Connecticut Launches New Liquor License Training Program
State officials on Tuesday, rolled out a new liquor license training requirement aimed at improving responsible alcohol service across Connecticut. The program, led by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and funded through the Connecticut Department of Transportation with support from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, focuses on preventing underage drinking […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYLonger Days Offer Bright Spot As Deep Cold Grips Connecticut
Residents across Connecticut remain locked in bitter winter temperatures, but there is one small upside: daylight is steadily increasing. Sunrise is now edging earlier, sunsets have pushed past 5 p.m., and by the end of this month, the state will gain more than an hour of additional daylight — with clocks set to spring forward […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYWebster Bank Agrees To $12+ Billion Sale To Banco Santander
Webster Financial, parent of Webster Bank, says it has agreed to be acquired for $12.2 billion by global banking giant Banco Santander. Local customers in Danbury and Ridgefield will see no immediate changes, with both companies saying branches will stay open and accounts will operate as usual while the deal moves forward. Santander says the […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYConnecticut Lawmakers Move To Limit License Plate Cameras
Connecticut lawmakers are preparing legislation that would restrict how police use automated license plate readers after reports showed out-of-state agencies, including federal authorities, searched data collected inside Connecticut. State leaders say the practice may violate existing law and are now pushing limits on data sharing and retention, with possible new rules requiring tighter oversight before […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYLamont Proposes $200 Energy Rebates As Electric Costs Soar
Governor Ned Lamont is rolling out a proposal to give Connecticut residents 200 dollar rebates to help offset soaring energy bills, with the plan heading to lawmakers as the legislative session opens. The program would cost about 500 million dollars and provide payments later this year to roughly 2 point 2 million taxpayers. Connecticut already […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYSecond Connecticut Inmate Death In Two Days Under Investigation
State officials are continuing to investigate after an inmate at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown was found unresponsive in his cell just before seven Monday morning and later pronounced dead at a hospital. The death comes only two days after another inmate died at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. The Department of Correction and Connecticut […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYBrookfield School Board Narrowly Approves $58 Point 8 Million Budget Plan
The Brookfield Board of Education has narrowly approved a 58 point 8 million dollar spending plan for next fiscal year, voting four to three to advance a proposal that raises school spending by nearly five percent. The plan represents more than a three million dollar increase over the current budget and now moves to the […]
Click HERE To Read THE REST OF THE STORYTroopers Seek Reckless Driver Through Washington And New Milford
Connecticut State Police are asking for the public’s help locating a driver accused of repeatedly speeding, passing cars and school buses, and switching vehicles and license plates to avoid arrest. Troopers say the suspect travels west on Route 109 from Washington to New Milford around 6:45 each morning and has been seen driving a green […]
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