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    What may prove to be Connecticut's best journalism for many years was a 44-minute video documentary of sorts posted last week on YouTube by freelancer Andrew Callaghan an...
    Advancements in Old Masters painting techniques
    Questions to ponder: How many social media platforms are you familiar with? Do you understand which platforms your kids use regularly? What they’re posting? To whom? If t...
    You’d think that spotting a bald eagle, observing ospreys’ courting rituals and hiking up to a historic castle would have made for a great kayak/hiking excursion the othe...
    Spring in New England is like witnessing a miracle from heaven as it pours its love down upon the earth. The times have changed, but spring has stayed steadfast in its a...

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    Some say bad times bring out the worst in people. I tend to differ. I believe bad times also bring out the best in people. This time of year, I often think back to April ...
    Stonington — There are no words. Even now, more than a year later. Kevin Hesch was supposed to grow old with Heather and the five kids, all the Thanksgivings, Christmases...
    Tesla has begun offering car owners a free 30-day trial of the newest version of its self-driving software.
    Connecticut won’t be getting any relief this year from the plague of tiny liquor bottles littering the state. Legislation proposed by state Rep. Joe Gresko, D-Stratford, ...
    We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses have driven at least 20 young p...

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    We’re launching two community funded projects, called Imminent Horizons and the News Desert Fund, so that we can continue to produce in-depth stories and cover southeastern Connecticut the way the community deserves.
    The newly renovated Sapore Pizzeria in Old Lyme has reopened after a devastating fire earlier this year.
    Judging by voter participation in Connecticut's most recent municipal elections, Hartford may be the most demoralized place in the state. The Hearst Connecticut newspaper...
    Ever get the feeling you’re being penalized for somebody else’s inaction? For example, getting stuck longer than necessary in traffic because some numbnuts decide they ca...
    Work has begun on a new $15 million exhibit space that is tentatively scheduled to open in the spring of 2025.
    Idle Thoughts, while waiting for artificial turf at Bacon Academy, the MVP for Juan Soto and for the Celtics to go two straight possessions without jacking up a 3: • Dr. ...
    Growing restrictions on the right to an abortion have revived talk of what many still regard as a highly controversial theory. It holds that the legalization of abortion ...
    Connecticut Republicans, watching the head of their party sit through a serious criminal trial, might want to consider what it could be like to have a felon at the head of their ticket.
    News item: Tickets for the Connecticut Sun’s season opener against the fighting Caitlin Clarks of Indiana (May 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena) range from $126-$586 apiece on the...
    While my son Tom and I scrambled up a steep slope toward Mount Higby’s summit the other day, a mellifluous sound rose above the whistling wind, stopping us in our tracks....