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CUMBERLAND — John Gates talked of powerful emotions that washed over him and his family as they finally learned details of his great-great-grandmother’s life.

“Finding Your Roots” is a PBS series that combs through family lineages of famous people. It’s inspired by host Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s own experience tracing his family tree.

Opinion: Merger plan not the best course for community colleges By Seth Freeman The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Housatonic Community College’s Lafayette Hall expansion in Bridgeport in 2018. This letter was signed by 201 community college faculty and staff, and five retired community college administrators and on behalf of the Connecticut Community College Round Table. Following in the footsteps of her predecessor, Mark Ojakian, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Interi...