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By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Susan Hatfield, a state prosecutor and vice chair of the Connecticut Republican Party, won a four-way race Monday night to finish the two-year term of the party’s former chair, J.R. Romano. Hatfield immediately became a lame-duck: She already had announced she would not be a candidate in June for a full two-year term, nor would she seek another term as vice chair. The others nominated Monday night all have indicated a desire to run in June: Ben Proto of Stratford, who finished second with 16 votes; Thomas Becker of Avon, 8½ votes; and John Slater ...

Susan Hatfield said she will not seek a full two-year term in June and will not seek...

Researchers solve the structure, function of mitochondrial sorting and assembly machinery Mitochondria are vital for the human body as cellular powerhouses: They possess more than 1,000 different proteins, required for many central metabolic pathways. Disfunction of these lead to severe diseases, especially of the nervous system and the heart. In order to transport proteins and metabolites, mitochondria contain a special group of so-called beta-barrel membrane proteins, which form transport pores in the outer mitochondrial membrane. So far, scientists have not been able to explain the operati...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Model of beta-barrel membrane protein pore biogenesis at the sorting and assembly machinery (SAM) of the outer mitochondrial membrane. view more  Credit: Illustration: Nils Wiedemann Mitochondria are vital for the human body as cellular powerhouses: They possess more than 1,000 different proteins, required for many central metabolic pathways. Disfunction of these lead to severe diseases, especially of the nervous system and the heart. In order to transport proteins and metabolites, mitochondria contain a special group of so-called beta-barrel membrane proteins, which ...

Romano says slow fundraising prompted his resignation Kyle Constable :: CTMirror.org State Republican leaders speak at Donald Trump\’s rally in Fairfield in 2016. J.R. Romano is second from right. The struggle to raise money for the Connecticut Republican Party as a lame-duck state party chairman in a volatile political environment helped push J.R. Romano to resign five months before the end of his term in June, Romano said Wednesday. “It’s probably a more challenging environment than I have had to deal with over the last few years,” Romano said. “It’s also one of the reasons why ...