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FALLS VILLAGE — Board of Finance member Amy Wynn lost her bid to restore some funds that were cut from the proposed municipal spending plan during Monday’s board meeting. She said based on the comments heard at Friday’s hearing, she would suggest restoring money to the capital reserves account, t

HARTFORD — While a preliminary estimate released Thursday indicates Connecticut added 1,100 jobs in March, a revised April estimate lowered the initially reported gain of 4,900 jobs to 500 jobs. State labor officials said despite the 4,400 swing between the preliminary and revised April estimates

SOUTHBURY - State Sen. Eric C. Berthel, R-Watertown, was nominated by his fellow party members Tuesday night in his bid for re-election in the 32nd District in November, and just down the road, the Democrats nominated Jeff Desmarais to challenge Berthel in a rematch of the 2022 race.Berthel has held

KENT - Kent Community House shook to the rafters with applause after Justin Potter was named the Democratic candidate for the 30th state Senate seat at Tuesday's convention.The large room was filled with delegates and others representing the 18 towns of the district; the largest in the state. The ev

NEW HARTFORD - Dedicated members of New Hartford Land Trust gathered Saturday morning on the Helen Butler Riverfront Trail to pull invasive plants.The trail, which follows the scenic Farmington River, is extensively used, said Madeline McClave, trust president and a member of the town's Open Space P

PLYMOUTH - The school district has to lay off four employees because of a reduction in its requested increase for the next fiscal year. Superintendent of Schools Brian Falcone wrote in a letter to the community on Friday that his administration will eliminate the following positions, effective, J

MIDDLEBURY - A referendum is slated for Wednesday on both the town's 2024-25 proposed municipal and school budgets, which, when combined, represent a total spending package of $42.6 million, up about 3% from last year. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Shepardson Community Center, 1142

HARTFORD - Democratic and Republican legislators sparred Monday over a Democratic budget bill that appropriates $360 million to $400 million in unspent federal coronavirus relief funds to support additional state spending. Democratic majority leaders and the Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont agreed to a

WATERBURY-The owners of a dental practice operating in Waterbury and New Britain have agreed to pay more than $498,000 to resolve claims they paid a recruiter to have Medicaid clients directed to their care. Bohun Choi and Michong Son are both licensed dentists operating C&S Family Dental and

Never did I think I'd publicly comment about Connecticut utility costs (although I certainly gripe privately about them often enough). Yet, it's prudent to respond to the proposed 19% electrical utility increase. Connecticut is listed as having the third-highest electrical costs in the U.S. As a sen