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    A big game of chicken may determine what becomes of Waterbury Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital in Vernon. Yale New Haven Health, whic...
    Pondering the realities of celebrity food sponsorships
    Is it fair to ask teenagers to give up sports and parties to care for parents or other older relatives? That's an important question these days, because so many now do. T...
    North Stonington — The boys of winter watched amusingly earlier this week, their old coach who donned the snazzy suits for basketball in more casual duds for softball: ma...
    The agent for the developer of a controversial project in Old Mystic, which neighbors say has destroyed a wetlands, has been appointed to town wetlands commission by a 2-1 vote.

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    “Hey, Ernie! You in there?” Bob Ten Eyck called from his kayak. No reply – not surprising, considering “Ernie” is a ghost said to haunt New London Ledge Lighthouse. Bob a...
    Connecticut state government's mad dash to the far left produced another ridiculous moment last week when, as the Connecticut Mirror reported, "with no explanation and sc...
    General Assembly passes bill to study expansion of tourism, looking at tax revenues, transportation issues, climate change flood risks and infrastructure improvements.
    A favorite quote from the recent campus conflicts comes from Adam Young, a freshman at the New School in New York. After student trespassers were arrested and hauled to p...
    Waterford — In the pantheon of geniuses, there’s Albert Einstein, Bill Belichick and perhaps the person who invented remote control. But could even those estimable savant...

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    New London — There are many inhabitants of the 06320 who proclaim devotion to their city — talking it more than walking it — often sounding like editorials that have forg...
    “Project Mayflower,” a new book coming out May 7, was inspired partly by a speech given during the relaunch of Mayflower II at Mystic Seaport.
    Thinking back on my college days at Mohegan Community College (now Three Rivers) and Eastern Connecticut State College (now University), I can't help but wonder about the...
    Sometimes nature surprises us by transforming an otherwise ordinary day into something extraordinary. This happened for Nancy Hempstead, who rose early as usual on the mo...
    Eastern Connecticut GOP lawmakers did not respond to emailed questions about whether they will support Donald Trump if he is convicted in the hush money trial underway in New York.
    East Lyme — Three of his teammates were there last week, signing their names, absorbing the cool vibes of college “signing day” at East Lyme High. Drew Sager — make that ...
    Connecticut’s state government seems to think that illegal immigration isn’t a problem here, just — maybe — in other states. The other day state officials gathered with a...
    The Biden administration recently stopped a plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. The excellent arguments for why they are dangerous were overcome by good arguments...
    At Yale University in New Haven, the University of Connecticut in Storrs and a score of other institutions of higher education, students are protesting the support being ...
    There is a growing narrative suggesting baseball is losing young people, whose shorter attention spans and forays with instant gratification don’t blend well with a game ...