West Hartford 31 mins ago

One Connecticut town makes list of best 25 in U.S.

One of the 25 best places to live in the United States is right here in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report. West Hartford came in at 19 on the list. “West Hartford may be the small...

  • Meriden 7 hours ago

    Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after crash

    A portion of Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after a crash. Police said there was a two vehicle crash on Route 71 around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. According to police, a pole was snapped and wires came down across the intersection. The road remains closed at Chamberlain Highway on Wednesday morning. The area will likely remain closed&#82...
  • New Haven 9 hours ago

    New Haven welcomes art shop and bakery in Westville neighborhood

    The City of New Haven celebrated the addition of two small businesses in New Haven’s growing Westville neighborhood. Located at 910 Whalley Ave is the new Inkberry Art Shop and at 912 Whalley Ave is Malby Artisan Bread and Pastries. “InkBerry and Malby are exactly the kinds of businesses that we want in our city. They’re family-owned, neighbo...
  • Hartford 9 hours ago

    Hartford man to receive honorary diploma 57 years later

    A Hartford man will get an honorary diploma from Hartford High School, 57 years after he was set to graduate. Gerlad Fothergill Jr. says he was a month-and-a -half from graduating when he said he was expelled for walking out of school the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Hartford’s Board of Education voted unanimously....
  • Connecticut 19 hours ago

    Nonprofits rally at state capitol in push for more funding

    Nonprofit service providers and their clients rallied outside the Capitol Tuesday as they continue to up their public pressure for more funding. “Programs will close,” Community Health Resources President and CEO Heather Gates said just before speaking to roughly 2,500 rally-goers. “There’s just no way to continue to operate services given the defi...
  • NBC CT Investigates 19 hours ago

    XL Center closes for multimillion renovation project

    Hartford’s XL Center will not host any games, concerts or other events this summer.  As of May 20, the XL Center on Trumbull Street is closed for construction.  The arena overhaul is more than a decade in the making.   “This is our troubled child of all the properties we manage,” said Michael Freimuth, executive director of the ...
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    New Haven 20 hours ago

    Long Island Sound beach health report released ahead of Memorial Day

    It’s the season of report cards but we aren’t talking about the ones coming out of the classroom. If you’re headed to the beach, local nonprofit Save the Sound has the latest version of the beach health report card worth checking. With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, quiet beaches will soon be packed full for summer. “The sun was...

  • Memorial Day 20 hours ago

    Key to smooth travel for Memorial Day weekend is planning

    The unofficial start to summer is this weekend. Every year, the last Monday in May is Memorial Day. It’s a way to honor service members who have lost their lives protecting our nation. This Thursday to Monday is Memorial Day weekend and the roads are expected to be busier this year than in years past. We spoke to an...

  • Hartford 20 hours ago

    Hartford Athletic welcome students for 4th annual STEM showcase and soccer game

    On Tuesday, Hartford Athletic welcomed over 3,000 students and teachers to Trinity Health Stadium for the fourth annual STEM and Soccer Education Game. “This is our first time here and for some of our students, this is our first field trip ever,” said career and technical education teacher Catherine Bunko. Bunko brought 60 sixth-and seventh-grade s...
  • Connecticut 19 hours ago

    Invasive mosquito expected to return to Connecticut this summer

    An invasive mosquito called the Asian tiger mosquito made a resurgence in population last year in Connecticut and experts say they expect them to continue to populate the months ahead. The Asian tiger mosquito has been found in Milford, as well as other towns in New Haven and Fairfield counties, like New Haven, West Haven and Bridgeport. The invasi...
  • Middletown 9 hours ago

    Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim issues statement about stepping down

    Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim is stepping down from his position. Florsheim said he will be stepping down effective June 16. “There are a number of personal and professional reasons why I’ve come to the decision to move on, not least of which is my faith in Gene (Common council president Eugene Nocera ) and the entire team here to keep…...
  • Hartford 9 hours ago

    Mayor announces $3 million in additional funding for Hartford schools

    Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced Tuesday the city has secured an additional $3 million for Hartford Public Schools. The school district was facing a $6.7 million budget deficit, threatening to cut several programs for students. This additional money will help keep some of those programs running, including the district’s dental clin...
  • connecticut state police vehicle
    Crime and Courts 23 hours ago

    Durham man was going up to 137 miles per hour on rural roads: state police

    Connecticut state police have arrested a Durham man who is accused of speeding and driving recklessly in Durham, Haddam and Killingworth, in once case going up to 137 miles per hour, and posting video. State police said they learned on May 7 about videos and reels posted on social media of a 27-year-old Durham man driving going between 78 and 137&#...
  • New Haven skyline
    Housing May 20

    WalletHub ranks 4 Connecticut cities among the least affordable

    WalletHub ranked 300 cities across the country based on home prices and they found hundreds of cities were more affordable than communities here in Connecticut. The median sale price rose from $313,000 in the first quarter of 2019 to $416,900 in the first quarter of this year and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose from a historic low of&#...
  • Middletown May 20

    Man reportedly stabbed in the head while walking in Middletown

    An investigation is underway after a man was reportedly stabbed in the head by a stranger while walking in Middletown on Monday night. Officers were called to Pearl Street around 9:10 p.m. for a report of an assault. Firefighters had originally responded to the area for a medical call about a head injury, but police said during the assessment, it&#...
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