Tom Condon, who wrote for CT Mirror after a long career at The Hartford Courant, died this year but left a legacy. Here’s a look at his work.
Stephen Busemeyer
As CT Mirror's Managing Editor Stephen helps manage and support a staff of 16 reporters. His career in daily journalism includes 20 years at The Hartford Courant, where he served as a member of the editorial board, data editor, breaking news editor and bureau chief. Prior to that Stephen was city editor at the Casper Star-Tribune in Casper, Wyo., and the editor of the Daily Press in Craig, Colo. He has won many awards for editorial writing, data journalism and breaking news. While he was breaking news editor, The Courant was a named finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its coverage of the Sandy Hook shootings. Busemeyer is a Koeppel Journalism Fellow at Wesleyan University, where he teaches data journalism, and he has also taught at the University of Hartford, the University of Connecticut and the University of Colorado.
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BEST OF 2024: In Bethel, an analog man builds guitar pedal icons
Mike Piera, owner of Analog.Man Guitar Effects, has a six-year waiting list for his most sought-after pedal, the King of Tone.
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CT election results will be available Tuesday night at ctmirror.org
CT election results will be updated live at ctmirror.org for state House and Senate, U.S. House and Senate, the presidential race and more.
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Lamont calls for independent audit of CSCU system
The call for an audit came just one day after a news report raised questions about CSCU Chancellor Terrence Cheng’s expenses.
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Tom Condon funeral service set for Sept. 20
The funeral service for Thomas J. Condon is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 20, at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hartford.
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Tom Condon, veteran Connecticut journalist, dead at 78
Tom Condon, a newspaperman in Connecticut for more than 50 years at The Hartford Courant and The Connecticut Mirror, died Tuesday morning.
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How has your CT school district performed in recent years?
Connecticut students’ math and science scores improved last year overall. Use this searchable database to see how different schools performed over the past three years.
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CT primary 2024: Live election results
Polls close tonight at 8 p.m., and results compiled by the Associated Press will be updated as numbers come in.
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In Bethel, an analog man builds guitar pedal icons
Mike Piera, owner of Analog.Man Guitar Effects, has a six-year waiting list for his most sought-after pedal, the King of Tone.
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Earthquake in CT? It’s not the first time
The earthquake felt across CT on Friday morning was centered in New Jersey. But Connecticut is no stranger to minor rumblings of its own.
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CT Mirror journalists receive national award for elder care series
CT Mirror reporters Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso won the National Press Foundation’s AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging.
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State Rep. Luxenberg charged with DUI
Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, D-Manchester, was charged with driving under the influence on Thursday. House leaders stripped him of assignments.
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CT Mirror reporter wins national award for series on evictions
CT Mirror Reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism on Wednesday during the 2023 Nonprofit News Awards.
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What happened to that bill? Could be in the budget
Many proposals were incorporated into the state budget that the CT General Assembly debated Monday and Tuesday. Here is a selection of them.
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CT Mirror’s 2023 Bill Tracker
The Connecticut Mirror’s 2023 legislation tracker is a tool to help you, our readers, track certain bills as they work their way through the legislative process.