At the end of a 36-year career, conductor Michael Shaw tells his “Rail Life” story.
A Metro-North conductor’s memoir
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Top PURA attorney accuses colleagues of defamation, threatens lawsuit
Scott Muska sent a cease and desist letter alleging PURA’s executive secretary and two commissioners on the authority damaged his reputation.
Posted inHuman Services
Hurricane Melissa relief efforts underway across CT: How to help
In CT, where Caribbean ties run deep, people are stepping up to help provide relief to victims of Hurricane Melissa. Here’s how to help.
Posted inPolitics
CT Gov. Lamont calls special session, lays out agenda
Beyond housing, CT lawmakers will take up immigration, food assistance, a hospital acquisition and other issues when they convene next week.
Posted inHuman Services
Lamont pledges to restart SNAP benefits in days – even if CT pays
SNAP benefits will be available in next few days with CT funds, possibly by Saturday, but the USDA also plans to restart payments soon.
Posted inHealth
CT bids $13 million to purchase Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital
UConn Health will serve as ‘stalking horse bidder’ in the bankruptcy court-supervised sale auction, according to court documents filed Friday.
Posted inBriefs
Does Connecticut have the most income inequality of any state?
Connecticut does not have the biggest income inequality in the nation, but it ranks among the highest with New York and Washington, D.C.
Posted inPolitics
Gov. Ned Lamont filed papers Friday to run for third term
Ned Lamont, a Democrat who has left no question of his intention to run for another term as governor, still plans a formal public kickoff.
Posted inInvestigations
Doug McCrory’s ‘HVAC training agency’ plan linked key associates
Sen. Doug McCrory involved Sonserae Cicero in a $300,000 plan to create the agency. Federal investigators are probing their relationship.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
CT voter turnout higher in 2025 than past municipal elections
Voter turnout in CT reached 36% in the 2025 municipal elections — higher than Connecticut saw for both the 2021 and the 2023 elections.
Posted inHousing
New housing bill cuts requirements in favor of opt-ins, strikes ‘fair share’
The replacement for HB 5002, which Lamont vetoed in June, uses opt-in measures and incentives for more housing and strikes ‘fair share’
Posted inPhotos
In Ukraine, Yale-trained doctors treat complex combat injuries
A Yale School of Medicine program provides support and education for Ukrainian medical professionals who deal with increasingly complex cases.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Reading the post-election tea leaves
In Connecticut, Republicans got slaughtered in a massacre that would embarrass Attila the Hun.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
CT’s pensions are not a piggy bank for the WNBA
CT’s $60 billion Retirement Fund exists to fund the retirement benefits promised to public workers, not to serve as a bailout for a professional sports franchise.