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FDA warns of rare vision loss risk linked to GLP-1 weight loss drugs

The FDA is requiring new warning labels for GLP-1 medications after a potential link to a rare eye condition that can cause permanent vision loss. A Hartford HealthCare specialist explains what patients should know.

New Haven, CT · 22h

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10 Of Connecticut’s Most Unique Secondhand Shops Worth Exploring This November

November is a dangerous month for anyone who loves secondhand shopping. You head out looking for a cozy sweater and somehow end up considering a lamp you absolutely didn’t need. But that’s half the fun. Some Connecticut secondhand shops have wonderfully unusual selections that make browsing feel more...

Connecticut · 11h

CT Insider

Connecticut cancer summit highlights new treatments and care gaps

Even with breakthroughs in cancer treatment, doctors say many patients aren't getting the right care due economic barriers.

Connecticut · 2d

New Haven Independent

Ripton Parish Members Make Donation To Shelton School

On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, members of Shelton’s Ripton Parish Chapter, NSDAR, presented a check for $300.00 and supplies collected at Shelton’s Stop ‘n Shop to Darla Franklin, Principal at Sunnyside School, 418 River Rd., Shelton. Adrienne Such presented the check and members of the Ripton Parish...

Shelton, CT · 16h

CT Insider

Protesters rally against license plate cameras across Connecticut Thursday

Rallies were held in West Hartford, Middletown, New Haven and several other communities.

Connecticut · 22h

New Haven Independent

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City Of Shelton Thanksgiving Day Closings

SHELTON — The trash and recycling in Shelton, will be suspended on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Residents, who are normally scheduled for trash and recycling collection on Thursday, Nov. 26, will be collected on Friday, Nov. 27. Friday’s collection will start on Friday, but will be completed on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Shelton, CT · 21h

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Kim Caldwell details Lady Vols intentionally calling sets in third win

Tennessee (3-0) defeated New Haven (1-1), 83-40, Tuesday at Food City Center. The Lady Vols led, 37-24, at halftime. Third-year Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell discussed the Lady Vols' performance after the game. "We appreciate coach (Debbie) Buff and New Haven for coming," Caldwell said. "It was a game we needed. Wasn't a pretty game on our end, but I think right now the more game experience we can get, the better, and we're learning a lot in games with 15 new players, and you guys saw that tonight. We threw a lot at them. We had switched up our groups and our rotations for this game on a one-day prep. We intentionally had them call their own sets, and didn't call a lot of plays for them, for them to try to work their way through it. "I think that was part of the result of the slow start, but those are things we need. Those are things we need because we are going to get in high pressure situations very quickly where 15 players on the floor have to figure it out together, and so we've talked in the locker room a lot about what our response to

Knoxville, TN · 2d

New Haven Independent

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Ansonia Test Scores Improving But Still Below State Average

ANSONIA – Test scores in Ansonia schools have improved in recent years, although they remain well below the state average. That was the takeaway from a presentation given to board of education members at a meeting Oct. 26. Delivered by Bridget Calabrese and John LaRovera – the district’s directors...

Ansonia, CT · 2d

CT Post

Stratford mayor’s healthcare network seeks Medicare funds amid federal probe, bankruptcy case

The Tapestry healthcare businesses Stratford Mayor David Chess founded are asking a court to order the release of Medicare dollars during a federal probe.

Stratford, CT · 2d

New Haven Independent

This Week In Valley History: 1988

ANSONIA – Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush roared to victory in the Valley Tuesday, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis by 6,246 votes. Seventy-six percent, or 38,440 out of 50,706 registered Valley voters, cast their ballots compared to 83 percent in the 1984 Reagan-Mondale campaign. Ansonia was the...

Ansonia, CT · 2d

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Little Caesars set for Post Road site

West Haven residents will soon be hearing “Pizza Pizza” as the ‘hot-n-ready’ chain of Little Caesars is coming to the Post Road section of the city. This announcement comes already with the famous pizza chain actively having six locations across the Nutmeg State, with the closest one to the 06516-zip code being a 13-mile drive some 20-minutes away in Bridgeport.

West Haven, CT · 1d

WTNH

How to reduce your risk of falling

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Fall-related injuries can pose a serious health risk, especially as we get older. But the good news is that many falls are preventable! So, what steps can you take to stay safe, maintain your balance, and reduce your risk of falling? Lily Holm, physical therapist with Hartford HealthCare’s Rehabilitation Network, […]

New Haven, CT · 2d

WTNH

Trumbull volleyball player battles cancer with support from teammates, mother who survived same disease

TRUMBULL, Conn. (WTNH) — Volleyball has become much more than just a sport for Trumbull High School sophomore Cydney Whitney. It’s been a source of strength during one of the most difficult years of her life. Whitney, a setter for the Trumbull girls volleyball team, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma over the summer, forcing her […]

Trumbull, CT · 1d

CT Insider

Grasso Tech, Hillhouse boys, Hamden girls elect to play in CIAC Division I basketball tournaments

An SCC boys and girls team move up to Division I, joining the first CTC boys team to do so.

Hamden, CT · 1d

CT Insider

The Children’s Place files for bankruptcy. 8 Connecticut stores face uncertain future

The Children’s Place has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell its assets. Gift cards are still being honored, but only for a limited time.

Connecticut · 2d

WTNH

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 […]

New Haven, CT · 2d

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‘People who make history are often our own neighbors’

MONROE, Conn. — Edward Soderberg, of Easton, found himself in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, but the young aviator wasn’t aware of the dangerous 13-day-standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the time of his mission: flying his de Havilland L-20 Beaver in an elliptical pattern, while staying close to Miami. Soderberg had asked the reason for his mission, but his superior told him it was on a “need to know basis” and he didn’t need to know.

Monroe, CT · 1d

CT Insider

Celebration of life planned for SCSU English professor who died after New Haven hit-and-run crash

The longtime professor died after being struck by an e-bike rider in a hit-and-run crash in New Haven.

New Haven, CT · 1d

New Haven Independent