3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (583+ words) Developers for the planned redevelopment of Manresa Island on Norwalk’s shore, say they’re tweaking their development plans for the island. They say the changes are in response to some residents over quality of life concerns. Jessica Vonashek, executive director of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) Gov. Kelly Ayotte is against “putting any data center in the state of New Hampshire” and plans to include a likely multi-year moratorium in her upcoming budget, she said Wednesday. But the governor’s proposed moratorium would not go into effect…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (465+ words) Connecticut’s working class is getting hit harder than nearly every other state by the rising cost of living and the impact of inflation, according to a new report. The “State of Working Connecticut” report, published by the advocacy group Connecticut…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) The federal Food and Drug Administration last month approved a new kind of flu shot for people 50 and older. The Moderna vaccine, called mFlusiva, uses mRNA technology, which is much faster to manufacture compared to traditional shots that grow live…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (100+ words) Connecticut Public Oxford University professor Katherine Rundell became the first children’s author since J.K. Rowling to simultaneously reach number one on the U.K. and U.S. sales charts. Her newest book, “The Neverfear,” comes out Sept. 1, after Rundell secured a seven-figure deal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (557+ words) A request from health insurers for another year of double-digit premium increases for certain state-regulated plans is drawing outrage from residents, state lawmakers and others. Carriers – including Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare – are seeking more than a 16% average rate increase for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1564+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Affordability has a daunting task: Reinvent Connecticut’s school funding system and produce a report with recommendations by the end of the calendar year. Those recommendations are likely to play…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1008+ words) Patrick Fulton was browsing a used book sale at a local library with his friends in college when he came across “Baby-Sitters Little Sisters #7: Karen’s Birthday” by Ann M. Martin. “I had to gather my friends around and say, ‘Hey…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (248+ words) Submarine maker Electric Boat has broken ground on an adaptive reuse project to turn Waterford’s Crystal Mall into a corporate campus. At a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday morning, General Dynamics Electric Boat President Mark Rayha said the property, at which up…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) Saint Francis Hospital is aiming to change the food landscape in North Hartford through a $275,000 grant from the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation. The hospital will launch a pilot project to help bodegas in the neighborhood increase their capacity to source…...