GROTON (AP) - Connecticut submarine maker Electric Boat has been fined by federal officials after an employee fell more than 20 feet while working earlier this year. The Day reports the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently fined Electric…
Posted: 10 November 2019 [07:25 PM] Posted: 06 November 2019 [03:50 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Some Democratic legislative leaders gave early, positive reviews Wednesday of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's latest transportation improvement proposal, which includes limited tolling on certain major bridges and interchanges. The Democratic governor's staff provided the lawmakers a private…
Posted: 06 November 2019 [02:20 PM] Connecticut MANCHESTER (AP) - A local political leader in Connecticut has died after being struck by a car on Election Night. John Deeb was the chairman of the Manchester Republican Town Committee. Police say he was struck by the car…
Posted: 05 November 2019 [07:55 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The Connecticut Supreme Court put off a ruling Monday on whether to overturn the results of Bridgeport’s Democratic primary for mayor, allowing the general election to move forward. Justices heard arguments on whether absentee ballot irregularities affected…
Posted: 01 November 2019 [02:43 PM] A Connecticut police officer has retired after a civil rights organization raised concerns about his membership in a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies, a town official said Friday. Officer Kevin P. Wilcox retired from…
Stanley Street in New Britain sees significant damage following storm Posted: 01 November 2019 [11:59 AM] NEW BRITAIN – Five poles were knocked down by a pine tree that fell across Stanley Street just north of Eddy…
Posted: 28 October 2019 [09:02 PM] BRIDGEPORT (AP) - A former Connecticut police officer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman he met through his department’s explorer program. The Connecticut Post reports that retired Trumbull officer 40-year-old Michael Gonzalez pleaded under the Alford doctrine…
Posted: 27 October 2019 [08:19 PM] WALLINGFORD (AP) - Two Connecticut health care systems are teaming up with a proposal to open a new high-tech cancer treatment center. Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health System say the 25,000-square-foot center in Wallingford would be the first…
Online abuse of female candidates concerns state officials Posted: 24 October 2019 [08:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - In light of violent and sexist social media remarks made against two women who are running for reelection,…
Hayes backs several pieces of education-related legislation Posted: 17 October 2019 [08:42 PM] Significant improvements on the quality of higher education, lowering college costs, and expanding student opportunities are all important elements in the…
Posted: 16 October 2019 [01:57 PM] Connecticut MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A jury in Wisconsin has awarded $450,000 to the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after he filed a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist writers who claimed the massacre…
Posted: 15 October 2019 [08:53 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The weather was calm and clear at the time of a deadly B-17 crash at a Connecticut airport, and tests on the airplane’s fuel did not turn up any sign of debris or contamination, federal investigators said…
Posted: 13 October 2019 [07:47 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun is denying allegations of sexual discrimination made by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where he now works. Calhoun says in…
2 Hartford circus fire victims' bodies exhumed Posted: 07 October 2019 [07:53 PM] WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) - Authorities exhumed the bodies Monday of two victims of the 1944 Hartford circus fire in hopes of identifying…
Posted: 01 October 2019 [08:13 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut public health officials say a third person has died of eastern equine encephalitis. State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter announced Tuesday the East Haddam resident died during the third week of September. It was confirmed Tuesday by…
State initiative gets school districts to learn from one another Posted: 29 September 2019 [08:59 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A new initiative launched by the state Department of Education will highlight districts addressing common issues and problems…
Posted: 29 September 2019 [08:45 PM] B y The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - Thirteen communities across Connecticut are on tap to receive $13 million in federal grants aimed at helping smaller cities modernize and rehabilitate housing. Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner…
Hundreds rally for adult education in New Haven Posted: 27 September 2019 [04:22 PM] Chronicle Staff Writer NEW HAVEN - Several hundred people, representing adult education centers throughout the state, unified under the principles of “no…
Posted: 25 September 2019 [03:59 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A service dog named Tuesday who was the subject of several books by an Iraqi war veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder has died. The 13-year-old golden retriever died on his namesake day in Burlington, Connecticut,…
Posted: 25 September 2019 [03:55 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The Democratic governors of New York and Connecticut said Wednesday they plan to work together to regulate both recreational marijuana and vaping products, saying it makes no sense to have different rules in neighboring states. New York…
Posted: 24 September 2019 [08:01 PM] HARTFORD - The majority of Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation by Tuesday afternoon had called for a House select committee to begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, citing the Republican’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate the…
State assessment shows positive trend in academic progress Posted: 16 September 2019 [06:52 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Students are greeting the new school year with positive news as a state academic assessment show improvements throughout…
Posted: 13 September 2019 [07:09 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A group of Connecticut prison inmates has asked a federal judge for bottled drinking water, alleging the tap water at the Osborn Correctional Institution is tainted with bacteria found in sewage. The inmates say they are forced…
Posted: 08 September 2019 [02:17 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - In the months after Hurricane Maria destroyed her home in Puerto Rico, Ashley Gonzales moved to Connecticut, where federal and state aid helped her and her longtime partner avoid homelessness. But aid at both levels has just…
