4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (580+ words) If you're looking for a class to fill your summer schedule, The City University of New York's Center for Puerto Rican Studies, or CENTRO, has a unique option. A free, online Diasporican Educational Program teaches Puerto Rican history beyond the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (556+ words) Hartford resident Stephanie Byrd spends several nights a week at her daughter's apartment in the Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhood of the city. Byrd helps care for her adult daughter who moved into the newly constructed MLK apartments on Van Block…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (563+ words) Connecticut's Republican and Democratic nominating conventions both produced surprise intrigue heading into and during the weekend. By the time delegates finished voting, Republicans were regrouping after a major gubernatorial race shakeup while Democrats were confronting signs of growing unrest within…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1431+ words) Hartford resident Quan Stewart depends on the bus to get to work. He says the hardest part of the journey comes before he even boards. Stewart uses a transit app to track the location of his bus. It's helpful, but…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (266+ words) A former Hartford police officer will face a criminal charge in the fatal shooting of Steven "Stevie" Jones, an incident that sparked outcry in the community and led to the officer's firing. Connecticut Inspector General Eliot Prescott on Monday announced…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1090+ words) Ned Lamont secured the endorsement of Connecticut's Democratic Party on Saturday as the two-term governor prepares to campaign for another term leading the state. Delegates at the Democratic state convention " at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford " rallied around…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (541+ words) Hartford is set to receive about $870, 000 in state funding to sustain an initiative that dispatches unarmed civilians instead of police officers to certain 911 calls. The new money was allocated through budget adjustments passed in early May. It will fund the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (609+ words) Documents released Friday showed that Interim Chancellor John Maduko's resignation from the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system was in response to allegations that Maduko had violated the university's harassment policy by sending text messages and making comments, often of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (122+ words) The additional funds from the legislative session will, in part, close the projected $13 million budget gap New Haven Public Schools was facing at the end of the fiscal year....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) When the Connecticut legislature gaveled out on May 6, several bills didn't make it across the finish line. Among them was a proposal that would have allowed dental cleanings in private residences. State law already allows dental hygienists to provide cleanings…...