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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Culinary arts students at Clintondale High School had a special day in class on Nov. 6 when Clintondale grad and Meadowbrook Country Club executive chef Nathan Oldham returned to his old stomping grounds.

Clintondale High School students gather in the kitchen for motivation and cooking tips.

On the sweltering morning of July 13, Gov. Ned Lamont stood outside an abandoned and boarded-up apartment building off the northern tip of downtown Hartford to tout a $6.3 million state grant for a 43-unit, mixed-use apartment development. A private developer and local nonprofit have partnered to cover the remaining $17.5 million cost. Lamont used the occasion to juxtapose this approach from past state efforts.

Community bank leaders say commercial loan demand remains strong despite recent hikes in the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate. The blitz on home loans and refinancings, however, is coming to a close. Ion Bank President and CEO David J. Rotatori said interest rates remain historically low and that builders and other commercial borrowers have “plenty of room to maintain profitability.” “A lot of them have refinanced already, so they are all in a relatively strong condition, and th...

A CREATIVE eight-year-old has published her first children’s Christmas book - and will be signing copies at her fathers eco shop.

A CREATIVE eight-year-old has published her first children’s Christmas book - and will be signing copies at her fathers eco shop.