Aspire Living & Learning bought the 47-acre former University of New Haven campus in Orange. Its 70,680-square-foot building will be renovated over the coming year, with programs targeted for summer 2027.
Connecticut served 4,847 children and 46 pregnant women through 22 Head Start programs in 2024-25. State leaders urged withdrawal of a proposed federal rule.
Orange's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance for new front steps on College Street, and the Town Plan and Zoning Commission cancelled its Oct. 6 meeting.
CTtransit’s new statewide discount gives veterans and riders ages 5–18 half-price local and CTfastrak fares, with youth 31-day passes priced at $30.60.
More than 100 people rallied across the street from the Meriden courthouse Oct. 1, as a state law requiring judicial warrants for civil immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and houses of worship took effect.
Connecticut's stricter left-lane law took effect Oct. 1. Drivers who stay in the passing lane on multi-lane highways without passing can face an $88 fine.
Republicans from North Haven and East Haven want Gov. Ned Lamont to call lawmakers back to suspend the 25-cent gas tax and 49.9-cent diesel tax through Dec. 31. Lamont asks how the state would pay for roads and bridges.
Amity’s board had a Sept. 28 agenda on planning, assessment results and a staff contract; minutes were not posted by Oct. 2. A selectmen’s committee agenda listed a rough draft policy for Sept. 29.
A federal judge in Bridgeport blocked Connecticut's ban on importing and selling convertible pistols made on or after Oct. 1, hours before it took effect. The state is expected to appeal.
An Orange family escaped unharmed after a fire tore through its Mapledale Road home late Friday, Sept. 25. The family dog died, and the fire marshal is investigating.
New Haven drivers and others statewide face new rules Oct. 1, including a six-month license suspension for a third qualifying school-bus violation and higher exhaust and travel-ban fines.
High tide flooded East Haven intersections Saturday, Sept. 26. Public Works Superintendent Charlie Coyle warned drivers that salt water could damage vehicles and urged them to stay off the roads.