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Gov. Ned Lamont has announced a new intensive mathematics tutoring program for middle schoolers that aims to address the learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Department of Education will launch the Connecticut High-Dosage Tutoring Program which will provide tutoring to sixth through ninth graders. The DOE is allocating $10 million to...

Branford’s Walsh Intermediate School was placed into lockdown Wednesday after a threat was called in to the school, according to police. At the time of the incident, most students had already been released due to a scheduled early dismissal, they said. Police also increased their presence at all Branford schools out of an abundance of caution...

The State of Connecticut has been ordered to pay $12 million to a young boy who was abused while in Department of Children and Families (DCF) custody several years ago. The Reardon Law Firm, based in New London, said they represented “Baby Dylan,” who was 13 months old when he was “horrifically abused for a period of months.&#8221...

Thousands of people walked the streets of Hartford Wednesday as part of the annual March for Life, calling for lawmakers to keep the state from becoming a destination for abortions. The march was also met with some pro-choice counter protesters. “If we can overturn Roe vs. Wade, we can do anything here in Connecticut,” Peter Wolfgang, president of ...

Anna Louise James made history in Connecticut in the early 1900s when she became the first female African American pharmacist in Connecticut. Miss James, as she was known, owned James Pharmacy in Old Saybrook, where she served the community for decades. “She was the person in town who people went to for their medicines, and just to talk and t...

A man that’s accused of firing several gunshots at his ex-girlfriend’s house last month has been taken into custody in the Bronx, New York, on Wednesday. The U.S. Marshals Service said the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended Luis Minaya, of New Britain. He allegedly fled the scene of the Feb. 19 shooting before ...

Plainfield police are investigating breaks-in and burglaries at two restaurants over a span of 21 minutes and said the same person appears to be responsible for both of them. Officers responded to Mr. Z’s restaurant on Norwich Road around 12:07 p.m. Monday to investigate a burglary that happened overnight. They looked at surveillance and video from...

An Avelo Airlines aircraft was diverted to Bradley International Airport Wednesday afternoon due to a potential issue with the hydraulic system and the flight has been canceled because it will take time to mechanics to inspect the plane, according to the airline. A spokesperson for the airline said the flight took off from West Palm Beach and was s...

A former West Haven city employee who was arrested amid a probe into the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. John Bernardo, 66, of West Haven, worked for the city of West Haven as a…...

Some stole a trailer of lacrosse equipment from the campus of North Haven High School and North Haven Middle School and police are asking for anyone who has information to come forward. The trailer was stolen on Monday morning. Police said someone in a tan GMC Sierra pickup with an extended cab drove onto the campus around 9 a.m. and…

If you have an inactive saving or checking account, inactive stocks or bonds or life insurance policy proceeds, it’s possible that the money was turned over to the state and you can claim it. You can check the CTBigList website to see if you have property you can claim.    The treasurer said unclaimed property includes unpaid life insuran...

A 31-year-old Wilton man has been charged with the murder of his neighbor and police said they identified the suspect when his father told authorities the assailant looked like his son. Officers responded to Partrick Lane after a neighbor called 911 at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday and they found 39-year-old Arinzechukwu Ukachukwu dead in the detached garage ...

Five teens that were found traveling in a stolen car in East Haven hit multiple police cars and prompted lockdowns at two schools before being arrested on Wednesday morning, according to police. An officer traveling northbound on North High Street saw a stolen vehicle with five teens inside pass him traveling southbound around 8:30 a.m. Several off...