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Hartford Public Library hopes to raise the dismally low Hartford response rate for the U.S. Census with a series of events between now and the end of September. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Beset by too many weeks of hot, dry weather, Bristol on Monday became the latest Connecticut community asking residents to cut down on water use. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The state of Connecticut is doubling the amount of federal coronavirus money dedicated to rental assistance, but housing advocates contend it falls far short of what’s needed to help as many as 130,000 households, according to one estimate, that face possible eviction between now and Dec. 31 because of the pandemic. Top Featured Tags: -…

Vaccinations are needed for the start of classes. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to force a breakup of Eversource Energy, as PURA probes higher customer bills this summer. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The Yellow Mill drawbridge will be closed for six hours a day until Friday for maintenance work. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Under pressure from families of residents in long-term care facilities, some of whom haven’t seen family members in nearly six months because of strict visitation rules to combat the coronavirus, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is considering easing the guidelines to allow more access to their loved ones. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News…

Drew Funk, a promising, young musician, died of an overdose the night he lost his job as the state shut down in March. Up until the pandemic, his family was confident he had been winning his long-running battle against addiction. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Seeking to stop the recent local spike of the coronavirus, Danbury is suspending all sports leagues and closing the town boat ramp to prevent the spread among boaters on popular Candlewood Lake. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Beachgoers should see fair weather Sunday afternoon, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid-80’s. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

This time, the storms are on track to make landfall on coastal gulf states in the Southeast, rather than following the Atlantic coast north into New England. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Scott Appleby, emergency management director in Bridgeport, said police responded to two potential assaults. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

The ambitious, $65 million conversion at the venerable West Hartford convent on Park Road into apartments could provide an economic boost to both West Hartford and Hartford. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

A former employee at Newington High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a student, and the student has gone public calling out school officials in on online post. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Public health officials have issued a COVID-19 alert in Danbury after a spike in new cases over the past two weeks, prompting officials to urge Danbury residents to stay home as much as possible and limit any gatherings. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

One person was ejected from their vehicle during the crash at the Route 25 intersection, firefighters said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Bridgeport police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teen, who was last seen back in June. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Personnel from the Fairfield Animal Control are trying to track down the ownerse of a dog foudn on Rodgers Road near the highway. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service

Thomas Gilmer, who narrowly lost the Republican primary to run for the Second District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is facing a domestic violence charges after police say he assaulted a former girlfriend. The incident, which was captured on video, led to his arrest the night before the primary. Under Connecticut law, Gilmer…

Learning pods and “microschools” are not new concepts, but they’ve become increasingly popular during the pandemic among busy parents seeking to split the cost of a tutor to help their children with online schoolwork. In some cases, the pods effectively serve as homeschooling, with unique curriculum. In others, the students remain enrolled in their schools…

When Bristol Fire Department recruits Anthony Bentivengo and Jordan Terrier were talking earlier this week, they learned of startlingly similar tragedies that ultimately strengthened their resolve to join the city’s fire service. They each lost an older brother in the emergency services to unconnected accidents 14 years ago. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press…

A little more than a year after Milford Hospital was integrated as a campus of Bridgeport Hospital, there will be a virtual forum to discuss the partnership. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service