June 29th, 2011
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SustiNet awaits Malloy’s signature

The long awaited SustiNet health care legislation (HB 6305) recently passed the Senate, 22-14, after legislators reached a compromise that left the state insurance plan without a state option. In addition, the watered-down plan […] Continue Reading…

New snafus stymie train station plan

Fairfield’s long anticipated third train station in the Black Rock section of neighboring Bridgeport has hit some new snags, according to sources close to the project. Located on 33 acres, with initial funding of […] Continue Reading…

Bridge Academy seniors get opportunity to explore careers

For Mathew Duncan, May 24 was not a conventional school day at Bridge Academy. He was all dressed up with a well-suited tie. In the 24-by-36-foot classroom on the school’s first level, he took […] Continue Reading…

Don’t write off struggling bookstore

Back in the fall of 2003, my band, MDIII, was born out of an assumption. The organizers of the brand-new Sweetport Arts & Music Festival asked me to open up the festival as a […] Continue Reading…

State votes to decriminalize pot

The move to decriminalize marijuana in the state of Connecticut came as a one-two punch. First the Senate voted to reduce the charges of possessing small amounts of marijuana, narrowly passing it after Lt. […] Continue Reading…

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