Invest in education, not war: Connecticut faculty push for Israel arms...

Photo via 4Cs SEIU 1973 4Cs SEIU 1973, a higher education union in Connecticut, just passed a resolution calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel and divestment from entities complicit in the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and...

Former Connecticut budget official convicted of taking bribes from school construction contractors

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Meet the Designer Behind ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Mystic Pizza’ and More—and the Stories Behind the Icons She's Dressed (EXCLUSIVE)

Over the course of a 50-year career that spans movies, TV shows and plays, costume designer Jennifer von Mayrhauser has outfitted everyone from Meryl Streep to Julia Roberts; Timothée Chalamet to Daniel Day-Lewis; Winona Ryder to Keanu Reeves (to...

Oct. 22 - Angola WIC office is 'business as usual' during federal shutdown

ANGOLA — The food aid program that helps millions of mothers and young children is expected to run out of money, but the Steuben County Women, Infants and Children is expected to be fully funded. Speaking before the Steuben County Council last...

Foxwoods Armed Suspect Under the Influence of Crack Cocaine, Heroin Has Bond Reduced

Posted on: October 22, 2025, 10:06h. Last updated on: October 22, 2025, 10:18h. The suspect in this week’s Foxwoods police incident concedes he was high on drugs Defendant David Griswold’s attorney told the court he was on crack and heroin...

Dodd Center hosts sports-centered human rights summit 

The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut will be hosting a three-day summit from Wednesday, Oct. 22 to Friday, Oct. 24 that will explore the connections between sports and human rights. James Waller, the Christopher J....

Civil Rights DC Bureau Politics & Law ‘A boundless power’: Dem states ask Supreme Court to halt Trump troop deployment to Chicago

Every state with either a Democratic governor, attorney general or both signed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to side with Illinois and Chicago to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s proposed deployment of National...

Rep. Jensen Joins Business Association Tour Highlighting Oxford Manufacturing Company

OXFORD — State Rep. Arnold Jensen (R-Oxford) recently joined the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) as part of the group’s manufacturing tour to numerous manufacturing facilities across Connecticut. Rep. Jensen met with...

Ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson serving time in low-security Connecticut prison

Disgraced ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is serving her monthlong jail sentence following her corruption conviction for pocketing a $7,000 kickback at a low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. Fernandes Anderson,...

New Consolidated SCORE Chapter to Serve Small Businesses in Area Counties

AREA — To better serve the needs of start-up and established small businesses and entrepreneurs who dream of beginning a new business the SCORE Fairfield County, SCORE Western Connecticut and SCORE Northwestern Connecticut chapters recently...

Why Connecticut’s Wildlife Seems to Be Losing Its Mind Lately

Why Connecticut’s Wildlife Seems to Be Losing Its Mind Lately Is it just me, or does it seem like the wildlife in Connecticut is bugging the F out right now? You read about bears stealing people’s dry goods, raccoons committing petty crimes in...

Foliage tracker: Here’s where leaves are peaking in New England right now

It’s hard on such a rainy day to think about trekking through all of the beautiful, vibrant foliage New England has to offer this special time of year. But after today, watch out because the weather for the rest of the week and into the weekend is...

CT ACLU Legal Director: ’The closest analog to us is the McCarthy era’

On May 28, 2020, Trump signed Executive Order 13925 to “[prevent] online censorship.” This executive order, which boasts of free speech protections, discourages social media platforms from moderating content deemed complicit in selective...

Connecticut Department of Banking Issues Consent Order for Alleged Unlicensed Small-Loan Activity

On September 24, the Connecticut Department of Banking entered a consent order with a lender that offered advances based on anticipated personal-injury recoveries. The Department alleged that the company’s products constituted “small loans” under...

East Hartford Manufacturers Connecticut Summit is scheduled for this Thursday

The event will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Wickham Memorial Library on Burnside Avenue. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The town of East Hartford is partnering with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology to host the East...

Eye on Small Business: Garden Catering

Garden Catering owners and sibllings Frank Carpenteri Jr. and Tina Carpenteri at one of the Garden Catering stores. Photo courtesy of Garden Catering As owners and operators of much-loved Connecticut chicken nugget stop Garden Catering, siblings...

Powell River Kings add pair of forwards via trade

Powell River Kings announced a pair of trades on Tuesday, October 21, adding two forwards to the roster. The BC Hockey League (BCHL) club acquired Duncan Thompson in a trade with Coquitlam Express and added Jacob Wingfield in a similar transaction...

Activists, officials promote literacy at ‘right to read’ panel 

On Tuesday, a panel of activists and district leaders gathered at the Flint Street Theater to discuss improving literacy in Connecticut. Sarah Mukkuzhi 4:01 am, Oct 22, 2025 Contributing Reporter Sarah Mukkuzhi, Contributing Photographer New Haven...

Binance.US responds to Senator Murphy over TRUMP coin allegations

Binance.US has bashed claims from US Senator Chris Murphy, accusing the exchange of favoring President Donald Trump-related assets, following its decision to list stablecoin USD1. On Wednesday, Binance.US defended its listing of USD1, the...

Dodd Center holding Sports and Human Rights summit

STORRS — The second Dodd Summit will be held at the University of Connecticut, hosted by the Dodd Human Rights Impact programs. The summit, running Wednesday-Friday, will discuss the “intersection between sports and human rights.” “[The Summit]...