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A New Hampshire probate judge Monday refused to order Nathan Carman to turn over information about social media accounts he may have, calling a request from his aunts an unnecessary fishing expedition. Attorneys for Carman’s aunts had filed a motion asking Judge David D. King to compel Carman to...

The state will use a $10 million federal grant to improve health care access to people whose mental health issues are entwined with chronic medical conditions, like drug addiction. Studies have shown that as many as 17 percent of adults have both a mental health disorder and a general medical condition....

The unexpected exit of a lead actor in Goodspeed Musicals’ “Cyrano,” starring “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage has cause the production to cancel some performances and prematurely close Sept. 2. Blake Jenner, who plays the male romantic young male lead Christian, will be leaving the company...

Connecticut, long known as the arsenal for America’s wars, is hostile territory to peace activists demanding a halt to Pentagon spending. Tens of thousands of workers build Black Hawk helicopters in Stratford, submarines in Groton and F-35 jet fighter engines in Middletown. Another round of Pentagon...

Artist Collective, the arts-education hub in the North End of Hartford, will close by mid-2019 if $1 million is not raised to pay its debts, Board Chairman Benjamin Foster told The Courant. “We call it the nuclear option. We are talking within seven to eight months,” Foster said. “We would dissolve...

Stony Creek’s partnership with Foxwoods started simply, as the Branford brewers worked with the Mashantucket resort casino to make them a customized IPA. “They wanted a house craft beer … they really wanted to find a local brand,” says Stony Creek brewmaster Andy Schwartz. The beer “took off really...

As it marks its 75th year, Bristol’s housing authority is embarking on a new initiative: helping tenants’ children get ready for college. The agency has hired Tyrone C. Black, an education consultant, to guide families to getting their children ready for academic success in high school and then...

On Feb. 14, 17 people died when a gunman got into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and started shooting. Just over five years prior, 26 people died in Newtown when a very similar event took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty of those victims were first-grade students....

Susan Bysiewicz huddled with her campaign treasurer at The First Cathedral at 8 a.m. Sunday, waiting to meet with the leadership of the massive Bloomfield church and its several thousand-strong congregation. Like virtually every other candidate on the ballot in Tuesday’s primaries, Bysiewicz, the...

As summer draws to a close, it can be increasingly difficult to find things to do and ways to keep your whole family entertained. That goes double for rainy weekends, when go-to summer activities like swimming, hiking, and outdoor dining are out of the question. Are you feeling stir-crazy after...