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Connecticut launched a campaign Tuesday to count the state’s 3.6 million residents in the 2020 Census, kicking off the project with a partisan jab at President Donald Trump. The census, required by the U.S. Constitution, has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. It’s used to distribute money...

Once a bustling police substation and recreation center for teens, a city-owned parcel on a prominent stretch of Albany Avenue is now envisioned as a neighborhood park replete with a new basketball court, walking trail, covered seating and ornate landscaping. The substation was razed seven years...

Following an anonymous complaint, the head of Cromwell schools was placed on leave Tuesday night by the town's board of education. The nature of the complaint was not discussed publicly. In an email Wednesday, the chairman of the board confirmed that Superintendent John T. Maloney, Jr. was placed...

After sifting through feedback from hundreds of homeowners with failing foundations, the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company has updated its application process guidelines. The new application launch date is Jan. 10. At that time, homeowners with failing foundations can apply for...

Metropolitan District commissioners adopted a $189.5 million budget Monday night and set water rates for customers for the 2019 calendar year. MDC water customers — considered non-member towns — live in portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor. Monthly bills could increase...

In case you hadn’t been able to surmise from all the coverage it received in various places, including this one, the Connecticut music scene had a fantastic year for new music. It wasn’t just the quantity either. While there were literally hundreds of albums, EPs, and singles to take in, the overall...

The Metropolitan District will hold a public hearing Tuesday night before the agency submits four proposals to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Clean Water Project upgrades. The Clean Water Project is a large-scale project intended to stop millions of gallons of polluted...

Leafing through the University of Connecticut’s extensive spring offerings, one course title jumps out: “Horticulture of Cannabis: From Seed to Harvest,” taught by Professor Gerald A. Berkowitz and former graduate student Matt DeBacco. It might be the first class in the country to teach students...

Before what’s almost certain to be a tough budget battle this winter, the common council on Wednesday may decide whether to raise the pay of Mayor Erin Stewart and several other city officials. A proposal to boost their pay by 5 percent has created a debate about whether taxpayers can afford it...

A Hartford sex offender who attacked a teenage girl and later told police he planned to sexually assault her was ordered committed Monday to the maximum-security Whiting Forensic Hospital. Thomas J. Connors, 25, will be under the control of the state Psychiatric Security Review Board for 20 years,...