Posted: 05 September 2019 [07:45 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Ten states and nearly two dozen members of Congress are joining the National Rifle Association in supporting gun-maker Remington Arms as it fights a Connecticut court ruling involving liability for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Officials…
Posted: 29 August 2019 [06:57 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday overruled his public health commissioner, saying school-by-school vaccination rates should be publicly released. Max Reiss, the governor’s spokesman, said the Democrat “finds this information important” and believes “the public has the…
Posted: 27 August 2019 [08:09 PM] ROCKY HILL (AP) - Connecticut’s top state prosecutor will soon retire after a 47-year career that included winning convictions against a serial killer. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane plans to retire Nov. 1.…
State officials estimate over 200,000 will be impacted by immigration change Posted: 21 August 2019 [06:46 PM] The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - State officials on Wednesday estimated as many as 200,000 residents, including tens of thousands…
Lawmakers told Connecticut Port Authority lacked accounting records Posted: 20 August 2019 [08:22 PM] The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers were told Tuesday that the Connecticut Port Authority, which has come under…
Report: Yale professor sexually assaulted 5 students Posted: 20 August 2019 [08:22 PM] The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - A Yale University psychiatry professor sexually assaulted five students at a research facility on…
Posted: 19 August 2019 [08:08 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - After coming close this year, Connecticut lawmakers have yet to decide when to make another attempt at legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana. Legislators acknowledge it’s doubtful there will be a vote this summer or fall. And despite…
Research funds at risk from pensions, UConn president says Posted: 14 August 2019 [07:41 PM] The Associated Press STORRS (AP) - The new president of the University of Connecticut has begun implementing a plan he…
Posted: 13 August 2019 [07:55 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - Police officers swarmed a New Haven neighborhood Tuesday searching for a gunman who wounded a high-ranking city police official after fatally shooting another man. Capt. Anthony Duff was off duty and not in uniform Monday night…
Posted: 08 August 2019 [08:11 PM] The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has made it a priority in his first months in office to reach out to top executives across Connecticut, embarking on a charm offensive in a state that…
Posted: 06 August 2019 [08:12 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A top Democratic state lawmaker in Connecticut is raising the idea of convening a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban assault-style firearms. Hartford Rep. Matthew Ritter, majority leader of the state’s House of Representatives,…
Posted: 06 August 2019 [08:10 PM] BRANFORD (AP) - Police have publicly identified the two people found dead in a Connecticut apartment as a 71-year-old man and his 36-year-old son. Branford police say officers responded to a 911 call just after 6:15 p.m. Monday and found…
Posted: 05 August 2019 [07:50 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Newly released results of the Connecticut SAT School Day show that there continues to be a wide achievement gap between white students and their minority peers. According to results released Monday , white students are still twice…
Lawmakers say they've come up with a casino plan for Bridgeport, sports betting Posted: 31 July 2019 [06:50 PM] The Associated Press HARTFORD (AP) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from around Connecticut announced Wednesday they’ve crafted a…
Lamont meets with lawmakers to talk housing assistance for Hurricane Maria victims Posted: 30 July 2019 [05:49 PM] Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness HARTFORD - Gov. Ned Lamont joined lawmakers and leaders from the Connecticut Legislative Black and…
Mom of missing woman seeking sole custody of her grandchildren Posted: 30 July 2019 [05:43 PM] The Associated Press STAMFORD (AP) - The mother of a missing Connecticut woman has asked a judge to grant her…
Murphy unfollows Trump on Twitter Posted: 28 July 2019 [09:00 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says he’s dropping the president from his Twitter feed. Murphy tweeted Sunday that he’s…
Posted: 26 July 2019 [06:21 PM] Connecticut NEW LONDON (AP) - The sailing ship known as "America's Tall Ship" has returned to its home port in Connecticut after undergoing extensive refurbishment in Maryland. The U.S. Coast Guard barque Eagle returned to City Pier in New London…
Posted: 26 July 2019 [06:19 PM] CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - After nearly a decade of protests, hearings and court fights, the Northern Pass hydropower project that promised to bring hydropower from Canada to southern New England is dead. The company behind the plan, Eversource, announced Thursday…
Port Authority chair resigns after paying daughter thousands for office art, pressure from Lamont Posted: 24 July 2019 [06:59 PM] The Associated Press Port Authority chair quits; daughter was paid for office art OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) - The new…
Posted: 23 July 2019 [08:04 PM] TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A tornado tore across Cape Cod, putting an exclamation mark on a wave of storms that broke the heat in the Northeast and Midwest. The National Weather Service says the tornado struck just after noon Tuesday,…
Posted: 23 July 2019 [07:58 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Authorities say they’re still following up on more than 1,200 tips and leads, two months after a mother of five vanished from a tony Connecticut town. But Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance remains a mystery. The 50-year-old New Canaan…
Posted: 22 July 2019 [08:37 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers decided Monday to come up with compromise legislation this summer that addresses concerns raised by restaurant owners over wage and hour rules, forgoing a plan to override Gov. Ned Lamont’s veto of a bill that…
Posted: 17 July 2019 [07:12 PM] Chronicle Staff Writer WILLIMANTIC - The governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island plan to work together when addressing regional issues. In the first of what is expected to be several meetings, the three governors met during a regional…
Posted: 16 July 2019 [07:17 PM] EAST LYME (AP) - Connecticut environmental officials are investigating a report that an alligator was spotted near a lake in East Lyme. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says it received a report that a resident living near…
Posted: 16 July 2019 [07:15 PM] MIDDLETOWN (AP) - A Connecticut State Police trooper charged with assaulting his wife has been ordered by a judge to surrender all his weapons. The Hartford Courant reports that 42-year-old Gregory Smith was freed on $50,000 bond after appearing in…
