in 1987 and 2023.
    See how the stars at CT's '90s Con have changed over the years
    By Joseph Tucci
    University of Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun, second from right, hugs Chris Smith as he left the floor at the end of the UConn-University of California game in the second round of the NCAA East regional playoffs, Saturday, March 17, 1990, Hartford, Conn. UConn won the game 74-54 to advance to the quarter-final round. Other team members from left are Scott Burrell, Nadav Henefeld, Tate George and Lyman DePriest.
    Former UConn players, NBA stars to tip off March Madness in CT
    By Amy Coval
  • Haar: CT choir heading to Carnegie Hall for a global cause
    Jon Noyes, founder and director of the Fairfield County Children's Choir, at a rehearsal for the group's performance at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday, March 17, with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. 
  • Puerto Rican artist Jay Wheeler to perform at Foxwoods
    PREMIOS TU MUSICA URBANO -- Show -- Pictured: Jay Wheeler at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR on June 23, 2022 -- (Photo by: Alexander Tamargo/Telemundo via Getty Images)
  • CT home featured on Magnolia Network's ‘For the Love of...
    Paul O'Leary and Helen Parker pose in the remodeled kitchen in Cornwall, Conn. for Magnolia Network's series "For The Love Of Kitchens."
  • Metro Boomin to perform at Bridgeport Amphitheater
    BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: GQ Hype celebrates Metro Boomin in New York City at Public Records on December 08, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. The @GQ hype event poured @patron's new tequila, EL ALTO #patronpartner #itsalto #patronelalto. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for GQ)
  • Talking Heads reunite backstage at New Haven concert
    David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Adrian Belew, Dolette McDonald, Chris Frantz, Steve Scales, Talking Heads, Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium, 10/12/1980. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)

Food

  • CT women in food and beverage
    These women are making strides in CT's food and beverage industry
    Get to know these rising and established female stars in Connecticut's food and beverage industry.
    By Leeanne Griffin
  • Espresso martini at Washington Prime in South Norwalk on Oct. 15. 
    Ready-to-drink CT cocktails for National Espresso Martini Day
    By Leeanne Griffin
    Owner Jim Ormrod makes the pizzas at the new Zuppardi's Slice Shop and Takeout Apizza at 58 Beaver Street in Ansonia, Conn. on Wednesday, February 3, 2022.
    Zuppardi's Apizza introduces 'mobile slice shop' pizza trailer
    By Leeanne Griffin
    Teacher Stephanie Hogan works at the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream booth at the Saratoga Race Course, seen here on Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)
    Ben and Jerry's 'Free Cone Day' set for April 3 in CT and beyond
    By Amy Coval
    Strawberry rhubarb hand pie.
    For Pi Day, a sampling of sweet and savory Connecticut pies
    By Leeanne Griffin
  • CT Fishing & Outdoor Show coming to Mohegan Sun March 24-26
    The Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show will be at Mohegan Sun March 24-26.
  • 25+ things to do in Connecticut this weekend, March 17-19
    Bridgeport Sound Tigers v. Hartford Wolfpack AHL hockey game at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Sunday, December 6, 2015.
  • Bald eagle grabs pizza from ground in CT before taking it...
    A juvenile bald eagle was spotted picking up a piece of pizza in Wethersfield, Connecticut. 
  • Column: The decline of postmodernist buildings in...
    New Haven City Hall
  • Marty the bear, who hid under CT deck, emerging for spring
    Marty the bear seen hibernating under the deck of the Dashukewich's family home in Plainville.

More News

  • News
    Person killed in Waterbury shooting on Hill Street, police say
    FILE PHOTO - Waterbury police say they are are investigating a shooting Monday night that killed a man. A second man was wounded.  Waterbury police said a person was found fatally shot in the 300 block of Hill Street Sunday night. By Josh LaBella
  • News
    CT woman dies in car accident in Massachusetts
    File photo of police car. The Holliston, Mass., police department said Haley Gens, of Connecticut, and Joshua Taylor, of Massachusetts, died in a single-car accident Saturday night. By Josh LaBella
  • News
    Fire crews respond to 5-acre brush fire
    Sandy Hook fire truck in Newtown, Conn., September 2019. Anthony Capozziello, chief of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co., said more than 50 firefighters responded to put out the blaze. By Josh LaBella
  • Weather
    Warmer than usual spring expected in CT, NOAA forecasters say
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its spring 2023 outlook predicting U.S. temperatures for April, May and June. Monday marks the beginning of spring 2023, and according to NOAA forecasters, the season in Connecticut will be warmer than usual. By Abby Weiss
  • News
    In photos: Kids explore Greenwich's Converse Brook Preserve
    Finn Yardis, 8, of Greenwich, swings on an invasive vine at Converse Brook Preserve during Laurel Scarlata's monthly Greenwich Nature Day immersion program for kindergarten thru fifth graders in Greenwich, Conn on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Greenwich Land Trust recently acquired Converse Brook Preserve, which is 72 acres of open space.  By Brian Pounds
  • News
    5 CT children killed in fiery NY crash were related, family says
    Westchester County Police say five Connecticut children, ranging in age from 8 to 17, were killed early Sunday in Scarsdale, N.Y. Five Derby children were killed in a fiery crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway early Sunday in Scarsdale, N.Y., Westchester County police said. By Pat Tomlinson, Josh LaBella
  • News
    Nathan Hale or Noah Webster? Lamont stirs debate over CT hero
    Connecticut natives Noah Webster, left, and Nathan Hale. Gov. Ned Lamont has sparked a debate with his suggestion to replace Connecticut state hero Nathan Hale with Noah Webster. By Jesse Leavenworth
  • News
    Police: Over 100 pounds of pot found in raid of CT smoke shop
    A 4-year-old boy who was involved in a rollover car crash this week died from his injuries Friday, according to a GoFundMe page. The owner of Moon Rock and Roll, a Bridgeport smoke shop, was running an illegal marijuana dispensary, police said.  By Pat Tomlinson
  • News
    3 teens caught burglarizing cars in CT town, police say
    A file photo of a Wallingford police cruiser. Three juveniles were caught using a stolen vehicle as a part of a car burglary scheme in the Florence Avenue area in Wallingford, according to police. By Pat Tomlinson
  • News
    NWS: Strong winds will plummet temperatures today in CT
    A man is bundled up while walking through central Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. The area saw single-digit temperatures with wind chills below zero on Thursday. The town opened several warming centers around the community and Greenwich public schools opened two hours later because of the cold. Temperatures are expected to dip Sunday as wind gusts sweep across Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service. By Pat Tomlinson
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