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Top CT Democrats accuse utilities of trying to silence political critic in debate over electric rates

The top Democratic state Senators accused the state’s two biggest electric utilities of trying to ”silence and intimate” one of their loudest political critics.

A photo of the smart meter Eversource, Connecticut's largest electric utility, plans to install for its customers. (Matthew Chagnon, PSNH)

In its second game without Paige Bueckers, the UConn women's basketball team will look for growth from its young front court vs Georgetown.

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Two years after LA Fitness closed its Bristol location, the chain has notified customers that it will shut down its gym in another Connecticut town before the end of the month. It becomes the fifth LA Fitness in Connecticut to close in the past seven years.

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OHE Commissioner Tim Larson issued a letter urging current U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to approve the financial relief for former Stone students

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Wolf Pack’s Dylan Garand bringing NHL-caliber goaltending to Hartford

In his third season in Hartford, Dylan Garand as become one of the top goalies in the AHL. There is one more step to make.

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Dunkin’ stores in at least two states had no doughnuts in their cases and put up signs on their doors and drive-thru kiosks informing customers that the pastries were unavailable “due to a manufacturing error.”

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