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3 Connecticut House Races Headed For Recounts

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Retirees Are Settling Into Mystic, Where The Waterfront Downtown Stays Walkable Year-Round

Some towns empty out when summer ends, but this little Connecticut harbor village keeps its sidewalks busy all year. Retirees have noticed. They want a place where errands, coffee dates, and river views fit inside a short stroll, and this corner of the shoreline delivers. The village has a seafaring past that built more than 600 ships, and that history still shapes its compact layout today.

Stonington, CT · 10h
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Eastern Connecticut State cuts tuition for neighbors

Massachusetts and Rhode Island students will be eligible for a reduced tuition rate at Eastern Connecticut State University beginning with the fall 2027 semester. The change will cut annual undergraduate tuition by $3,500, from $10,498 to $6,998, according to a community announcement. Students from both states will remain eligible for merit scholarships and need-based financial aid. Students who submit applications for the fall 2027 semester by Nov. 15 will also have their application fees waived. "As the cost to attend college increases across the country, Eastern is pleased to offer competitive rates that we can extend to students from our neighboring states," said Jeremy Campbell, vice president for finance and administration. "Students from Massachusetts and Rhode Island have always been an important part of our campus community. We hope this reduced rate will encourage even more students to discover the academic opportunities, supportive community, and vibrant campus life Eastern has to offer." Eastern reports record class of new students Eastern welcomed more than 1,100 first-year students and 275 transfer students this fall, a record-breaking incoming class, according to the announcement. The new students represent 20 states. The university has approximately 3,850 matriculated students. Its residential campus is fully occupied, with

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The Cool Down

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Connecticut housing project sparks fears for drinking water supply serving thousands of residents

The settlement provides neither aquifer-specific stipulations nor established maintenance and monitoring plans.

Westerly, RI · 2d

The Financial Wire

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Medicare Advantage plans are pulling out of Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico for 2027, and members there have until Dec. 7 to choose new coverage

Medicare Advantage members in Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico are watching insurers leave for 2027, and Dec. 7 is the last day of the annual window to pick a replacement. The departures differ sharply by state: Aetna is leaving Maryland altogether, and ConnectiCare is ending every Medicare plan in Connecticut. In North Dakota... The post Medicare Advantage plans are pulling out of Maryland, Connecticut, North Dakota and New Mexico for 2027, and members there have until Dec. 7 to choose new coverage appeared first on The Financial Wire .

New Mexico · 21h

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Blotter: A McDonald’s pit stop, a Michael Myers scare and a gassy house party

It was another colorful week on the North Fork police beat, where a motorcycle rider allegedly traded the open road for McDonald’s and Fireball whiskey, a Halloween prankster dressed as Michael Myers gave Greenport restaurant patrons a fright and a teenage house party in Cutchogue took a gassy turn. Elsewhere, a sneezing fit explained some erratic driving, a pickup truck’s alleged doughnuts was explained as a solitary music-listening session and a Southold resident discovered that even shaving cream can be used to deliver a foul-mouthed message.

Cutchogue, NY · 2d

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You’ll Happily Drive Across Connecticut For The Grinders At These 8 Old-School Delis

Looking for the best old-school delis with grinders in Connecticut?. These 8 delis serve up classic sandwiches and bold flavors that make every mile of the drive worth it!. 1. Franklin Giant Grinder Shop (Hartford) Franklin Giant Grinder Shop on Franklin Avenue is the kind of place that Hartford residents...

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You’d Never Guess This Modest Connecticut Restaurant Serves The Best Food In The State

Somewhere in Wallingford, Connecticut, there’s a little gray building with picnic tables out front that is quietly making people rethink everything they thought they knew about great food. Backyard Drive-In doesn’t look like the kind of place that changes lives, but then again, neither does a winning lottery ticket...

Wallingford, CT · 1d

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Petition: Troopers Found Five Dead Dogs in Marlborough. When They Came Back, the Bodies Were Gone.

Connecticut State Police went to a property on Saner Road in Marlborough in September looking into reports of drug activity and violence. While they were there, a man who had just been arrested on an unrelated warrant told them something they had not come for: there were dead dogs on the property, and he could show them where. He had been hired to feed the animals.

Marlborough, CT · 2d

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Celebrate National Nachos Day while supporting Connecticut cancer patients

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — If you need an excuse to eat nachos today, we’ve got a pretty good one! It’s National Nachos Day, and a special fundraiser in Old Saybrook is celebrating for a great cause: helping Connecticut cancer patients and their families. Alex P. Taylor,...

Old Saybrook, CT · 2d

CT Insider

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Connecticut had an earthquake this week. Most people likely missed it

Wednesday’s quake is the latest in Connecticut’s long history of small underground rumbles.

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Country Herald

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Connecticut Parents Warned of Stop Sign Challenge as Winter Nears

Parents encouraged to discuss dangerous driving behavior before winter conditions increase intersection risks.

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WTNH

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Man found dead at Sears Park in East Hampton

EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are investigating an untimely death after a man was found dead near the water at Sears Park in East Hampton on Saturday morning. According to the chief of the East Hampton Police Department, a person walking through Sears Park at about 6:43 a.m. notified police after locating a deceased […]

East Hampton, CT · 1d

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You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried The 1-Pound Lobster Roll At This Connecticut Seafood Shack

There are places you visit, and then there are places that quietly rearrange your understanding of what a meal can be. Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough, sitting right on the water in the tiny village of Noank, Connecticut, belongs firmly in the second category. Most people in Connecticut have...

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What Home Care Really Costs Connecticut Families

For eight years I worked as a nurse at one of the major hospitals in our area, on a med-surg floor and in ED observation. I saw the same moment again and again. An older patient was medically ready to go home. And the family was standing at the bedside asking, quietly, whether Mom would be safe, and whether she would fall again the minute she got back to her own kitchen.

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CT Insider

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Dive crews search for person who jumped into Connecticut River in Portland, officials say

Firefighters are conducting a dive rescue on the Connecticut River as police activity was reported near the Arrigoni Bridge, officials said.

Portland, CT · 2d

Globe

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Parents Demand Answers After Teacher Is Accused of Tickling Students at Multiple Schools

Connecticut parents are questioning the state’s Department of Children and Families and calling for more transparency after a teacher was accused of inappropriate tickling of elementary-aged girls at multiple schools. The issue centers around former school teacher Nicholas Ricciardi, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of risk of injury to a minor and was sentenced […]

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Connecticut high school football is losing players. Even champions are feeling it

It was only three years ago that North Haven and Joel Barlow completed back-to-back runs to high school football state championships. Sheehan and Northwest Catholic met in the Class S final only last year. Yet here in 2026 all four teams are grappling with a sharp decline in players. North...

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CT Insider

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Connecticut reaches deal to connect incarcerated people with Medicare and Medicaid before release

Traditionally, people who are incarcerated were not allowed to sign up for the programs.

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