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Face the Facts: CRT's Tiffany Bell outlines multiple programs can help with home heating assistance

Heating bills can add up fast when temperatures drop. Tiffany Bell from the Community Renewal Team explains what help is available, who qualifies and how to apply for assistance as winter approaches. For more on CRTCT's energy assistance, head here. For more on Connecticut's energy assistance, head here. Mike Hydeck.

Connecticut · 19d

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CBIA Response to September 2026 Employment Report

The state’s largest business organization issued the following response to today’s release of the September 2026 employment report. . “September’s job gains, highlighted by gains in key industries like education and health services and manufacturing, show promising signs for Connecticut’s economy,” said CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima.

Connecticut · 18d
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Aldi Opens Farmington Avenue Store Oct. 29 in Bristol, With Golden Tickets Up for Grabs

Bristol shoppers are getting a second Aldi location on October 29, when the discount grocer opens its doors at 1235 Farmington Avenue in Bristol Farms Plaza. The new store occupies about 20,000 square feet carved out of a larger, roughly 45,000-square-foot building that formerly housed Big Lots, placing it alongside existing plaza tenants Hobby Lobby and Edge Fitness.

Connecticut · 22d
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Ross Dress for Less expands in Connecticut amid other closures

Ross Dress for Less opens in Hamden and plans Waterbury store as Simon Pearce, and Agave Azul prepare openings.

Connecticut · 25d

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Simsbury Developer Files New 689-Unit Plan on Old Hartford Campus Off Hopmeadow

A New Jersey developer has filed a fresh application to build 689 residential units, including 207 designated as affordable, on the sprawling former Hartford insurance campus along Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. The filing arrives even as a court appeal over an earlier, smaller proposal for the same southern portion of the former Hartford campus remains unresolved, and after the town's own wetlands agency rejected a similar plan just a few months ago.

Simsbury, CT · 21d

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Frontier Communications paying Connecticut $625K after major data leak in 2024

HARTFORD, Conn. — One of the most prominent telecommunications companies in the United States has agreed to pay the state of Connecticut $625,000 after a significant data breach. Frontier Communications Parent Inc., or Frontier, settled to resolve an investigation into an April 2024 data breach that compromised the sensitive...

Connecticut · 20d

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AI is entering Connecticut’s utility systems. Officials want to know the risks

Connecticut's call for a review comes as FERC released a report raising concerns about AI's growing use in protected networks.

Connecticut · 20d

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Help with Heating Bills Available Through CEAP Program

(October 17, 2026) — As global oil prices send home heating oil prices higher, Connecticut is activating its “Federal Cuts Response Fund” to supplement the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program with $12.7 million of additional funding. The CEAP helps Connecticut residents in need, serving more than 94,000 households this year including nearly 33,000 deliverable fuel households.

Connecticut · 20d

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We Ranked The 9 Best Country Farm Markets In Connecticut And Here Are The Results

One farm market on this list sits on an orchard with nearly 100 types of seasonal fruit to pick. That number stopped me in my tracks. Most of us struggle to name ten fruits on a good day. Another spot comes from a family that has grown fruit for eight...

Connecticut · 22d

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More CT landfills are being topped with solar panels

From their perch overlooking a busy stretch of Interstate 95 in New Haven, the 1,900 solar panels that sit atop the city’s old landfill are a prominent display of a growing trend in Connecticut. The solar array, built by Greenskies Clean Energy, is one of at least 29 large...

New Haven, CT · 21d

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AARP warns consumers about mailer from similarly named company

A Connecticut woman questioned a mail offer promising more than $300 in grocery and gas vouchers, and NBC Connecticut Responds found that the offer required a $5 processing fee and a $45-per-month roadside assistance membership. Dianne, of Bloomfield, contacted the consumer team after receiving a postcard that appeared legitimate and...

Bloomfield, CT · 22d

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Connecticut crumbling foundations funding faces 2030 sunset

Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations are facing a deadline to get help. The state has approved a final round of funding as some homeowners are still waiting for help. Gov. Ned Lamont visited Abbott Place in Ellington for a status check on Connecticut’s crumbling basement crisis. Of the homes tested...

Connecticut · 21d

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BRISTOL SCOOP: New Aldi opening on October 29th in Bristol

ALDI has announced the opening date for its second Bristol location!. The new grocery store will officially open its doors on October 29th at 1235 Farmington Avenue in Bristol; in the Bristol Farms plaza home to Hobby Lobby and Edge Fitness. ALDI will open for a 'Sneak Peek' day on October 28th for shoppers to experience the new store before its grand opening.

Bristol, CT · 23d

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A hidden Connecticut power cable beneath Long Island Sound will go offline for nearly 2 weeks

The Cross-Sound Cable begins in New Haven, runs beneath Long Island Sound and comes ashore in Shoreham, N.Y., carrying electricity between New England and Long Island through a high-voltage line few Connecticut residents ever see. For nearly two weeks this month, that hidden connection is scheduled to stop moving power.

Connecticut · 23d

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Geissler’s plaza redevelopment plan in South Windsor faces new questions over possible contamination

South Windsor Inland Wetlands officials voted unanimously to continue a public hearing on the application to their next regular meeting on Oct. 21.

South Windsor, CT · 21d

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CT Begins Distributing 1.5M Eggs From Legal Settlement

WALLINGFORD, CT — Connecticut has received the first shipments of eggs from a settlement with the nation’s largest egg producers over allegations of price fixing and market manipulation. Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski said the effort to distribute 1.5 million eggs...

Connecticut · 23d

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Eversource files appeal of PURA’s storm costs decision

Eversource claims that PURA ignored state law and precedent by rejecting its request to be paid interest on the costs of storm response.

Connecticut · 22d

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OR&L Commercial broker two new leases at 360 Tolland Tpke.

Manchester, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the leasing of two office/medical suites at 360 Tolland Tpke. Sound Advice Audiology LLC has leased Suite 2C, a 1,747 s/f second-floor space, while Compassion Hearts and Homemakers, LLC has leased Suite 1G, a 1,188 s/f first-floor space. Jay Morris of O,R&L Commercial represented...

Manchester, CT · 22d

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9 Connecticut Family Farms Where You Can Buy Fresh Milk, Local Honey And Farm-Raised Beef Straight From The Source

Your grocery list looks a little different when you know exactly where the food comes from. Milk from a nearby dairy. Honey produced by local bees. Beef raised on a family farm instead of picked up from an anonymous supermarket shelf. There is a certain satisfaction in buying food directly...

Connecticut · 24d

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Amtrak Invests in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Connecticut Stations

Amtrak completes a slew of accessibility improvements at stations in North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Connecticut. During the week of October 7, Amtrak joined federal, state, and local officials to celebrate accessibility improvements at stations in Hamlet and Rocky Mount, North Carolina. More than $10 million was invested in improving accessibility with $3.2 million for Hamlet Station and $7.3 million funded for Rocky Mount Station. Amtrak says it worked with NCDOT, the FRA, and local and community partners to make these projects possible.

North Carolina · 23d