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Former teen stars from Debbie Gibson to Ross Lynch take the stage this week in CT arts
The Courant’s arts picks for June 1-7 include a handful of former teen pop stars, a Unicorn World, the Hartford Symphony ...
CT Appellate Court upholds decision to reinstate sergeant fired in 2021 over alleged excessive force
A Torrington police sergeant fired in 2021 after an independent investigation found that he violated department policy when ...
CT congress member on politics since Trump’s return: Not elected ‘to starve kids,” lawmaker said
The lawmaker believes in second chances but criticized Trump’s overall strategy of pardoning people who haven’t taken ...
Difficulty struck a beloved religion teacher in CT. His community launched a fundraiser
A GoFundMe has been launched for a religion teacher at a Connecticut Catholic school to help raise money for medical bills ...
Kevin Rennie: A CT disgrace that continues to disgrace us
In the tumultuous final days of his nine and a half years as governor, John G. Rowland unintentionally became a uniter of the ...
Middletown set to become first CT city approved to use red light, speed cameras
Middletown is the third municipality to receive approval for use of the cameras and the first city in the state to get the ...
A thing about CT rain showers? They bring flooded gardens and here’s what you should do.
A flooded garden is not a unique problem, especially during periods of heavy rainfall, but there are some factors that may ...
‘More Than A Game’: How Caron Butler became the ‘Great American Success Story.’
Jim Calhoun had to convince a teary Caron Butler it was time to leave UConn for NBA fortune. Butler remains close to his ...
CT approves unemployment benefits for strikers; veto expected
A bill that would give jobless benefits to strikers won final passage Friday, an organized labor victory muted by Gov. Ned ...
What is a ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ and how was the US list of them made?
The U.S. government’s list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that includes hundreds of communities, both red and blue, is ...
CT road work projects getting underway in coming days. Here’s what to know.
Motorists should expect nightly lane closures on I-291 East and West. The scheduled work hours for the project are 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday evening to Friday morning. Traffic control sign ...
Amelia Martin
A flooded garden is not a unique problem, especially during periods of heavy rainfall, but there are some factors that may contribute to the severity of flooding.