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RAPE KIT PROCESSING How It Works And Fails To Work

A 17-year-old girl who reported a sexual assault in July was told by New Haven Police detectives who met with her in August that her rape kit evidence would be tested in two to three months.

Teacher Of The Year Happy To Return

Samantha Jo Zaprzalka, named teacher of the year at The Gilbert School last spring, said she was eager to return Aug. 29 when seventh and ninth graders started. The rest of the school returned on Aug. 30.

Health Insurers Seek Big Rate Increases

Debra Dauphinais, owner of Bicycles East, a bicycle shop in Glastonbury, said she hasn’t been able to find a health insurance plan that she can afford for her four employees.

RUNWAY RECYCLE Models Create Wearable Art From Recyclables

Your bottles and bags and toys and many other salvageable materials are going on live bodies.

Town Manager Heading East

Town Manager Josh Kelly said on Aug. 23 he is leaving for a non-profit job in eastern Connecticut in 60 days. At press time, Kelly said he was not authorized to elaborate on the new job.

"On the Job - NYT Best-Selling Author Luanne Rice"

New York Times best-selling author Luanne Rice of Old Lyme has written more than 30 novels. Her newest, “Last Night,” is scheduled for release in December. Rice writes about love, family, nature and the sea. She writes by the ocean and at home with her cats: Emelina, Orian, Ivy and Patrick.

CT SENTENCING REFORM Defendants, Judges, Public Deserve The Truth Is The State Scared Of What Data Will Reveal?

No criminal justice system can be fair, consistent, and race-neutral without open access to a comprehensive, transparent sentencing database. Here in Connecticut, there is no better place to begin reform than criminal sentencing, a flawed system in need of standardization through the reliance on easily-obtainable data.

SPICE CHRONICLES An Adventure In Flavor

Chef Alan Thayer tells a little about himself and the dream he realized at a shop in the woods in this debut column.

Jack's Real Deal - Revolutionary War Lieutenant Called This Colonial Home

Continental Army Lt. Buell Carter once lived in this colonial at 219 Kent Road.

They Blew Each Other’s Minds Remotely And Created Album Preview Of Preminger Quartet At Side Door

Tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger, formerly of Canton and the nationally-recognized Hall High jazz program in West Hartford, used his time during the pandemic like many jazz musicians – passing tracks back and forth with colleagues to create finished products.

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ICEMAN SPEAKS - Why I Box

MARVELOUS MYKQUAN WILLIAMS His Journey From Trauma To Stardom

Teen Pole Vaulter Eyes Ocean Dive To Save Lives

BAD CHAD DAWSON Beat The Best of The Best