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The James Beard Foundation has announced the nominees for its 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards and one Connecticut restaurant is in the running for Outstanding Restaurant and two Connecticut chefs are regional nominees for best chef.  Cora Cora in West Hartford is a nominee for Outstanding Restaurant, which honors a “restaurant that demonstrates con...

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 78-year-old woman in Plainfield and the superintendent of schools said students might have seen the tragic incident while their bus was passing by Wednesday morning. Police said the bus company DATTCO contacted them around 8 a.m. and said a driver had seen a partially clothed woman lying in a drive...

E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield was evacuated Wednesday morning after a staff member received a call with a possible threat, according to state police. Troopers responded to the school around 8:16 a.m. and the building was evacuated while state troopers investigated until they determined that there was no credible threat to students, staff or t...

People who work for the towns of Hamden and North Haven, as well as their families, will be able to receive a tuition discount at Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac said all full-time town employees of Hamden and North Haven, as well as their spouses and dependents under the age of 25, are eligible to apply but must complete the regular admissions&#...

One woman is making incredible strides by becoming the first Black female fire chief to serve any department in New England. Shelly Carter was honored at the State Capitol on Wednesday for her work, service and brand-new role. Paving the path for women in public safety has been Carter’s mission for years. She continues to lead by example as.....

A rollover crash closed part of Queen Street in Southington on Wednesday morning. The vehicle landed on its side and appears to have taken down a pole and wires. The wires were down across the road near the intersection with Town Line Road. Authorities have not said if anyone is injured in the crash.

One adult and two children are injured after a crash in Plainfield on Tuesday night. Emergency crews were called to Plainfield Road in Central Village around 6:30 p.m. after getting a report of a single-vehicle crash. According to police, a 30-year-old Moosup woman was traveling eastbound on Plainfield Road when she went off of the road, hit a sign...

We’re continuing the workweek with a beautiful day on Wednesday, but a cold front will bring rain, snow squalls and a flash freeze overnight. There will be abundant sunshine during the day Wednesday. Highs will be in the 50s. A cold front will bring rain, snow squalls and thunder on Wednesday night. After that, there will be a flash...

There is a warning from the state to small business owners when it comes to their annual filings. The Secretary of the State and the Attorney General say multiple businesses are reporting they’ve received a concerning email. It urges them to renew their annual business registration through a thirty-party service website and requires a credit card p...

Should Wallingford keep two high schools or merge them into one? The town council heard both sides of the debate during a scheduled council meeting Tuesday night and has not yet made a decision. Parents and students held signs outside of Wallingford Town Hall before the town council meeting. All of them opposing a plan to consolidate the town’s......

Making healthcare accessible outside of a clinic: that is the goal of Hartford HealthCare’s Neighborhood Health Team. Now they have a new resource to do it: a refurbished ambulance. It hit the streets providing care across the Hartford area for the first time on Tuesday. One of the new CareVan’s first stops was on the Hartford-West Hartford line, w...

He is a homegrown Husky – Bristol’s Donovan Clingan. The UConn freshman has been a driving force in the team’s NCAA Tournament run, but for those in his hometown, he is something different. “We all start to think that he’s ours, too,” said Lynn Archibald. Archibald said she has known Clingan for years, and describes the 7-foot-2 teenager as a...

Legislation proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont that aims to combat gun violence has passed the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee. House Bill 6667 seeks to prevent acts of gun violence including mass shootings, community violence, domestic violence, suicides and accidental shootings, according to the governor’s office. The judi...

A child and woman were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a spa in East Hartford Tuesday afternoon. East Hartford Police said officers and firefighters responded to 775 Silver Lane for a reported working fire at Silver Lane Spa. A child and woman were hospitalized with injuries. Police said the child suffered smoke inhalation after sme...