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Tuesday evening at New Britain Stadium seemed like midsummer with 85-degree temperatures, fast-dripping ice cream cones and a couple thousand fans watching baseball. But throughout the ballpark, the message was completely different: It’s almost time for classes. The school system estimated its...

Hartford City Hall will host on Wednesday the third and final installment in a summer discussion series on cannabis. Wednesday’s speakers are all women of color steeped in the business of cannabis — growing it, shipping it, selling it, licensing it, funding it and paying taxes on it. Speakers will...

New Britain’s police force restored its full command staff Tuesday by promoting Lt. Ben Murphy to captain. Murphy, a shift supervisor, takes command of the patrol division. Three other members of the department — Franchesca Bjorklune, Michael Beebe and Matthew Marino — were promoted to fill vacancies...

When children’s advocates interviewed a group of young inmates in Cheshire recently, many of the offenders cited similar challenges returning to their communities — accessing education, housing and employment. These basic needs became obstacles for the interviewees, ages 18 to 21, upon past releases...

First Night, the city’s long-running New Year’s Eve bash that floods the downtown with eclectic music, ice skaters and arts activities, has secured enough donations to stay afloat for its 30th year. But its dazzling centerpiece — a pair of fireworks displays that draw spectators from across the...

It was the 1980s at Yale University, and Brett Kavanaugh's classmates were protesting South Africa's apartheid system, rallying for gay rights and backing dining hall workers in a labor dispute. But friends and acquaintances say the future Supreme Court nominee seemed more interested in battles...

A South Windsor woman faces a variety of charges after police say she assaulted an 83-year-old woman by dumping her out of a wheel chair. Christine Christensen, 62, was charged with third-degree elder abuse, second-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree assault of an elderly person. Christensen...

Each year, banks turn over hundreds of millions of forgotten dollars to the state. Dormant savings accounts, unclaimed insurance policies, old deposits and uncashed checks can be transferred to state coffers when the group holding the money — typically a bank or a company — has had no contact with...

Medical marijuana may now be prescribed in Connecticut to treat medication-resistant headaches, severe rheumatoid arthritis and several other new conditions, the Department of Consumer Protection announced Tuesday. The committee updated the state’s medical marijuana program regulations to include...

Hartford kids ran, shuffled and high-fived their way down a corridor of dozens of cheering men on their first day of school at Rawson Elementary on Tuesday morning. Kindergartner Markayla Johnson beamed her way down the line with her new Fancy Nancy backpack and lunch box and proclaimed it “fine”...