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Jodi Picoult likes writing stories that challenge readers’ long-standing beliefs. “I have become known for writing about contentious issues by showing all side of a controversial subject and encouraging readers to listen to both arguments and evaluate their own points of view,” Picoult says. In...

Correctional supervisors in Connecticut have helped develop a new sleep aid program tailored to the specific needs of their high-stress profession. The Correctional Supervisors Council, the union of state prison supervisors, and the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace...

On Thursday, city officials will release results of an internal investigation into the conduct of Stephen Barone, the Hartford police sergeant filmed warning a group of young people he felt “trigger happy.” Officials also plan to release the full video of the encounter — footage it has so far withheld...

Metropolitan District commissioners Wednesday backed off on a threat to shut down the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s access to a sewer drainage system at the former Hartford landfill. Instead, officials from both agencies plan to meet on Sept. 18 to discuss a resolution...

A shortage of parking spaces. Gentrification that pushes longtime residents out of the city’s northern neighborhoods. “Shiny, new development” that clashes with the ornate characteristics of Hartford’s historic buildings. Those were among the fears shared by community members at the first public...

After riding the freshly paved multi-use trail through A. W. Stanley Park on Wednesday afternoon, Charles Poventud declared it a winner. “It’s really convenient and I could see myself coming here even on the weekends,” said Poventud, who rides from his job at the nearby Starbucks. “I enjoy it —...

A former manager at a Manchester restaurant, whose boyfriend is charged with gunning down a cook, was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for aiding the shooter. Leanne Robitaille, 23, of South Windsor previously pleaded guilty to a single felony count of second-degree hindering prosecution....

While Washington Democrats complained loudly this week that the White House is concealing material critical to the confirmation of a new U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the state’s two U.S. Senators were running a secret selection process for a new federal judge in Hartford. Among other things, Senators...

The Connecticut State Dental Commission voted 7-2 Wednesday to discipline a Terryville dentist who faced allegations he did unnecessary work on a 3-year-old girl when he installed eight steel crowns on her teeth in a single session. Ammar Idlibi was fined $10,000, placed on probation for three...

The lawyer for Chevoughn Augustin, the woman charged with stabbing and seriously wounding Hartford police Officer Jill Kidik in May, said Wednesday in court that he may pursue an insanity defense. Public Defender George Flores told Hartford Superior Court Judge Laura F. Baldini that he is having...