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In a Heavy exclusive, Hallmark's Benjamin Ayres and HGTV's Drew Scott share fascinating details of their friendship and future.

Check out a list of candidates on the ballot. Early voting begins on July 15 and election day is August 4 in Shelby County

Scott and Diane Benjamin established their winery near the Iowa Great Lakes 20 years ago, just as Iowa winemaking began to take off

Scott and Diane Benjamin established their winery near the Iowa Great Lakes 20 years ago, just as Iowa winemaking began to take off

UpdatedTue, Jan 19, 2021 at 1:57 pm ET Reply(1) By Scott Benjamin A noted economist insists that "there is no politically credible combination of tax reform" or "tax increases that will mitigate" a projected combined state budget deficit of at least $10 billion deficit over the next three fiscal years. University of Connecticut Finance Professor Fred Carstensen – the director of the Connecticut Council for Economic Analysis – wrote in a prepared statement to Patch.com that the state governm...

Replies(3) By Scott Benjamin Monte Frank says he is confident that Connecticut will emerge from "the back waters" and clear the constitutional hurdle to make early voting and no excuse absentee ballots permanent. "I think we have the votes," said Frank of Newtown - who ran on an independent ticket for lieutenant governor in 2018 and now chairs the Connecticut Task Force for the Serve America Movement (SAM), which promotes election reforms and bipartisan problem solving. SAM endorsed candidates ...

Reply By Scott Benjamin Although the initial optimism was temporarily thwarted through the early spring during the first stages of the pandemic, the Connecticut real estate market ended up having a banner year. CT Realtors President Joanne Breen, who is based in Newington, said, "In January and February we thought it was going to be a good year. There was a lot of pent up demand and the other neighboring states had recovered more quickly from the Great Recession. Massachusetts and New York had ...