News: With both affordable housing and open space serving as hot topics in southeastern Connecticut, one businessman is asking East Lyme officials to decide on the highest and best use for 114 acres of undeveloped land near Pattagansett Lake.

Business: Extreme weather and the war in Ukraine have tightened global supplies of the four most commonly used types of vegetable oil — staple ingredients that are as ubiquitous in home kitchens as they are in restaurants and packaged foods.

Daybreak: Martin Zavala, who has run Milagro Café in Stonington Borough for the past 14 years, has expanded his reach and established a new restaurant: Zavala Mexican Bistro in East Lyme.

Perspective: The big challenge for Republican Bob Stefanowski is how to position himself in a way that convinces a majority of voters to fire Gov. Ned Lamont after one term. Lamont's biggest challenge is not screwing up and giving his opponent an opening.