News: An Arizona-based startup the state hired last year to take over the troubled system for transporting Connecticut residents on Medicaid to their medical appointments has started the new year in shambles, leaving people stranded in waiting rooms, missing crucial doctor visits and on hold for hours on end.

Business: When all of the 31 New England locations of Benny's closed, longtime customers were left wondering what they would do without their favorite store. And now people are wondering: What will happen to the thousands of square feet that previously held everything from tires to tools to toys?

Daybreak: The Lyman Allyn Art Museum, a small but notable art institution in New London, has recently acquired works of renowned artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and Nan Goldin.

Perspective: Former Day Deputy Editorial Page Editor Greg Stone recalls his memories of the man who saved Electric Boat and set it on the course that has led to today’s thriving shipyard.