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National election fraud debate colors CT ballot effort FacebookTwitterEmail State Sen. Rob Sampson, R-Wolcott, in a 2018 file photo.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media Conservative Republican lawmakers on Wednesday made their presence known on the Government Administration and Elections Committee, opposing a plan to keep using COVID-era, no-excuse-absentee-ballots for upcoming special and municipal elections. The committee’s Democratic majority crushed Republican opposition, setting ...

Your Turn: The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, from New London to Norwich A Navy truck filled with sailors and enlisted women rides down State Street on Nov. 11, 1918, soon after the armistice ending World War I was signed. The celebration occurred as the region was experiencing a pandemic that became known as the Spanish Flu. (photo courtesy of the Public Library of New London) Published January 28. 2021 12:01AM  Vivian F. Zoe, Special to The Times Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-par...

Mukluk ridge: Waterfalls tumble in a ravine at the Sprague Land Preserve. (Betsy Graham) Waterfalls tumble in a ravine at the Sprague Land Preserve. (Betsy Graham) Left to right: Bob Graham, Mary Sommer, Steve Fagin and Maggie Jones cross a stream at the Sprague Land Preserve. (Betsy Graham) Don Konow’s sculptures are fan favorites on the Fairy Trail at the Sprague Land Preserve. (Betsy Graham) Waterfalls tumble in a ravine at the Sprague Land Preserve. (Betsy Graham) Published January 28. 20...

Snow started falling just before noon Tuesday, and while it won’t accumulate to much the combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain could make for tricky...

CT Current Conditions as of 01:00 AM EST Thursday, January 28,...

Published January 25. 2021 12:01AM  Parental involvement is paramount regarding the encouragement of young people to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. The importance of young people being vaccinated when vaccines are available to them cannot be overstated. Young people are carriers of the virus, but do not know it because they are often asymptomatic and have not been tested. Recently, I completed a survey of students at a midsized university in Connecticut to determine the extent of their vac...

CT Boston/Norton MA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, January 19, 2021

UpdatedWed, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:31 am ET Reply Longtime Ellington Middle School teacher Donald Beerworth has passed away. He was 81. (Courtesy of Carmon Community Funeral Homes) ELLINGTON, CT — Donald Beerworth, a standout high school and college athlete who went on to teach and coach at Ellington Middle School for over 35 years, died Thursday. He was 81. Beerworth graduated from Rockville High School in 1957, after lettering for four years in three sports. In his senior year, "The Duck" was t...

CT Current Conditions as of 04:00 PM EST Monday, January 18,...

CT Forecast for Wednesday, January 20, 2021