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Locals or newcomers? Where Connecticut towns split
just now (368+ words) In Madison, a town alongside Long Island Sound, less than half of residents were born in Connecticut. But step into Durham, the town just to the north? That proportion jumps to 78% " the sixth-highest proportion in the state. Plymouth is home…...
Hundreds of Connecticut power outages reported Wednesday morning
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (206+ words) A utility truck passes a tree crew cleaning up from the Fourth of July storm along Route 4 in Harwinton on Tuesday. Hundreds of Connecticut power outages have been reported across the state Wednesday morning after storms caused tree damage and…...
One hospitalized for possible smoke inhalation after Hartford house fire, official says
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (136+ words) HARTFORD " One person was sent to the hospital after a Hartford house fire that displaced four residents on Canterbury Street, an official said." Firefighters responded to the blaze at a one-and-a-half story residence in the 60 block around 7 a. m. Tuesday, Hartford Fire…...
Which Connecticut school districts are wealthiest? Search our database.
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (475+ words) As might be expected, the difference doesn't only manifest in incomes. It is also reflected in English language arts and math test scores, chronic absenteeism, the four-year graduation rate, post-secondary readiness and even physical fitness. On each metric, West Hartford…...
Some Connecticut storm damage may not be cleared until year's end
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (546+ words) New Fairfield officials are working on cleaning up the damages reported across town as a result of'the Fourth of July thunderstorms. NEW FAIRFIELD " Between the trees that fell onto homes and the tree limbs caught in wires, local tree removal…...
Priest killed in West Hartford crash remembered for lifelong service to CT: 'He was unstoppable"
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (549+ words) The Rev. Terence Kristofak, a Catholic priest and Farmington native who died in a car crash in West Hartford. The Rev. Terence Kristofak, a Farmington native who died in a car crash in West Hartford on July 1, was remembered in…...
Opinion: Will Connecticut have a campaign or just Lamont's commercials?
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (46+ words) CT Insider Gov. Ned Lamont, at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Wethersfield Friday, June 26, 2026, talked about the state's history for the America 250 Connecticut celebrations happening around the state into July....
5 things to know about the appeal of CT's semiautomatic weapons ban
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (1065+ words) The state's decades-old ban on semiautomatic weapons now faces an uncertain future after the U. S. Supreme Court revived the legal battle over Connecticut's so-called "assault weapons ban." Justices on the nation's highest court have decided to hear a challenge to the…...
Why Connecticut unions are still endorsing Gov. Lamont despite public clashes
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (874+ words) Why Connecticut unions are still endorsing Gov....
Man arrested for stealing vehicle from East Hartford, police say
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (116+ words) Man arrested in Hartford for stealing vehicle from East Hartford, police say CT Insider HARTFORD " A man was arrested last week after being found in possession of a vehicle stolen from East Hartford, police say In a post Sunday on…...