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NEW HARTFORD — A second kayak was stolen this summer from the boat racks at Brodie Park, according to its owner, Benjamin Keilty.

HARTFORD — The state's largest business group is spending money independently to influence statehouse elections for the first time since public financing became available in 2008.

Former Gov. John G. Rowland is preparing to try to appeal his latest criminal convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 23, the 236th day of 2016. There are 130 days left in the year.

Hurricanes Irene and Sandy pounded the state in back-to-back years, bringing heavy rain and high winds, toppling trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

WATERBURY — Midway through last school year, the state pulled funding for 40 unused "school readiness" slots at a time when many of the city's kindergarten students are coming to school woefully under-prepared.

WINSTED — Public safety personnel are relying on a backup communications system after the main network malfunctioned again.

See photos from the Republican-American's archives every week in the new #Throwback Thursday feature at http://blogs.rep-am.com/throwback/

Fiona was a tropical depression about 540 miles southeast of Bermuda on Monday. Here are the last five storm names on the 2016 list. Let’s hope we don’t reach these:

WATERTOWN -- Police have charged a local man with breaking into a Depot Square bakery and stealing cash and a laptop.