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This courtroom sketch shows defendant Jarrod Ramos, left, along with attorneys and Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Michael Wachs on June 29, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. (Kevin Richardson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CN) — On the fifth day of Capital Gazette shooter Jarrod Ramos’ insanity trial Tuesday, a private investigator detailed litigation he filed against the Annapolis newspaper before jurors heard from a clinical psychologist who said the gunman has three diagnosed mental illness...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Expert in newspaper shooting case says gunman is autistic A doctor says the man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper is autistic and has “persecutory delusional beliefs." By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press July 2, 2021, 10:42 PM • 3 min read The Associated Press FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles during a vigil acros...

Thomas Hyde. Contributed WATERBURY — The board of the Naugatuck Valley Regional Development Corp. has adopted a nearly $450,000 operating budget for the coming fiscal year. Waterbury Mayor Neil M. O’Leary and Naugatuck… SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED REGISTER to access your ACTIVATE Your Home Delivery Access PURCHASE a Digital subscription

By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer NAUGATUCK — The borough will pay about 30% of the salary for the CEO of the newly formed Naugatuck Valley Regional Development Corp. next fiscal year. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses on April 27 unanimously approved paying $45,000 of Naugatuck Valley Regional Development Corp. CEO Thomas Hyde’s $150,000 salary. Waterbury is paying the rest, according to officials. Naugatuck and Waterbury launched the regional development agency last January with the int...

By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer NAUGATUCK — A proposed agreement between the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation and Beacon Falls is on hold. In February, the Beacon Falls Board of Selectmen unanimously approved an agreement with the NEDC to provide economic development services for the town from March 1 through June 30. The NEDC board of directors subsequently formed a subcommittee to review and possibly propose changes to the agency’s bylaws to make sure there were no liability issu...

We are all ready for a little light relief: Alexander McCall Smith on Covid, laughter and why he has been working harder than ever during lockdown © Ger Harley / EdinburghElitemedia Alexander McCall Smith It’s coffee time at Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh home, an afternoon ritual usually shared with friends and one the acclaimed author has been missing during lockdown. But cradling a cup on a Zoom call, the prolific novelist is clearly making the best of our new digital social life af...

For most of us the boundaries of our world have become synonymous with those of our immediate neighbourhood. If you live in Edinburgh, that is less constraining than one might imagine, as it has still been possible to take exercise within a fairly generously-drawn circle, that includes at least the northern slopes of the Pentland Hills. And there, thanks to heavy snowfall, we have been able to hike in snowshoes across pristine white fields, or follow high ridges affording magnificent views pas...