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The Mark Twain House & Museum, the onetime home of Hartford’s most published resident, is offering free tours to all city residents through the end of 2018. Hartford residents must only provide proof that they live in the city to be entitled to a free regular tour of the Farmington Avenue home...

A former Canton High School special education teacher accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student was caught because he left a hickey on the young woman’s neck, according to the warrant for his arrest. Lindsey Barth, 30, was charged earlier this month with second-degree...

The state Medical Examining Board disciplined three doctors on Tuesday, including fining a Norwich doctor $7,500 for failing to keep his prescription pad secure. The board also reprimanded the doctor, John Paggioli, who specializes in pain management. In addition to not providing adequate security...

Edible Arrangements, the maker of fruit gift baskets designed to resemble flowers, is leaving its Wallingford headquarters for Atlanta, ending a nearly 20-year run in Connecticut, the company announced Tuesday. Edible Arrangements opened an Atlanta office as an alternative headquarters in March...

With 10 days to go until classes begin, New Britain schools on Monday finished putting its new team of principals and assistant principals in place. The school board approved seven new leaders who will be taking posts at the Jefferson, DiLoreto, Pulaski, Holmes, Chamberlain and Smith schools. “Clearly...

In the month since Seven Stars Cloud announced plans to build its global technology headquarters in West Hartford, the once little-known financial technology company has landed its first major clients. The company’s chief financial officer says SSC stands to earn $480 million from the latest deal,...

The second of two men charged in connection with a robbery and shooting on Stonington Street last year pleaded guilty Monday. Tyquan Williams, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery for an Oct. 3, 2017, theft of a car. He also pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary for breaking into a home...

Two months into Connecticut’s fiscal year, the state’s budget chief is projecting a nearly $138 million operating surplus, driven mainly by higher than expected income tax and sales tax receipts. While a seemingly big number, it represents less than 1 percent of the $20.8 billion annual spending...

A vexing stretch of I-84 in Waterbury, dreaded among commuters for producing some of the worst and most dependable traffic jams in the state, will get some relief this weekend when a new eastbound travel lane opens under a three-year, $330 million construction project. A westbound lane is expected...

Three months after a strong line of storms swept tore through Connecticut, the state has received a federal disaster declaration key to unlocking funds to cover clean-up costs. The declaration extends to the state costs and costs of municipalities, officials said. The federal government has yet...