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Amazon has signed a lease for a distribution center in a massive warehouse that also houses JC Penney and the food retailer that owns Stop & Shop.

For nearly 20 developmentally disabled young people, the new Bear Woods apartments in Canton are their first chance to live outside their families’ homes. “I feel really good to be here - it makes me feel like a grownup,” said Nick Sinacori, 26, who until now has had to live with his parents at the house in Simsbury.

Despite pressure from fellow Democrats to raise taxes on the rich, Gov. Ned Lamont is calling for caution and restraint in the budget he will unveil Wednesday. Lamont says he wants to avoid raising taxes on anyone - rich or poor - as he tries to balance the budget in an ongoing pandemic.

The Courant wants to know the Top Workplaces in Connecticut.

What risk do the variants pose in Connecticut? How will they affect reopening? Here is what to know.

As Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers continue promisingly low trends, Gov. Ned Lamont said he hoped to see access to the vaccine significantly expand in the coming weeks. Connecticut reported a 3.14% COVID-19 test positivity rate Thursday, the lowest single-day COVID-19 positivity rate since Oct. 30. There were 937 new cases of COVID-19 out of 29,864 tests reported. The state’s seven-day rolling ...

A priest confronts child sexual abuse in a first novel by state appeals court judge Thomas Bishop.

CVS Health opens first COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Connecticut with more to come as spring approaches Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant © Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com/Hartford Courant/TNS Putnam, Ct. - 01/27/2021 - 91-Year-old Ismael Rivera receives a COVID-19 vaccination from pharmacist Janine Brandt at the CVS store in Putnam, one of two CVS locations that began vaccinations today, the other being in Watertown. Calling today, \"A historical moment for a...

Two Democrats abruptly signaled interest in running for mayor this year, essentially ensuring that Republican incumbent Erin Stewart will face a challenger in her bid for a fifth term.Rep. Bobby Sanchez, a veteran lawmaker, and Veronica DeLandro both announced interest in the race within days of each other.

The coronavirus might one day cause little more harm than any other bug that spreads yearly through schools and offices. But that theory assumes that the virus acts like other viruses — and at this point, that's far from proven.