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Salt may be quickest when it comes to keeping roads and sidewalks clear of ice. But at this point of a snowy winter, a shortage in the Northeast has some looking for help and other materials.
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Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.
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Hospitals say patients with urgent medical needs are still being seen immediately. -
The practice is legal in 10 other states and Washington, D.C. -
One piece of public land, two very different perspectives about how to use it, and the agency that somehow has to appease them both. -
The data, compiled by the nonprofit KFF Health News, found Connecticut received $85 million in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023. It spent less than $5 million. -
CT State Community College Housatonic is home to nearly 7,000 works of art, including Picasso, Warhol and Sherman. And they're not just nestled in a dedicated museum space — they're all over the school. -
Data centers are already a reality in Connecticut, but Gov. Ned Lamont says he wants them to be prioritized. Lamont said artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a crucial sector of the state’s economy. -
The exhibit at Stamford’s Ferguson Library celebrates Black History Month with a collection of artwork by local Black artists. -
Housing advocates and landlords debated over calls to expand Connecticut’s “just cause” eviction law. Advocates want to see the law expanded to all tenants who live in a building with five or more units.
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