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Though only two months in office, Mayor Freddie O'Connell's advisory team put forth the recommendation that he should consider a transit referendum as early as 2024.

All 91 Stop & Shop grocery stores in Connecticut, including the one at 5 River Road...

Hes got a great heart: How a North Branford teen became a Vaccine Angel FacebookTwitterEmail Northford, Connecticut -Saturday- April 10, 2021: Luke Izzo, of Northford, a 16-year-old student at New Haven Academy, is a member of the Vaccine Hunters and Angels, a Facebook group that helps people get appointments for their COVID vaccines.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media NORTH BRANFORD — Nancy Kaplan was feeling desperate that her young adult son get his COVID-19 vaccination before they go...

Greenwich firm that owns Hungry Jack acquires frozen breakfast maker De Wafelbakkers Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Brynwood Partners CEO Henk Hartong III in 2018 at the company’s Greenwich, Conn. office.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 A promotional image for De Wafelbakkers frozen pancakes. (Image via De Wafelbakkers) Show MoreShow Less 3of3 The Greenwich investment firm that owns Hungry Jack pancake mix and syrup is adding to its breakfast lineup...

CBD store aims to be up and running by early April in Wilton Leah Brennan FacebookTwitterEmail A Your CBD Store is expected to open soon in Wilton.Contributed Photo WILTON — A CBD store aims to be “up and running” in Wilton by early April, according to the franchisee at that location. “I’m hoping it becomes the center for anyone looking for CBD,” said Peter Bogdan, a Wilton resident and the franchisee at that location. “I’m looking for it to be the go-to place, I’m looking for...

Skip to main content Weve been pushed to the rear: CT grocery workers feel slighted by new COVID vaccine plan FacebookTwitterEmail Sarah PeltierSarah Peltier / Contributed photo It was nearly a year ago when Sarah Peltier began receiving calls from customers of the Simsbury Stop & Shop who were anxious about finding food. At the time, Gov. Ned Lamont had just sent the state into lockdown as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Connecticut, and grocery stores became the primary source for people to stock u...

Reconnecting to CT: M&T Bank gets fresh start in state with Peoples United acquisition Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 An M&T Bank branch in Bethel, Conn., which was the only bank branch to see declining deposits over five years through 2020, dating back to M&Ts acquisition of Hudson City Bank which had been located there previously.Alexander SouleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The Peoples United Bank logo in Bethel, Conn., with the towns shuttered Bank of America branch in the background be...

We should be next in line for COVID vaccine, Danbury area essential workers say FacebookTwitterEmail Mark Dahl, a worker in a New Fairfield grocery store. Tuesday, February 23, 2021, in New Fairfield, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media NEW FAIRFIELD — Mark Dahl will be one of the first of his co-workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The 60-year-old head meat cutter at the Stop & Shop in New Fairfield will be eligible for the vaccine beginning March 1. But many of his co-worker...

Dr. Martens normally run about $150, but if you’re willing to double that price, you can get a pair made in England, in the original factory, out of coveted Horween Chromexcel leather. The question is… are they worth it? I wore a pair of these coveted boots nearly every day on the streets of Brooklyn for a month during a brutal snowstorm, and I can say the answer is… well, it depends. Dr. Martens Pascal Boot - Made in England - endclothing.com 269.00Shop Now No doubt one of the most recog...

M&T Bank acquiring Bridgeport-based Peoples United in $7.6B deal Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A Peoples United Bank branch in July 2020 in Newtown, Conn.Alexander SouleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Rotating brushes clear snow from the plaza in front of Peoples United Bank headquarters on Main Street in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 The parent company of Bridgeport-based People’s United Bank is taking a ...