by MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Lexington Minutemen are marking the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts on Saturday, as they do every year. Thousands of people, some in colonial costumes, gathered on the Lexington Green to witness the historic clash, many booing the British “troops” and cheering on the patriots. The battle, which marked the start of...

by Jamil Ragland Mendi Blue Paca, president and CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, speaks during a panel discussion on food insecurity at the state Capitol on Monday, April 27,...

by Donald Eng CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT — One of the more controversial proposals the General Assembly proposed this session quietly became law Monday, as Gov. Ned Lamont signed House Bill...

by Staff Report HARTFORD, CT — State Rep. Tina Courpas, R-Greenwich, is the House Republicans’ pick to serve on Gov. Ned Lamont’s Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Funding and Accountability,...

By Ethan Fry, MILFORD — Manslaughter and assault charges filed against Raul Valle in the stabbing death of Fairfield Prep student James McGrath at a Shelton house party should be dropped because...

by Laura Glesby Stefon Morant is taking the city and six former New Haven police detectives to trial this week for the wrongful conviction for a 1990 double murder that...

by Thomas Breen Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh: “This is our city and Trump will not dictate our freedom.” A former federal prosecutor and a former Yale Law School...

by Dereen Shirnekhi Nicole Scott: There has to be a good relationship between the community and the police. Police Union Prez Florencio Cotto and YPD Acting Chief John Healy, both in...

By Rev. Todd Foster “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. Every year, Christians celebrate Easter with joy and conviction: the tomb is empty, death...

by Billy Bromage, Sean Gargamelli-McCreight, Carter Shannon, Alexis Terry and Tammy Varney The writers of this opinion piece are members of the Unhoused Activists Community Team (U-ACT), an organization of...

by Donald Eng CHESHIRE, CT — Stuck in ICE detention after being seized on his way to school, a Cheshire High senior not only managed to assist his legal team...

By Shaunda Holloway   As drums floated over the stage, it was as if thunder was coming right down from the heavens, stronger and more controlled with each powerful strike....

HARTFORD — Student cellphones would be prohibited throughout the public school day under legislation approved Monday in the state House of Representatives aimed at stopping distractions from learning. Some minority Republicans said the bill...