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I-95 and I-84 congestion expected to worsen as Connecticut plans for future
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (570+ words) Northbound afternoon traffic on Interstate 95 in Fairfield in2024. One of the goals of a long-term plan by the Connecticut Department of Transportation is to reduce traffic congestion. What would you like transportation in Connecticut to look like in 2055? It's not too…...
NBA says viewership of regular-season games was up 86% over last season
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (282+ words) The league released numbers for the regular season on Wednesday, showing that 170 million people in the U. S. watched NBA games across the league's four primary broadcast platforms this year " those being ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, NBC/Peacock, and NBA TV....
Connecticut's governor race is missing one thing so far: Big money
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (785+ words) By this time four years ago, more than $15 million was in play in Connecticut's gubernatorial election. It was an early indicator of an election that would go on to break state records, even as Democrats won by a healthy margin....
This week in cartoons (opinion): J. D. Vance swipes spotlight from President Trump
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (306+ words) Vice President J. D. Vance as a symbol of bad luck is the subject of this April 2026 political cartoon. Donald Trump was a target of political cartoonists long before he took the nation's top office in 2017. The endless scarlet necktie. Vice President…...
Movement grows on Connecticut disability bills, but key issues remain
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1620+ words) Mary-Ann Langton, foreground, with her aid Patty Ellis, speak to Governor Ned Lamont staffer Abigail Cotto after members of ADAPT CT enter the governor's office wanting to speak to the governor, they were told he was not in, on Thursday,…...
A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1066+ words) Austin Sarat, Amherst College (THE CONVERSATION) Prior to 1978, U. S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their time in office. They owned them. But in 1978, the Presidential Records Act established new rules for the official records of a…...
Norwalk Seaport Association announces 2026 bird-watching and sunset cruises
24+ min ago (123+ words) Sheffield Island's historic lighthouse. The Norwalk Seaport Association offers sunset cruises to the lighthouse beginning in May. The Norwalk Seaport Association this week announced its 2026 cruise season, offering opportunities for sunset cruises, bird watching and a visit to a storied…...
Nationally-recognized Norwalk sandwich shop announces closure
24+ min ago (281+ words) The Dilly Duck Shop at 666 Main Ave. in Norwalk was named Connecticut's best sandwich shop by Yelp. Mother and son owners Russ and Phyllis Zappala pose in the restaurant on Aug. 28, 2024. From being named one of Yelp's "Top 100 Sandwich Shops…...
Connecticut man dies in apparent drowning at Florida beach, fire officials say
25+ min ago (171+ words) The Cocoa Beach Fire Department in Cocoa Beach, Fla. , says a Connecticut man died after he and others were pulled from the water Tuesday." A Connecticut man died in an apparent drowning in Florida, Cocoa Beach fire officials said. A…...
What to know about Google's $135 M Android settlement: Timeline, payouts and more
41+ min ago (551+ words) Android phone users with cellular plans since November 2017 are now eligible for a portion of a $135 million class-action settlement with Google, according to a notice sent last week." The settlement comes after plaintiffs sued Google in a California court, alleging…...