2+ week, 4+ day ago   (612+ words) After the pandemic, things looked different in Salisbury. The small town added around 600 residents. The typical household income surged by more than $50,000. And, as if aging in reverse, the town's median age dropped by 13 years. That's before we even mention…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1141+ words) Vessels ran the gamut in mid-August plying the Thames River and its mouth: a submarine headed seaward, passenger ferries, tugboats, the tall ship USCGC Eagle, fishing trawlers, pleasure boats and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel built to check channel…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (155+ words) Originally known as Pepperidge Farm-the property where Margaret and Henry Rudkin built their famous Pepperidge Farm bread and cookie business-the estate dates back to the 1920s and once spanned 125 acres, with horses, orchards, and working farm buildings. One of the highlights…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (122+ words) Connecticut is the only state in the Tri-State area still offering a statewide sales tax-free week, after New York ended its program and New Jersey later followed. From Sunday through Saturday, Aug. 16, qualifying purchases of clothing, backpacks and footwear are…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (649+ words) In the coming days and weeks, children across Connecticut will once again fill classrooms at the start of a new school year. Some things never change: the familiar back-to-school bustle of shopping for supplies, packing lunches and carefully picking out…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (30+ words) Entrepreneurs, community leaders and elected officials came together Tuesday to strengthen Latino-owned businesses in Connecticut. Entrepreneurs, community leaders and elected officials came together Tuesday to strengthen Latino-owned businesses in Connecticut....

3+ week, 46+ min ago   (136+ words) Dennis House sat down to speak with former Washington Post columnist and CNN editor Chris Cillizza, who has done considerable reporting on the subject of aging politicians and generational change, to discuss age in Connecticut politics. House also spoke with…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (44+ words) Two Connecticut residents spoke to News 8’s Dennis House on the 20th anniversary of 9-11, sharing their stories of relief and heartache. Two Connecticut residents spoke to News 8's Dennis House on the 20th anniversary of 9-11, sharing their stories of relief and heartache....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (82+ words) Voting is now underway for the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut competition. The annual bracket-style tournament, organized by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, highlights the state's manufacturing innovation by pitting 16 Connecticut-made products against one another in a public vote. Voting…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (92+ words) A community is coming together to help after a fire destroyed a business on Labor Day. The Bridgeport Fire Department said the blaze happened Monday afternoon at PA Imports Auto Sales along DeKalb Street. Businesses like Bridgeport Ribhouse and Wilson's…...