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HARTFORD >> Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has become a leading voice of opposition among Democratic governors opposed to Republican attempts to repeal and defund the Affordable Care Act.

NEW HAVEN >> A 33-year-old New Haven man is accused of engaging state troopers in a pursuit and then crashing into a tree. Police initially attempted to stop Rogelio Rivera, of Daggett Street, as he was driving north on Interstate 95 near Exit 44 because he was associated with a wanted party in a domestic violence case.

ORANGE >> The Town Plan and Zoning Commission will hold a special meeting and public hearing Tuesday on a developer's revised proposal to build a mixed-use development that includes 60 apartments, 18 of them deemed "affordable" under the state's controversial housing law. Multi-family housing is a hot button issue in town and

NEW HAVEN >> Police are looking for a man who allegedly followed a local couple on Orange Street, robbed them of $8 and then tried to abduct one of them. Officers were dispatched to the area of Orange and Pearl Streets at 2:37 a.m. on Monday to investigate a reported robbery. The victims had made it home to nearby Pleasant Street, from where they called police.

NEW HAVEN >> The Ferry Street Bridge will be closed Tuesday morning for maintenance and the city Department of Public Works is asking commuters to make alternative plans.The bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Jeff Pescosolido, director of the department.Alternative routes across the Quinnipiac River include the Grand Avenue Bridge, Forbes Avenue, Quinnipiac Avenue to Route 80-Foxon Boulevard or I-95 Pearl Harbor Bridge.

NEW HAVEN >> A 14-year-old critically wounded in a Sunday night shooting appears to have been specifically targeted by the gunman.Assistant Chief Achilles Generoso reported Monday that the youth appears to be the "specific target of the shooter" based on what detectives learned so far. Evidence collected from the scene, including ballistics, is being inspected by forensic experts, he said.

HARTFORD >> In case there was confusion, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides wrote lawmakers to make sure they understood she wants to change the state's relationship with labor, and the changes she's seeking would circumvent collective bargaining as it's conducted today for state employees."Under current law, the legislature cannot make wholesale changes to existing union contracts," Klarides wrote.

NEW HAVEN >> After several failed attempts to get funding for a civilian public information officer for the New Haven Police Department, the department leadership has chosen to go another route: a reinvigorated social media campaign."We've come to the conclusion that we can't wait anymore," said New Haven Assistant Chief Achilles Generoso.

NEW HAVEN >> Police issued a Silver Alert for Tristian Beasley-Artis, 14, who went missing Sunday.Tristian is described as a Black male with black hair and brown eyes. He stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.He was last seen wearing brown shorts, a dark shirt and white sneakers.

A "new era" in medicine does not come along very often. We had one, perhaps, in 1854 when John Snow effectively invented the practical applications of epidemiology by removing the handle from London's Broad Street