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“I’m about to be homeless,” said Teresa Beatty, 58, who in March became the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state law that charges prisoners $249 a day for the cost of their incarceration. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The decision has implications for school systems beyond one mother’s wishes about when and where in an elementary school she has the right to nurse her toddler by declaring schools public spaces. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

As part of wider budget cuts, the school board eliminated one of the two full-time nurse positions at St. James and St. Mark schools Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The recent opening of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection office allows for Waterbury-Oxford Airport to begin accepting charter flights from abroad. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The board is the legislative body for the city, but members review proposed ordinances in subcommittees before they are brought before the full board. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Hoffenberg, 77, is believed to have died at least seven days before his body was found Tuesday in Derby by police, who responded to a request to check on his welfare, authorities said Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties have been designated as contiguous counties as part of the declaration. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

People become infected with the monkeypox virus through contact with the bodily fluids of infected animals or humans, including respiratory droplets, or through contact with materials contaminated with the virus. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Zoning Commission’s unanimous decision came after lawmakers eliminated the cap on the number of stores that can operate in a single municipality. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Ansonia got an early jump on school this year, with students returning to classes more than a week earlier than some nearby towns. Superintendent Joseph DiBacco said the schools feature some new additions this year, including a middle school robotics program, a makers’ space at the elementary schools and Ansonia Family University — a developmental…

Howayne Mcintosh, 35, of Bridgeport, allegedly displayed a knife when a security guard approached him. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Checks for child tax rebates of $250 per child with a $750 maximum are on their way to some Connecticut families, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

About a quarter of women in the U.S. don’t have access to menstrual products each month, with many forced to choose between buying them and food, Jessica Zachs, Founder and CEO of Dignity Grows, said in Hartford Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

During the past two years, a federal program made school lunches free. Though the program is ending, a $30 million state grant will allow the free meals to continue for a short time for some districts. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A local developer wants to revitalize the key site, but city first needs to clean it up, raise the land. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Easton police said the dead sheep, candle and “white powder” in a rectangular shape were found in the Mill River last weekend. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Mayor Joe Ganim’s office Wednesday confirmed that ex-Sgt. Domenic Costello has been hired as Bridgeport’s senior labor relations officer, a job that has traditionally had a pivotal role in union contract negotiations. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bob Stefanowski’s campaign said chairman Independent Party Chairman Mike Telesca had no right to break the tie “in what appears to be a flagrant violation of his own bylaws.’’ during a caucus meeting. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Local drummer Opus has a new album out with his band Dead by Wednesday, is touring Europe this month with his Black Sabbath tribute band Earth and has published a memoir of his 35 years in the underground metal scene. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A national warehouse builder is facing residents’ opposition over its proposal to build a million-square-foot distribution center in Cromwell. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A man was arrested Monday and accused of sexually assaulting a Trumbull woman outside the Bridgeport train station. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

City Council President Aidee Nieves said Ford’s last day was Monday. The circumstances of his departure were unclear. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service