After heated discussions, the editors managed to put together a Top 10 list of some—certainly not all—of our favorite work published in 2025.
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Posted inCT Mirror Explains
When 2025 got confusing in CT, we explained. These were your favorites
We strive to help readers make sense of how public policy affects their lives. One way we do that is through our CT Mirror Explains series.
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 inPhotos
A common thread: Ukrainians in CT keep ties with culture, home through embroidery
The current war, and the hardships that came with it, elevated the art’s significance. For members of the diaspora, each piece is personal.
Posted inPolitics
A legislator and then a staffer, Ziobron is seeking her old House seat
On Tuesday, former state Rep. Melissa H. Ziobron announced her candidacy to regain the 34th House District seat that she gave up in 2018.
Posted inImmigration
CT residents detained by ICE remembered at Hartford vigil
The vigil was the latest effort by Hartford Deportation Defense, Jewish Voice for Peace and others to draw attention to the ICE detentions.
Posted inMoney
Waterbury nonprofit used LIHEAP funds to pay its expenses
CT officials moved to take control of New Opportunities Inc. after it bounced a $1.5M check and acknowledged using federal energy assistance to cover its costs.
Posted inPolitics
Middlebury developer challenges constitutionality of legislative ‘rat’
In a federal lawsuit, lawyers allege that 2023 legislation overruling local zoning at the former Timex Group site was unconstitutional.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Trump administration pauses offshore Revolution Wind project — again
The administration said it’s pausing leases for 5 large-scale offshore wind projects due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
Posted inHuman Services
Inside CT’s push to increase ‘kinship care’ placements for children
DCF wants to place more children in ‘kinship care’ — with a relative or other close family connection. But doing so has been complicated.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Waterbury plans emergency repairs to water system after six-day outage
Residents received the all-clear to resume drinking tap water. But Waterbury now faces a bigger task: making sure this doesn’t happen again.
Posted inInvestigations
Federal judge denies Kosta Diamantis’ request to question jurors
Diamantis had asked the court to call jurors back in order to question things they said during jury selection. That request was denied.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
Real or fake Christmas tree? CT has lots of real ones
Artificial Christmas trees remain more popular than their natural counterparts — even in CT, which is home to more than 70 tree farms.
Posted inEducation
Capital Prep sues over CT charter school funding process
The lawsuit asks a New Britain judge to decide whether the power to fund such schools lies with the state Board of Education or not.
Posted inMoney
Lamont pitches millions for food pantries, Planned Parenthood
Lamont announces $168 million to offset federal cuts to nutrition assistance, reproductive health services and health insurance.