Connecticut town will cut taxable home values 35% after revaluation shook budgets

A town-wide revaluation that drove up assessed property values in Stratford, Connecticut, is being followed by property tax relief for homeowners. The town says eligible owner-occupied homes will receive a 35% reduction in the assessed value used to …

Why volunteers are gluing seeds to clam shells in Connecticut

Environmental restoration sometimes requires out-of-the-box thinking. Along the waters of Long Island Sound in New York and Connecticut, experts are tackling the challenge of restoring crucial eelgrass habitats by gluing the plant’s seeds to clams.  …

Connecticut guidebook tackles sports betting risks for teens and college students

State reports first positive mosquitoes for encephalitis in Eastern Connecticut

New Haven, CT – The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in Colchester on October 14 tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. These results represent the first EEE positive mosquitoes …

Historic Consecration of Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Norwalk, Connecticut

Archbishop Elpidophoros to Preside Over Sacred Consecration, October 30–31, 2026 NORWALK, CONNECTICUT — October 21, 2026 — Saint George Greek Orthodox Church of Norwalk, Connecticut, will celebrate a historic milestone in the life of its parish with the …

Connecticut Child Care Workers Can Get Up to $1,200 a Year for Health Premiums as Enrollment Opens Friday

Connecticut child care workers can receive $1,000 to $1,200 a year toward health insurance premiums for plans bought through Access Health CT, starting with 2027 coverage. Enrollment opens Friday, Oct. 23, and runs through Jan. 15, 2027, CT Mirror reported …

Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Christopher Wisniewski Is Connecticut’s 2027 Teacher of the ...

Berlin Educator Earns State’s Highest Teaching Recognition (BERLIN, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that Christopher Wisniewski, a biology teacher at Berlin High School, has been …

Connecticut to Pay $1M After Meriden Man Strangled by Cellmate in Prison

Connecticut has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of Kenneth Montaner-Buscampell, a 26-year-old Meriden man who was strangled to death by his cellmate inside MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in December 2024 while serving a two-year sentence …

Connecticut’s Legal Cannabis Market Has a Trump Problem

A Connecticut cannabis consumer can walk into a dispensary, buy a product from a company that has never appeared in a political headline, and still help support a supply chain connected to millions of dollars in political contributions benefiting Donald …

Gov. Lamont’s Dirty Backyard: The Drug Epidemic in Connecticut Prisons

Connecticut prisons are facing a growing drug epidemic that threatens prisoner safety, institutional stability, rehabilitation efforts, and public trust in the corrections system. Drugs such as Suboxone, marijuana, K2, and other synthetic narcotics have …