Connecticut extends extra $300 weekly unemployment benefit to six weeks for workers displaced by COVID-19
The retroactive $300 benefit is available for the weeks that began July 26, Aug. 2,…
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Who is Steve Cohen? The Connecticut billionaire buying the New York Mets is a lifelong fan, an avid art collector and was embroiled in an insider trading scandal
Besides baseball, Cohen is passionate about art, spending hundreds of millions of dollars for various…
Whey Station reopening Middletown restaurant; food truck rolling again
The reopening comes after a difficult spring and summer for the businesses, Jillian said. In…
Connecticut removes six states from pandemic travel advisory, adds back Puerto Rico
The advisory now includes 28 states, plus Puerto Rico and Guam. Visitors from listed states…
Some towns clean up, Farmington shuts down river access point as surge in visitors creates trash problem
Farmington has cut public access to the Farmington River near its Little League field, citing…
First of 82,000 devices purchased by Connecticut for needy students learning from home will begin arriving this month
In Tuesday’s update, the state said it was able to order more than 82,000 devices,…
Wallingford middle school closed because of COVID-19 infection
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School will be closed until at least Wednesday, according to a note…
Buyer comes forward to keep Blue Plate Kitchen open in West Hartford
The bar is currently closed as Blue Plate waits for its liquor permit to come…
State appoints independent administrator to run Norwich nursing home at center of coronavirus outbreak
Among the new report’s conclusions are that Three Rivers failed to properly test all of…
Glastonbury police union, motivated by new state law, endorses Republican state candidate
The most controversial part of the bill, concerning whether police can suffer personal financial damages…
Chances for high school football amid coronavirus pandemic dim with new report from DPH; Lamont calls for postponement
After a nearly three-hour meeting between the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the state Department of…
About a dozen Connecticut schools have closed so far due to coronavirus cases; Gov. Ned Lamont says they shouldn’t shut down over a single case
Desks are arranged in a socially-distanced manner at the newly-renovated school building for Martin Luther…
African American leaders and pastors react with dismay to suggestion by Gov. Lamont that Black churches should help lead support for COVID-19 vaccine
Eunique Coleman, 17, sits as a healthcare worker swabs her nasal passage to conduct a…
A sick nurse, quarantine failures and a trip to the hospital: Tragedy of errors alleged as coronavirus infection and death gripped a Connecticut nursing home
New Haven, Ct. – 05/27/2020 – With disinfectant spray beads on his face shield, John…
Open burning discouraged for Monday due to windy dry weather
“Open burning is strongly discouraged on Monday,” says an NWS statement issued in collaboration with…
Volunteers distribute hundreds of boxes of food in North Hartford as pandemic squeezes more families
Hartford resident Patricia Williams accepts a box of fresh fruit and vegetables from Howard Hill…
Jury trials are expected to resume this fall in Connecticut courts. Here’s how courts will keep jurors, defendants and staff safe.
The head of the Connecticut Judicial Branch, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson,…
Fall fun in Connecticut: Apple and pumpkin picking, hay rides, corn mazes
Browns Harvest, 1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor, offers everything you can think of for fall activities….
Nora Dannehy, Connecticut prosecutor who was top aide to John Durham’s Trump-Russia investigation, resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr
Nora Dannehy stands behind U.S. Attorney John Durham outside Federal Court in New Haven after…
Popular UConn bar Ted’s closing temporarily after 2 staff members test positive for COVID-19
Late last month, Huskies Bar & Restaurant and Huskies Tavern was temporarily shut down after…
Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s positivity rate exceeds 1% for third straight day, as DPH commissioner blames small gatherings
Signs outside Highcrest Elementary guide students through a path to the entrance on the school’s…
New promenade at West Hartford park to be named after Parks & Rec character Leslie Knope
Schur, a 1993 Hall High School graduate, grew up right behind the park, and was…
UConn orders students at The Oaks on the Square off-campus apartments to quarantine for 2 weeks
On Friday, the university reported 13 new off-campus positive cases for a new total of…
Fairfield Firefighters Reflect on 9/11
FFD Dep. Chief Kyran Dunn was chief of the Yonkers Fire Department on 9/11. “Once…