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The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center held its first back-in-person Big Tent Jubilee fundraiser since the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday to celebrate this year’s Stowe Prize winner, Dr. Clint Smith, for his No. 1 New York Times best selling book, “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America.” Top Featured…

The commission also approved grants for 20 candidates for the General Assembly, a mix of incumbents and newcomers. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Cunha was taken into custody at a restaurant in Wallingford Friday night and transported to the state prison for women in East Lyme, where she was to be held for an appearance in Superior Court in Middletown Monday morning, according to her lawyer, Norm Pattis. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Mayor Joe Ganim also named a new head of labor relations and a new legislative liaison. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Organizer Takina Pollock Shafer hopes to eventually reestablish a permanent rink. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

According to the town’s Economic Development consultant Sheila O’Malley, the program will help revitalize the downtown area. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A gunman who killed Dr. Preston Phillips, a surgeon who did his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, and three other people at a Tulsa medical office blamed the doctor for his continuing pain after a recent back operation and bought an AR-style rifle just hours before the rampage, police said Thursday. Top Featured Tags:…

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Thursday rejected a challenge by the Connecticut State Police Union. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Women up to 11 weeks pregnant can be offered a medication abortion, which can be managed at home. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

“The fate of Raul and his accomplices are in the hands of the criminal justice system, as they should be,” said Kevin McGrath, father of James McGrath, who was fatally stabbed in Shelton. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A Bridgeport man previously convicted of assault and other offenses pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally possessing a firearm. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Dean Robert, who drove drunk and killed tow truck operator Corey Iodice on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The growing dispute highlights the local politics and influence that are at play throughout Connecticut at the moment as municipal boards, commissions and councils decide how to spend millions of dollars in one-time funding. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

One change would have made an exception to the prohibition against the acquisition of most surplus military equipment by local law enforcement, a policy that Lamont says he supports. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A mom who loves the “cloud nine” comfort of Crocs has made a hobby/side business of adding “bling” to the popular summer shoes made of foam. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Monteral Crews, of Ansonia, was charged with murder, felony murder and criminal attempt at first-degree robbery, Ansonia police said Thursday. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Milford police said they are still seeking the suspects involved in a Memorial Day brawl at Walnut Beach where several officers were hurt. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A Stratford man was arrested last week for using a stolen credit card last summer, the Westport Police Department announced Wednesday Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The parents of the 26 Sandy Hook first-graders who were killed nearly a decade ago have been reliving their own pain all week as they grappled with the news that it had happened again. Many offer their thoughts and advice to the families in Texas on dealing with such an immense tragedy. Top Featured Tags:…

The application period for the 2022 Connecticut Child Tax Rebate is now open, Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

“It’s definitely a scary time to know a mother, father or guardian can’t get formula for their babies,” Fraylon said. He said the price of gas and food are pressing issues, but, “This has to be a top priority.” Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The city is hiring for a social services unit created to field certain emergency calls. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service