A new UConn/Courant Poll shows Democrat Chris Murphy with a 6-percentage point lead over Republican Linda McMahon in the U.S. Senate race, fueled by an increase in support from women. He leads, 44 percent to 38 percent, with 17 percent undecided. The poll found McMahon dominating the eastern and western thirds of the state, but […]
Murphy up by 6, with 17 percent undecided in UConn/Courant Poll
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Regents’ panel starts to take aim at staff compensation questions
Board of Regent members on the panel with the job of sorting out the trio of controversies that hit the 17-college system in recent weeks met Wednesday to begin mapping out a plan to avoid future missteps. “I’d like to put a spotlight on what is the power that the president of the Board of […]
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Making commuters “insiders”
Have you ever missed your train because you didn’t know what platform it would be arriving on? I have – and it’s infuriating. It’s happened to me more than once in New Haven, where the train to Grand Central usually leaves from track 14 – but not always. At Penn Station – one of the […]
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Mystery spill in Stamford leaves officials scratching their heads
Five days after a spill estimated at thousands of gallons of a black, oily substance was seen in the water at Stamford Harbor, officials are still scratching their heads at what it could be and where it may have come from. “The material doesn’t seem to be anything that we can easily trace to a […]
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McMahon to campaign with Christie
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon is campaigning Monday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at rallies in Stamford, Waterbury and Glastonbury. Other than debates, it is her first publicly scheduled campaign event in weeks. Christie, who has clashed with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy over their approaches to taxes and state employees, was a primetime […]
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How Kennedy spent his time during his ‘professional development’
The Board of Regents for Higher Education on Wednesday released the daily schedule of Robert A. Kennedy, who spent nearly nine weeks away from the central office this summer. Last week he told reporters he spent six weeks over the summer working remotely — though his contract specified that time be used for professional development […]
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Hartford-New Haven on list of top markets for political ads
It’s official: Connecticut voters are suffering more than most others from a deluge of political ads. According to the Sunlight Foundation, the Hartford-New Haven market ranked 10th in the nation during the past week in the number of political ad files that secure television ads — 131 of them. Las Vegas topped the list with […]
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In Connecticut, Siena has Obama by 15, Murphy by 2
Another poll shows Connecticut tilting strongly toward President Obama, with the contest for the open U.S. Senate seat still close. A survey by the Siena Research Institute taken long before last night’s presidential debate found Obama with a 15 percentage point lead over Mitt Romney. He led, 53 percent to 38 percent. In […]
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For one night, Esty vs. Roraback gets top billing
Torrington — Democrat Elizabeth S. Esty and Republican Andrew W. Roraback agreed on one thing Tuesday night in their first debate: Voters have a clear choice for a successor to U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-5th District. The candidates for Connecticut’s only open congressional seat disagreed on taxes, the Keystone pipeline, the Affordable Care Act and […]
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Himes, Obsitnik on the issues
Both candidates in thisrace to represent a Fairfield County -based district in Congress say they are their party’s moderates. That centrist stance may be why Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District and his Republican challenger agree on some issues before Congress. But they split on others along party lines . Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, on […]
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State vo-tech schools gearing up their manufacturing program
For Ashley Roman, the choice to go into Platt Technical High School’s precision manufacturing program was an easy one. “It’s fun. It’s interesting, and it offers a lot of jobs,” said the junior from Milford. Roman is one of the 1,500 high school students studying manufacturing in the state, and when she graduates, manufacturers will […]
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Money chase heats up for Roraback, Esty
Washington –– In the crucial few weeks before Election Day, neither Republican Andrew Roraback nor Democrat Elizabeth Esty — rivals in the 5th District race — seem to have much money for the homestretch of their campaigns. Both, however, can expect some funding from their national parties and other out-of-state sources. In his latest filings […]
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Prescriptions for produce helping to cut obesity
New Haven — Yesika Gonzalez and her boyfriend are loaded with nearly a dozen heavy bags of produce from the farmers’ market in this city’s Fair Haven section. “Corn, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, too many fruits, apples, pears,” she ticks off in an accent that is still heavy with traces of her native Puerto Rico. “I […]
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When’s my next train? Some ways to find out…
Yesterday, I promised you some tools you can use to find out when your next train will leave the station. Here’s my list: CooCoo – Metro-North tells me CooCoo developers are the only ones that get real-time information about trains straight from the MTA. So it’ll tell you when your train will actually be arriving, […]
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College system chairman to community college presidents: Separation offer rescinded
Lewis J. Robinson Jr. emailed the presidents of the state’s community colleges Tuesday evening, telling them that any “expedite[d]” separation agreement offers — or “buyouts” as some have called it — are void. “The Board has not authorized any such arrangement and to the extent such an arrangement was offered at that time or thereafter, […]