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“It’s crazy,” said House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford, who was elected in 2006 and was surprised to realize recently he is the third longest-serving member of his caucus. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Rebecca Kowalski could barely finish a 5K road race in memory of her son Chase and the other Sandy Hook victims in the spring of 2013. But when someone called her out for asking the kids to be triathletes when she was not, she decided to become one. Now 10 years after the tragedy, the…

Thorncrest Farm in Goshen has a secret to its rich and creamy chocolates that are a holiday staple and perennial favorite for gift-givers. Customers can visit the farm and learn which cows produce the milk for each type of chocolate. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Park City Compost is a small-scale operation which turns kitchen debris and other waste into “high quality” natural fertilizer for gardening. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The report titled the 2022 Valley Community Index, shows the two cities continue to lag behind their more well off neighbors on income levels and as a result, the two cities remain poorer than other municipalities in the area. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Students who take these trips come back with a new outlook, said Reese Morales, Ansonia Public Schools’ equity and communications director.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Torrington Area Model Railroaders is a non-profit charitable organization whose members come from all over the state, organizers said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A school employee in charge of the Student Activity Fund at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy is under fire for allegedly mismanaging the money intended to pay for extracurricular and other student enrichment activities, according to an internal audit. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport YMCA workers are taking advantage of an influx in people seeking refuge from cold weather to help them find a long-term place to stay Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Downtown business leaders have also heard Forstone is trying to sell the building best recognized as the home of Ralph ‘n’ Rich’s Italian restaurant. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

LifeBridge is one of eight designated outpatient urban trauma centers throughout the state. While the organization already treats children, the new program will give LifeBridge staff specialized racial trauma training in order to better help children of color who battle discrimination and suffer from high rates of poverty, violence and marginalization Continue Reading at CTPost.com…

Regulators said this week that approved marijuana businesses are on track to launch retail sales within the next few months — delayed from their original timeline, but in keeping with more recent estimates. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Noel Diary will make its debut on Netflix on Thanksgiving Day. The movie, shot in Connecticut, features Baylen Bielitz, age 8, of Southington. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

“To be a ‘lion’ is simple, it’s about serving,” said Andrew Stern, GHLC membership chairman. “It’s about having a mindset of giving back.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Bridgeport Board of Education is considering a new policy that would ensure transgender and non-binary students have the right to use the pronouns they prefer. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Derby Fire Department on Thursday extinguished a kitchen fire that erupted in a home at 21 Minerva St., according to officials.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Bridgeport Police Department arrested Christopher Green, of North Branford, Wednesday on charges he sent harassing messages to a teenage girl.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

“Over the last 5 years, AVANGRID and the Avangrid Foundation have made over $5.7 million in charitable donations to nonprofits and other community organizations across Connecticut,” the organizations said in a statement. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The West Hartford Fire Department responded, along with police and American Medical Response. and were able to see fire inside. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

From the Macy’s Day Parade with enormous floating cartoons to presidents pardoning turkeys, the most American of holidays rests on the centuries-old story that Pilgrims and Native people held a feast of goodwill that spawned the annual turkey tradition observed across the U.S. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Testo’s and the downtown Holiday Inn, which was purchased earlier this year and is also being converted to housing, were two of the city’s key event venues.  Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service