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While the FBI in Connecticut said it has received no direct threats toward the state Capitol or other government buildings, officials are taking no chances and have boosted security at the Capitol complex ahead of Inauguration Day in response to earlier warnings of potential armed protests at capitols across the country. Meanwhile, Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump a second time, saying he helped incite the violent mob that ...

Two years ago Connecticut lawmakers were unable to find the votes for Gov. Ned Lamont’s electronic toll proposal, now the special transportation fund is going...

It's like deja vu all over again.

Letter: Retiring Wilton Bulletin editor thanks staff, community Jan. 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail To the Editors: Having resigned as editor of The Bulletin at the end of 2020, I wanted to take this opportunity to offer thanks. Thanks to the Wilton community for welcoming me 11 years ago and continuing to embrace The Bulletin as its paper of record. This month, The Bulletin is marking its 84th year serving Wilton. The past two years were a challenge as we were acquired by Hearst and acclimated ...

Two Democratic state senators introduced a bill this week that would install electronic highway tolling systems on I-84, I-91, I-95 and portions of Route 15, even as Gov. Ned Lamont has said he would seek other options to Connecticut’s transportation funding problems.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn "Im realistic. Im a middle school educator -- germs are everywhere." • 7 min read Why are people hesitant to trust a COVID-19 vaccine? Vaccines are proven to reduce deaths and help end pandemics, but the historic speed that the coronavirus vaccines have been developed has made some people hesitant to take them.Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images, FILE As many schools across the country remain closed for in-person learn...

Citing a sharp rise in the number of New Canaan High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the holidays, the Farm Road facility will operate under a hybrid learning model starting Monday, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bryan Luizzi said. Just half of the student body will be in the NCHS building at a given time following one week of fully remote learning, Luizzi told the New Canaan Public Schools community in an email Sunday. Plans originally had called for about 75% of stu...

Reply State Sen. Will Haskell (D-Westport) is proposing legislation for the creation of a Connecticut COVID-19 memorial. (Beth Dalbey/Patch) The following op-ed is by state Sen. Will Haskell (D-Westport): I was five years-old on September 11, 2001, when my mom picked me up early from school and we drove to Sherwood Island State Park. Standing on the shores of the Long Island Sound, we stared silently across the water and saw the smoke rising from Lower Manhattan. Today, Sherwood Island is home ...

Year in Review: Westports top stories for 2020 Sign In DJ Simmons FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 Several former and current Staples High School students organize a group of close to 1000 protestors Friday, June 5, 2020, in downtown Westport, Conn. The group marched from the Post Road bridge to the police station in a peaceful protest against police brutality.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of7 Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe speaks on the announcement that Westport Sc...

Aztecs look toward future with emphasis on dual-threat quarterbacks [The San Diego Union-Tribune] A seldom-used phrase around San Diego State most of the past decade was uttered over and over again the past week. It came in connection with the NCAA’s early signing period and SDSU’s 23-man 2021 recruiting class, which included quarterbacks Will Haskell and Jalen Mayden. One of the first sentences out of SDSU head coach Brady Hoke’s mouth about the QBs: “We like the dual threat that they ...