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THERE is a consensus among historians that the King and the Archbishop of Glasgow did not initially intend to execute John Ogilvie. But the Jesuit priest - Scotland’s only canonised Catholic martyr - could not help himself during questioning, and on March 10, 1615 he was convicted of high treason at the Tolbooth and hanged on the same day at Glasgow Cross. John Ogilvie (1579-1615) claimed to be from a noble family in the North East and to have been raised as a Protestant. He was educated on the continent, converted to Roman Catholicism and was ordained as Jesuit priest at Paris in 1...

'Something is just not right': New Haven mayor on tax-exempt property hitting $8.5 billion in city FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 The entrance to Yale University's Old Campus across from the New Haven Green photographed on February 9, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 The entrance to Yale University's Old Campus across from the New Haven Green photographed on February 9, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 5of6 Davenport College at Yale University, New Haven, Conn., Wednesday, March 10, 2021.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaSho...

By Barbara Neilson of Glasgow City Archives Ross's Dairies 1930. Pic: Glasgow City Archives Do you remember getting a cake from the City Bakeries? Did you buy sweets from Birrell’s, or an ice cream from Ross’s Dairies? What about fresh fruit from Lipton’s or Malcolm Campbell’s? Although these shops have now disappeared from Glasgow’s streets, they were once common sights in the city. Photographs of shop fronts are among our most popular posts on our Facebook page. Many come from an amazing series generated by the Glasgo...

Updated 10:39 a.m. Within the next two weeks, Milwaukee plans to vaccinate all educators living or working in the city who want a shot. The Milwaukee

‘I will be outside picketing’: New Haven residents decry possible library closure, loss of other services FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media NEW HAVEN — The Mitchell Branch Library, located in the heart of the city’s Westville section, “has been a lifeline” for Westville resident Katie Lancaster and her family — including her soon to be 1-year-old pandemic baby, Hazel — this past year. She, like fellow Westville residents Judy and Joy Meikle, all of whom were picking up or dropping off books Tuesday, doesn’t know what sh...