6+ day, 36+ min ago   (439+ words) With nearly 63,000 Connecticut residents having lost federal nutrition benefits over the past year, the need for charitable responses has become more important. The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has responded by awarding $630,000 in grants to help support basic human needs assistance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (825+ words) The economic reality facing Connecticut’s most vulnerable households isn’t reflected in topline numbers about the state’s recent economic successes, New Haven-based policy research and child advocacy group Connecticut Voices for Children said in a new report Monday. “Slow growth has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (655+ words) A well-known Farmington developer is invoking Connecticut’s 8-30g law as it looks to build an affordable housing complex in Wallingford with more than 80 apartments. Local housing advocates praise Metro Realty’s plan, particularly since the company is pledging to set aside 80% of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (621+ words) Hartford Courant It has been just about one year since President Donald Trump signed H.R.1 — his so-called One Big Beautiful Bill — setting the stage for drastic cuts in government spending and adding burdensome work requirements for hungry Americans to get basic…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (598+ words) Situated in the north end of Middletown, adjacent to the city’s recycling center and transfer station, an unassuming former landfill site is slowly being converted into a public park and wildlife sanctuary, offering stunning views, wildlife viewing and a patch…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (136+ words) A man was hospitalized following an alleged disturbance at the liquor store in Waterbury on Tuesday afternoon. At 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, officers were notified that a 41-year-old Waterbury man was admitted into an area hospital with wounds that appeared to have…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) Hartford Courant A CT bakery has closed one of its locations. It came ‘after numerous nasty personal attacks,’ owner said Four-story apartment building empty, unfinished in CT town. Officials seek action, ‘it’s exposed to elements’ Man killed, two CT officers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (875+ words) Republican Ryan Fazio had two reasons to choose Simsbury to pitch a “grand bargain” on housing reforms Thursday: The town is roiled by a proposed 689-unit housing development, and it is a prime example of a former GOP suburb that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (833+ words) Connecticut’s chief heating and energy assistance grant will increase this winter, according to a plan recently approved by state legislators, but aid remains below pre-pandemic levels. And while the number of fuel distributors participating in the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (678+ words) Holy Land USA, the unique Connecticut religious attraction that had been deteriorating for most of the past 68 years, is getting a new life. More than a decade of planning and construction led to a celebration of the new, cleaned-up version…...