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State health officials shift COVID-19 testing strategy- Many state-sponsored free COVID-19 PCR testing locations will close, effective Saturday. In turn, the state Department of Public Health will focus on providing COVID-19 resources to Connecticut residents through Test to Treat sites, the DPH mobile van...

Effort to support veterans in need continues in Berlin- BERLIN — In 2016, then-Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that the federal government had certified Connecticut as having effectively ended homelessness among veterans.However, that doesnt mean Connecticut veterans dont face financial hardship.And its...

Setting small, attainable goals for new year can go a long way- As the new year approaches, many are already beginning to finalize their New Years resolutions.  I think we get inspired by the New Year. Its an exciting time where we think about all the things that weve done in the past year and all the hopes and...

Setting small, attainable goals for new year can go a long way- As the new year approaches, many are already beginning to finalize their New Years resolutions.  I think we get inspired by the New Year. Its an exciting time where we think about all the things that weve done in the past year and all the hopes and...

CT to secure $236 million windfall from federal spending bill-  Towns and cities across Connecticut are set to see a major windfall from the $1.7 trillion bill to fund the federal government, thanks to the practice formerly known as earmarking where lawmakers secure large pots of money to benefit their state and...

Developer, state and local officials tour former Meriden organ factory- MERIDEN — Dan Drazen, vice president of development for Trinity Financial, led city and state officials on a tour of the former Aeolian Organ and Music Co. factory at 85 Tremont St. in Meriden on Monday after the announcement last week that $3.5...

Jury: DOC officials violated Richard Reynolds’ constitutional rights- A nine-member jury in Bridgeport ruled Thursday that Richard Reynolds — a Black man once confined to a cell for 22 hours a day, subject to strip searches when leaving his cell and prohibited from physical contact during any family visits — was...

Applications are in, but Wallingford Town Council continues debating ARPA disbursement process- WALLINGFORD - The applications from small businesses and nonprofits for ARPA money are in, but how those applications will be handled continues to change as the Town Council tweeks the process.As of the Dec. 9 deadline, the town received 139...

Building Committee Takes First Steps Towards Final Goal- CHESHIRE — The town’s new School Building Committee held its first meeting earlier this month, where the seven members of the group were officially sworn in.The committee’s charge is to not only move the process of building two new schools to...

Rogers Orchards looking to sell, sample hard cider in Southington- SOUTHINGTON — Hard cider sales could start at Rogers Orchards this winter despite a delay for a planned cider tasting room at the Long Bottom Road farm.While a jump in construction costs prompted the Rogers family to postpone the expansion, they’re...