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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 Day’s Executive Editor Izaskun E. Larrañeta received the prestigious Yankee Quill Award on Saturday from The Academy of New England Journalists. The Day journalists won 23 awards, including eight first-place designations, for news stories, photos, videos and advertising.

The Day Pass, available for $2, provides non-subscribers 24 hours of access to all our content, along with the ability to comment on articles.

Longtime puzzle creator Jacqueline E. Mathews, fondly referred to as “Jackie,” has retired after a prolific career of creating crosswords.

In a couple of weeks, we’ll publish a list of The Day’s top stories of 2023 based on the “most read” stories on theday.com. Meanwhile, here are my picks.

Rhonda Stearley-Hebert, honored by the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government for shining light on the inner workings of the state’s court system, did not go over to the “dark side,” as some do when they leave journalism for public relations.

Hardcore history and genealogy researchers discovered quickly that The Day’s entire archive, dating back to 1881, became available online recently through newspapers.com. We’re here to tell the rest of you what it’s about.

Let’s take a few moments to congratulate The Day’s newsroom team, our journalism partners and the community that supports our crucial work.

Today, we salute champions of open government, including State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, a local news junkie and advocate for transparency.

We don't claim to work harder than those in other professions, but here’s a glimpse of how our staff hustled during a few hours in the newsroom this past week.