BRIDGEPORT — The former mayor of Bridgeport, who spent seven years in federal prison for public corruption, will once again be sworn in as mayor of Connecticut's largest city. Joe Ganim completed a stunning political comeback when he defeated incumbent Mayor Bill Finch in the Sept. 16 primary and...
WETHERSFIELD — In one of its first acts, the new school board last week created a committee to review the district's practice of regularly removing elementary school teachers from the classroom during the school day for training. The policy has come under fire from parents and elementary school...
ENFIELD — The annual torchlight parade, including decorated fire trucks and marching bands, along with a tree-lighting ceremony and a carol sing are scheduled for Saturday night. The parade starts at 6 p.m. at South Road and Enfield Street, travels north on Enfield Street (Route 5) to the Enfield...
Educational Resources for Children is once again letting students turn their points awarded for good behavior into holiday gifts for their families. Across the nonprofit's five after-school centers from Dec. 7 through Dec. 18, students who participate in their programming can use those points --...
Urban Oaks Organic Farm is closing it's doors on November 30 after producing fresh, organic produce for 16 years on 3 acres of land in New Britain. The owner, Elmo Aiudi, plans to continue operating the farm, but under new ownership.
Pucker up and post it to social media. The Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance is collecting "Kisses for Candice" in honor of Giving Tuesday. Founded in 2012 in response to holiday shopping days Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is about giving back to the community. This year, the Connecticut...
If you're one of the thousands of state employees at or near retirement age and you were hoping for a sweetener to boost your pension in exchange for your exit, forget about it. An early retirement incentive plan, or RIP as they call it in acronym-land, is off the table in the state's emergency...
NEW HAVEN — Students who enroll at UConn through the New Haven Promise scholarship program will be eligible next year to get an annual $5,000 renewable grant from the university. UConn President Susan Herbst announced the new effort Tuesday morning, accompanied by Yale President Peter Salovey, at...
EAST HARTFORD — Commuters, delivery business owners, truckers and others who use I-84 are invited to a public update Dec. 2 about the planned replacement of the viaduct in Hartford. The session is open to anyone interested in the multibillion-dollar project, but state engineers scheduled it specifically...
Mayor-elect Luke Bronin has said he wants to explore economic development opportunities in the city's South Meadows, among other places, a step that is likely to revive a discussion of the future of Brainard Airport. With the city's unemployment rate the highest in the state, Mr. Bronin is right...
Starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, it became a tradition to take the measure of a new president by sizing up his first 100 days in office. Today, perhaps reflecting our obsession with speed, the candidates for president are proposing a new timetable: one day. To hear the 2016 contenders...
As an environmental educator, I struggle with explaining the urgency of global climate change. One way of communicating this to students, I have found, is to liken climate change to a cancer. And as the Paris climate meeting begins, we need to address this cancer. The climate change debate often...