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Connecticut communities prepare for winter after last season’s salt shortages

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut communities are preparing for winter weather and the costs that come with it, after last year’s salt shortages forced some towns to pay more for emergency supplies. Hartford already has 6 million pounds of road salt stored and ready for the season, Mayor Arunan...

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Connecticut reentry welcome centers seeking $1.5M in funds to help incarcerated individuals get back on their feet

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Flu numbers in Connecticut climbing

(WFSB) - Flu numbers in Connecticut are climbing, and one infectious disease doctor says a bigger wave is still coming. The Department of Public Health says that there have been more than 1,600 cases reported. 221 people have been hospitalized, and seven people have died. “The numbers are a little...

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Connecticut veterans cemetery was months from running out of cremains plots

The Middletown cemetery had 322 buried-cremains spaces left and could have run out around January 2028 without the expansion.

Middletown, CT · 3d

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CT Republicans consider next steps after sweeping midterm election defeat

Like many newly appointed state senate minority leaders across the country, Republican State Sen.Rob Sampson is busying himself in the runup to the start of the legislative session. But for now, Sampson is doing some housekeeping, after his party suffered historic losses in the midterm election. “A lot of things...

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State lawmakers calling for changes after elderly woman found dead at healthcare center

(WFSB) - State lawmakers are calling for changes after an elderly woman was found dead at a healthcare center earlier this year. 93-year-old Peggy Healey lived at Bickford Healthcare and was found lying in a snowbank outside the home in February. She was apparently there for hours, and staff waited hours to call 911 after they found her.

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This Connecticut Christmas Light Show Returns In November With Millions Of Dazzling Lights And A Magical Drive-Through Experience

Whoever invented drive-through Christmas light displays deserves some appreciation. You get all the sparkle of a holiday outing without having to leave your warm car. That’s a pretty convincing arrangement when November evenings turn chilly. A Connecticut holiday attraction returns with millions of colorful lights arranged along a festive...

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Connecticut Winter Thanksgiving Travel: Even Salted I-95 Can Freeze

Hartford, New Haven and Stamford drivers should know why salted highways can still become dangerously icy.

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Historic New England City Reclaims Top Spot as America's Hottest Market

Connecticut's capital, Hartford, and the surrounding idyllic suburbs have shot to the top of the hottest markets list after a long break.

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The Most Popular Thanksgiving Pie and Side Dish in Connecticut

Everyone at the Thanksgiving table arrives with an opinion. In Connecticut, you’ve probably heard the same debates every November since you were old enough to hold a fork. Pumpkin or apple? Mashed or scalloped? This year, the state’s own searches settle both questions. A new Only In Your State study of Thanksgiving pie and side […]

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Connecticut renters find themselves in ‘affordability gap': NBC Responds survey

Groceries and housing are the biggest strains on family budgets in Connecticut and across the country, according to an NBC Responds affordability survey completed by about 1,600 people. Among renters who responded, 82% said they were “just getting by” or in a worse financial situation. 65% said they had cut...

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Waterbury mayor is ‘Doctor for a Day’ at Saint Mary’s Hospital

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski, Jr. took part in a Doctor for a Day experience at Saint Mary’s Hospital to raise awareness for the hospital’s Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit that is happening on Saturday. The mayor took part in hands-on healthcare activities that will happen at the summit, including […]

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Two new lawmakers will represent New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two newly elected state representatives will join New Haven’s influential delegation in Hartford. Eli Sabin and Wildaliz Bermúdez were both easily elected last week — Sabin ran unopposed and Bermúdez faced only nominal competition. Both are Democrats who triumphed in hard-fought summer primaries. Sabin, a former city alder with two […]

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Connecticut Tow Companies Must Report Towed Cars Within 48 Hours Starting Jan. 1, and Owners Get a Public Search Portal

Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Connecticut tow companies must report towed vehicles within 48 hours and the DMV will run a public search portal.

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Connecticut residents are giving back — by the millions

Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut received 52 million pounds of donated goods in 2025, more than twice its 2023 total.

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THE CAPITOL RUNDOWN: Republican wipe out in Connecticut

Political insiders Themis Klarides and Jimmy Tickey discuss what's next for CT Republicans, and the balance of power in Congress.

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Connecticut teachers excited by possibilities after midterm elections

Connecticut educators are eager to work with new state lawmakers. Democrats won large congressional majorities in the midterms but also grew their majority in the state’s General Assembly. It came as federal funding cuts imperiled state education programs, while slim majorities kept vital education legislation from becoming law. Some priorities include paying student teachers and making teacher salaries more competitive. Kate Dias, president of the Connecticut Education Association, said another priority is updating the state’s education funding formula . “The fact that we have based our education cost-sharing formula in 2013 and haven’t adjusted it for inflation since, so when we say we’re fully funding education, we’re fully funding it in 2013 dollars, not in 2026,” Dias explained. She expects it will be a suggestion from Gov. Ned Lamont’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 education funding and accountability. Since the state does not account for inflation in education funding, communities must use property tax dollars to make up the difference. But since some municipalities cannot do it, they face larger class sizes and lower teacher salaries. Teachers in Connecticut and nationwide are breathing a sigh of relief about the election results. Dias noted teachers feel a sense of academic freedom

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