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Lawmakers carve a new path around CT budget cap
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 15, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. State officials have underfunded key contractual obligations in Connecticut’s budget by hundreds of millions of dollars for the second consecutive year,...
Connecticut woman charged with abandoning cat in Putnam County
Mid Hudson News - New York
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July 1, 2025
CARMEL – A Connecticut woman is facing charges of animal cruelty and animal abandonment for allegedly dumping her pet cat in a plastic container in a wooded area on Old Milltown Road in Southeast. Putnam County SPCA Police reported the arrest...
ESPYS 2025: This Year's Icon Award Winners, Musical Performances, Presenters, and Attendees
Laughing Place
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July 14, 2025
This Wednesday, July 16th, The ESPYS return for 2025 with a celebration of athletic achievements and top moments in sports throughout the year. Just ahead of the ceremony, ESPN has announced the Icon Award recipients, presenters, attendees, and...
USS Delaware submarine returns to Connecticut after 6-month deployment
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 5, 2025
During the deployment, the USS Delaware spent 194 of its 205 days at sea. The submarine covered more than 42,000 nautical miles and visited Norway. GROTON, Conn. — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) returned to Naval...
First races of the summer for Shelter Island’s Menantic Yacht Club
Shelter Island Reporter - New York
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June 30, 2025
Thirty-one sailors participated in the Menantic Yacht Club’s (MYC) first series of Sunfish races this past Sunday in West Neck Harbor in near perfect conditions. The sun was shining and, more importantly, we had wind, even if it was a bit shifty...
Former AOC Supporter Matures, Has Message for Socialist Mamdani Fans: ‘These Policies Don’t Make Cities Fairer, They Make Them Poorer’ (Video)
The Gateway Pundit
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July 5, 2025
Image: @LLBiggers/X A former AOC supporter has a warning for young New York voters who are dazzled by Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s socialist promises: “These policies don’t make cities fairer; they make them poorer.” Mamdani has been...
Number of VA loans issued in Connecticut increased by 82.8% from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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July 5, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 733 home loans in Connecticut, totaling $285.1 million, during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.In the same...
Anthony Geraci to perform at Winchendon’s Blues, Brews and BBQ
Athol Daily News - Massachusetts
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November 7, 2025
Anthony Geraci will perform this afternoon at Winchendon’s Blues, Brews and BBQ at Community Park. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO WINCHENDON – Anthony Geraci has played and recorded with some of the best of blues music and on July 19, he will bring his talents...
Connecticut ranked 3rd best state for working fathers
Connecticut Inside Investigator
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June 19, 2025
A recent WalletHub study has ranked Connecticut the third best state for working fathers, largely due to its schools, access to child care and economic security. Connecticut ranked behind only Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. “Working dads have...
Connecticut’s new towing law will help some, but not all, drivers. Here’s what they told us.
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 30, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica through its Local Reporting Network. Sign up for our newsletter to get stories like this one as...
Connecticut invests $10 million in rural transportation infrastructure
Constitution State News - Connecticut
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June 30, 2025
Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto have announced a $10 million investment in rural transportation infrastructure in Connecticut. The funding is being distributed to eight rural communities through the...
Rep. Carter: HB2009 'eases financial burdens on Arizona's military families'
PHX Reporter - Arizona
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July 14, 2025
Pamela Carter, a House Representative from Arizona, announced her legislation offering vehicle tax refunds to deployed service members. This initiative aims to assist military families financially. The statement was made on the social media...
Matt Fleming: The lunacy of socialism in New York City
The Press-Enterprise - California
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July 5, 2025
I have two toddlers and they are both at all times trying to injure themselves. Maybe not trying, per se, but certainly not trying not to injure themselves. Hot things, sharp things, loud things, things that slam, things like gravity — they think...
TOP STORY: ‘No Bar, No Building, Just Good Works’: VFW Post 1467 Focuses on Helping Vets Where They Are
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 13, 2025
LYME/OLD LYME–For this Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post with no bar and no building, the focus remains on helping veterans wherever they can be found. VFW Post 1467 trustee and former commander David Griswold said the group has helped 142...
Jim Himes comments on political matters via social media
Bridgeport Times - Connecticut
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July 3, 2025
Jim Himes, a U.S. Congressman representing Connecticut’s 4th district since 2009, shared his thoughts on various political matters through a series of tweets. Born in Lima, Peru in 1966 and currently residing in Cos Cob, Himes has been active in...
Turning miles into hope: UConn med students’ coast-to-coast ride for suicide awareness
WXOW - Wisconsin
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Two medical students from the University of Connecticut are biking across the country to raise money for suicide awareness. LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – Two medical students from the University of Connecticut are biking across the country to raise...
Thousands of Connecticut homes were without power on Independence Day
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 4, 2025
Many people in Connecticut spent the Fourth of July cleaning up after the powerful storm on July 3 caused damage in parts of the state. Others had no power. ESSEX, Conn. — It was clear and sunny on Independence Day, but the evening before, severe...
How much Trump's ‘big beautiful' bill could raise electricity costs in every U.S. state over the next 10 years
NBC Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Electricity prices are expected to surge higher throughout the next decade due to energy policy changes in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful" bill, according to a new analysis from Energy Innovation, a non-partisan energy and climate think...
The Woman on Vacation With Her Boyfriend for the First Time
New York Mag
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July 4, 2025
In this week’s story, a woman tests her new relationship at an Airbnb on the beach: 32, in a relationship, Connecticut. DAY ONE 7:20 a.m. I wake up early to the sound of waves. This Airbnb somewhere on a beach in Connecticut is exactly what I...
Year in review: All 20 Tennessee sports reach postseason for second straight year
Citizen Tribune - Tennessee
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For the first time in school history, Tennessee Athletics achieved its third consecutive top-10 finish in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup. Tennessee ranked sixth in the nation, marking its second-best finish since the Directors’ Cup was established...