Guilford appoints Dr. Gerardo Martinez as Adams Middle School principal, effective July 1. The veteran Massachusetts educator has 30+ years of experience in Lexington, Wellesley, and Brookline.
New Haven alders transferred 9 city lots to the Land Bank at $1 each. Four more lots went to NHS, which plans three two-family homes for first-time buyers.
Freda reports 2.7% grand list growth, a $151M budget, and $530K median home price at his 17th State of Town Address at Quinnipiac University.
The North Branford BOE's Curriculum & Instruction Subcommittee voted Feb. 19 to advance a new literacy initiative for elementary schools. The district's students already outpace state reading averages, but details on the proposal remain limited ahead of full board review.
Everard Walker, 53, was fatally shot by a Hartford police officer on Feb. 19 during a mental health wellness check at 990 Capitol Avenue. The Inspector General released a preliminary report and bodycam footage on Feb. 23.
A letter containing a white powdery substance closed the CT Lottery headquarters at 15 Sterling Drive in Wallingford on Feb. 17. DEEP testing confirmed no hazard, and the facility reopened the next day. No injuries were reported.
West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer was unanimously elected chair of the South Central Regional Council of Governments on February 17, 2026, succeeding Madison's Peggy Lyon. Borer leads a 15-municipality body that coordinates transportation, land use, and planning across south-central Connecticut.
A civil lawsuit filed in February 2026 accuses Resources for Human Development of hiring a convicted felon who allegedly abused two non-verbal, disabled residents at its North Branford group home. The employee was arrested in December 2025 on criminal charges.
Branford has awarded an $11.3M Main Street reconstruction contract to Colonna Concrete of Woodbridge. Work begins April 1, 2026, covering 2,350 feet of downtown corridor through an estimated March 2027 completion.
Durham is set to hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to authorize automated traffic cameras under CGS 14-307c. The original Feb. 23 hearing was postponed due to a winter storm; it has been rescheduled to Monday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Durham Community Center.
Karl R. Jacobson, 55, turned himself in on two counts of first-degree larceny after allegedly stealing $85,500 from police funds to cover gambling losses. The arrest warrant reveals he wagered $4.4 million on DraftKings and FanDuel in a single year.
A man in his 70s died in a third-alarm house fire on Hallsey Lane in Woodbridge on February 22, 2026. Fire Chief Sean Rowland confirmed the fatality and one firefighter injury. Cause unknown.