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Connecticut’s Old State House celebrates its 228th Birthday
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – The building has been threatened many times over the last two centuries but the Connecticut Old State House is still standing to celebrate its 228th birthday. The Old State House held the first Connecticut legislature in 1796 and was the home for all three branches of the state’s government until 1878. […]
Lost teaching time, student stress, high cost?: CT SBA a decade in draws calls for change
A decade after Connecticut switched to the Smarter Balanced Assessment to measure academic performance, the debate about “over testing,” student anxiety, costs and “teaching to the test” continues. Students in classrooms across the state sat down to take SBAC, the computerized English language arts, math and science test, this month, marking Connecticut’s 10th consecutive year participating in ...
Time to go fishing
Jarod Calovis, of East Haddam, spends time fishing from the boardwalk at Ferry Landing State Park in Old Lyme after getting off work. Calovis decided to go fishing since he had nothing else to do Friday, May 17, 2024. In the background, a power boat travels up the Connecticut River. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
What’s Going On: For FrankenPhil, gig economy means getting paid more than a song
Navigating a career in music isn’t as simple as following a guitar chord chart. People in the music business may get into it to express themselves through their instruments and voices, but to stay in it for a long time they have to read their audience and understand the needs of clubs and restaurants that pay them to play.
East Hampton police cruiser struck; driver of other vehicle cited
EAST HAMPTON, CT (WFSB) - A driver was found to be at fault for striking a police cruiser in East Hampton. Police said the driver hit the East Hampton cruiser as the driver left the parking lot of the Atlantic Gas Station on High Street on Friday morning. The cruiser...
OPINION: How did Lamont miss what FBI calls blatant stealing?
As news broke Thursday of the arrest of Gov. Ned Lamont’s former deputy budget chief on a panoply of corruption charges, I couldn’t help but wonder how the governor could have been so clueless about what the FBI called blatant wrongdoing in his administration. The charges and three...
After 20 years, New London yoga studio prepares to close its ‘sacred space’
New London – After 20 years in the heart of downtown, the Blissworks Yoga & Healing Arts studio is preparing to shutter its doors for good as its owner, teachers and clients prepare move on to their “next adventure.”. After brief periods of time at other nearby locations,...
Greater Hartford farmers are gearing up and opening for business. Here’s when and where
Every day year round, a farmer is working their fields, milking the cows, shearing a sheep or harvesting the fruits of their labor. These Greater Hartford farmers markets help support Connecticut farmers by showcasing their goods. Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market. Some of ...
Grizzlies Boys’ Track and Field Challenging the Competition with Stacked Roster
Outdoor track has both an individual and team aspect to it. It’s a sport that has many different paths to success, and the Guilford boys’ track team has taken many of those paths this spring. As a squad full of hungry athletes determined to produce at the highest...
CT man accused of threatening Staples employee on social media using ‘Family Guy’ reference
A Chaplin man faces charges for allegedly threatening an employee at a Staples store in Willimantic when he took to social media to reference a violent episode of a cartoon. Jeremy Bassett, 42, has been charged with second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace in connection with an incident last month when he had a hard time returning an iPad he had purchased, according to the ...
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