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Friday 09/13/2019
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…
Sunday 09/08/2019
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…
Thursday 09/05/2019
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…
Thursday 08/29/2019
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…
Tuesday 08/27/2019
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.…
Wednesday 08/21/2019
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…
Tuesday 08/20/2019
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…
Monday 08/19/2019
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…
Wednesday 08/14/2019
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…
Tuesday 08/13/2019
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…
Thursday 08/08/2019
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…
Tuesday 08/06/2019
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…
Monday 08/05/2019
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…
Wednesday 07/31/2019
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…
Tuesday 07/30/2019
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…
Sunday 07/28/2019
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…
Friday 07/26/2019
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…
Wednesday 07/24/2019
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…
Tuesday 07/23/2019
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…
Monday 07/22/2019
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…
Wednesday 07/17/2019
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…
Tuesday 07/16/2019
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…
Monday 07/15/2019
Posted: 15 July 2019 [07:46 PM] NEW YORK (AP) - One of Washington’s leading advocates for gun control, Sen. Chris Murphy, has a book coming out next year. Murphy’s “Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy” will be published Jan. 20, Random…
Writing program run by Wally Lamb is target of state probe Posted: 15 July 2019 [07:44 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The state of Connecticut is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was…
Sunday 07/14/2019
Posted: 14 July 2019 [08:45 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says proposed health insurance rate increases in Connecticut are unaffordable. The Connecticut Democrat says the rates released by the Connecticut Department of Insurance for 2020 on Friday deserve strong scrutiny. The insurance department…
Wednesday 07/10/2019
Posted: 10 July 2019 [06:59 PM] The Associated Press LAKEVILLE (AP) - Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in his 60s…
Tuesday 07/09/2019
Posted: 09 July 2019 [07:07 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - A federal judge has cleared the way for state and federal transportation officials to move forward with a $1.1 billion project to replace a 122-year-old movable railroad bridge in Norwalk. U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill…
Monday 07/08/2019
Posted: 08 July 2019 [08:17 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A state board is divided over whether to add “chronic pain” as one of the approved conditions for registration in Connecticut’s medical marijuana program. The Hartford Courant reports Connecticut is one of the few states with medical…
Sunday 07/07/2019
Rep. John Larson says Social Security system needs upgrading and expansion Posted: 07 July 2019 [08:47 PM] …
Friday 07/05/2019
Posted: 05 July 2019 [02:31 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut retailers of all types are getting ready to charge a new 10-cent tax on single-use plastic bags, changing how many consumers will carry home groceries or a take-out meal. Proponents of the legislation, including the Connecticut…
Thursday 07/04/2019
Posted: 04 July 2019 [05:17 PM] The Associated Press WILLIMANTIC (AP) - A Connecticut town’s Independence Day parade is featuring boom boxes instead of bands for the 34th straight year. More than 5,000 people were expected for Willimantic’s annual Boom Box Parade. In…
Posted: 04 July 2019 [05:16 PM] The Associated Press STAFFORD SPRINGS (AP) - A Connecticut wool mill is providing high-quality fabric for the Army’s recently unveiled classic uniform and looking to help reinvigorate a once-prominent industry. American Woolen Company Inc. is one of…
Wednesday 07/03/2019
Posted: 03 July 2019 [07:30 PM] The Associated Press FARMINGTON (AP) - The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five says he had nothing to do with her disappearance and urges the public to trust the criminal justice process. Fotis Dulos told…
Posted: 03 July 2019 [06:57 PM] The Associated Press (AP) - Almost half of female cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy said they were sexually harassed, and about one in eight women reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact, according to a Pentagon survey…
Tuesday 07/02/2019
Posted: 02 July 2019 [08:42 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The sister of a Connecticut man whose estranged wife disappeared more than a month ago has come to her brother’s defense, saying he is nothing like the person being portrayed in police and media reports. Rena Dulos…
Posted: 02 July 2019 [08:41 PM] Chronicle Staff Writer WINDHAM - The 2-year-old child involved in a suspicious incident at Windham Heights last Wednesday has died. In an email sent late Monday evening, Windham resident Catina Caban-Owen, co-founder of the Windham Task Force To Prevent Child…
Blumenthal tells workers at Plainville aerospace plant of his 'relentless' support of the industry Posted: 02 July 2019 [07:00 PM] PLAINVILLE - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he is optimistic about the nation becoming a global aerospace manufacturer during his visit…
Connecticut extends full burial rights to Laotian and Hmong veterans who served alongside U.S. troops during the Vietnam War Posted: 02 July 2019 [05:29 PM] Connecticut has become the first state in the nation to grant burial rights to Laotian and Hmong veterans that fought alongside U.S.…
Monday 07/01/2019
Posted: 01 July 2019 [08:50 PM] MORRIS (AP) - A Connecticut man has died after slipping under the surface of a lake where he remained for about an hour before he was pulled out. WVIT-TV reports that 19-year-old Leonel Salvador, of New Milford was taking an…
Posted: 01 July 2019 [08:25 PM] STORRS (AP) - The University of Connecticut is purchasing a house that will be the new home to its incoming president and be used for other school functions. The school’s Board of Trustees agreed to spend $740,000 last week to…
Friday 06/28/2019
Posted: 28 June 2019 [02:39 PM] The Associated Press STAMFORD (AP) - A judge on Friday ordered the estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five to stay away from his girlfriend. Fotis Dulos and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, are free on…
Thursday 06/27/2019
Posted: 27 June 2019 [04:23 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - So excited about a pledge of $100 million for public education from Barbara and Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Connecticut state officials agreed to add $100 million in taxpayer money, along with some…
Posted: 27 June 2019 [03:46 PM] The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut woman convicted of killing her two children saying it was God’s plan was sentenced to 120 years in prison without the possibility of parole. LeRoya Moore, 39, was sentenced Thursday,…