Travelers on Metro-North’s New Haven Line are adjusting to changes in buying and using train tickets. Here’s what to know.
Gabby DeBenedictis
As manager of audience engagement, Gabby is responsible for CT Mirror’s digital growth. She manages our website, newsletters, search engine optimization, CT Mirror Explains product, on-site marketing, social media channels and internal data analysis. Gabby previously worked as a reporter on Patch.com’s Connecticut team and as an associate editor at The Woonsocket Call in Rhode Island. She is a Connecticut native who holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UConn and is pursuing a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror hires new education reporter, business team members
CT Mirror is starting 2026 with three new staff members — an education reporter, director of leadership giving and manager of membership.
Posted inNews
Top 10 CT Mirror stories of 2025: What people spent the most time reading
The top 10 stories include a mix of investigative reporting, political updates and feature stories about life in Connecticut.
Posted inCT Mirror Explains
New CT laws taking effect Jan. 1: Housing, solar panels, driving
Connecticut will kick off 2026 with nearly two dozen new laws slated to wholly or partially take effect. Here’s a look at some of them.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror wins national award for long-term care insurance reporting
Four reporters were awarded for their investigation into skyrocketing long-term care insurance policy rate hikes in Connecticut.
Posted inPolitics
CT 2025 municipal elections: How to vote and know who’s running
On Nov. 4, Connecticut will hold elections for local offices like mayor, city council and board of education. Here’s what to know.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror selected for Metcalf Institute’s Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship
CT Mirror is among those participating in the Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship through the University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror welcomes fall reporting, audience engagement interns
CT Mirror’s reporting intern will contribute to coverage and audience engagement interns will work on social media and newsletters.
Posted inAnnouncements
Sasha Allen joins CT Mirror as data reporting fellow
Allen, who started at CT Mirror as an intern, will explore data-driven stories and assist other reporters and the data team with investigations.
Posted inEspañol
Nuevas leyes de CT entran en vigor el 1 de octubre del 2025
Más de siete docenas de leyes de CT entrarán en vigor total o parcialmente el 1 de octubre del 2025. Estas son algunas de ellas.
Posted inGovernment
New CT laws taking effect Oct. 1: E-bikes, towing, Sunday hunting
Over seven dozen Connecticut laws concerning a range of issues will wholly or partially take effect. Here’s a look at some of them.
Posted inAnnouncements
Mariana Navarrete Villegas joins CT Mirror as Hartford community engagement reporter
In her role, Navarrete Villegas will bridge the information gap between Hartford’s historically underserved communities and public policy.
Posted inAnnouncements
CT Mirror welcomes 4 summer interns
This summer, CT Mirror is hosting interns in four different areas: news reporting, data reporting, photojournalism and audience engagement.
Posted inEspañol
Nuevas leyes de CT entran en vigor el 1 de julio 2025
Más de seis docenas de leyes de CT, incluyendo el próximo presupuesto estatal y el paquete de bonos, entrarán en vigor el 1 de julio 2025.
Posted inGovernment
New CT laws taking effect July 1: School lessons, e-books, budget
Nearly six dozen laws will wholly or partially take effect in Connecticut on July 1. Here’s a look at some of them.