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CT man arrested after allegedly punching police K-9 during apprehension in East Hartford
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (166+ words) CT man arrested after allegedly punching police K-9 during apprehension in East Hartford'Hartford Courant A man allegedly struck a police K-9 multiple times when he was arrested in East Hartford on Tuesday after police spotted him in a vehicle believed to be…...
Iconic CT office tower mired in foreclosure will be sold. What will change, what won’t.
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (776+ words) In a hopeful sign for the downtown struggling office market, the owner of an iconic office tower that tumbled into foreclosure has reached a settlement with its lender to regain control of the 23-story building, in a purchase that will…...
Opinion: When politics becomes performance, CT governing breaks down
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (661+ words) In a healthy democracy, disagreement is expected. In fact, it's essential. Different perspectives, priorities, and ideas about how to solve problems allow voters to make meaningful choices. But that only works when those disagreements are grounded in a shared goal:…...
Police investigating early morning stabbing in Hartford
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (164+ words) Police are investigating a serious assault in Hartford early Tuesday that landed a man in the hospital with numerous stab wounds. Officers were dispatched to Saint Francis Hospital to investigate after a man with stab wounds was dropped off around…...
Opinion: Affordable capital builds stronger Connecticut communities for all
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (258+ words) However, many nonprofit organizations face a common barrier: the high cost of capital projects. Buildings age. Equipment breaks. Populations grow. Needs change. For nonprofits, finding affordable financing can make the difference between moving a critical project forward or delaying it…...
Opinion: Hartford deserves a city where lives are not lost to violence.
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (414+ words) February proved deadly in Hartford. In just eight days, five people were shot. Three youths" futures changed forever. And two young lives cut short. Families, schools, and neighborhoods were left carrying grief that will last far longer than the headlines....
Tax on your CT restaurant meals doesn’t support restaurants. Where it goes; what could change.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (701+ words) The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and the Connecticut Restaurant & Hospitality Association are advocating for proposed legislation they say would spur economic development and aid municipalities heavily reliant on property taxes as the main source of revenue. SB 2" would allocate half…...
CT site dubbed ‘historic’ and ‘famous’ is for sale. You just might have heard of it.
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (921+ words) A property dubbed both historic and famous is for sale. It's the property of Avery's Soda in New Britain and it's a place where the soda had been produced for 100 years. On the nearly 1-acre lot site is what is…...
CT’s bottle return woes started when redemption rate rose. It may change.
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (541+ words) A bill that could decrease Connecticut's bottle redemption rate from 10 cents to 5 cents passed out of the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding committee. Senate Bill 516 would set the rate at 5 cents if the bottle redemption rate " the number of containers returned…...
CT businesses fail to turn over key documents in grant probe. State seeks ‘legal means’ to force it.
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1429+ words) Two business owners who received nearly $2 million in state grants with the help of Sen. Doug McCrory, D-Hartford, have failed to turn over records to auditors who are examining what happened to more than $15 million in public funds that went…...