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Sen. Steve Cassano prevailed Tuesday in the 4th Senate District against a vigorous Republican challenge from Rep. Mark Tweedie that was fueled by PAC-funded attacks. The seat was a coveted one in the battle for control of the upper chamber. Republicans had pressed hard to unseat Cassano, a former...

If you’ve been chasing around the Whey Station food truck for your grilled cheese fix, you’ll soon be able to find them at a brick-and-mortar storefront on Middletown’s Main Street. Owners Jillian and Joshua Moskites, a husband and wife team, are taking over the former Keagan’s Irish Pub for their...

Former Farmington town council member Jon Landry, who police say engaged in a years-long extramarital affair with a Newington woman beginning when she was a teenager, withdrew his request for accelerated rehabilitation Tuesday and asked for a trial. A hearing on Landry’s application for the special...

A rock bassist, a ballet dancer and a Disney princess were exalted in Connecticut Monday night. The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame hosted its 2018 ceremony and celebration Nov. 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the hall and of its awards. Well over...

Hartford Courant reporters are across the state on Election Day to bring you live updates from the polls and the candidates.

On Tuesday, Cooperative Educational Services will host a class for Connecticut educators on how to teach the Holocaust, just a week after a gunman killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue. In May, the Connecticut legislature passed a bill that required all social studies curricula in the state...

Hartford Courant reporters are across the state on Election Day to bring you live updates from the polls and the candidates.

Connecticut voter registration reached record numbers in advance of an election Tuesday that will determine control of the General Assembly and decide who will be governor for the next four years. Voters will also choose representatives for Congress. Polling places open at 6 a.m. and close at 8...

Stephanie Plum has been a bounty hunter in 24 novels by Janet Evanovich. In her 25th Plum novel, “Look Alive Twenty-Five,” Plum takes on a second, unlikely job: the manager of a deli, supervising a comically mismatched and disorganized staff. Plum says she stinks at her bounty-hunting job. She...

Following a year of staff discontent, high-profile misconduct incidents at the high school and a disappointing budget, Superintendent Nancy Sarra got a vote of confidence Monday night. The city’s school board indicated that it wants her to stay, voting unanimously to authorize negotiations for...