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Diane was a woman of strong faith, known for her generosity and dedication to service. Obit.
Winners announced in Compost Heap Indies awards for best profiles in “preservationist” pap, pusillanimity, and persistence. (Pictured: trophies.) Paul Bass reports.
Cartoons and Lucky Charms lure families to Best Video. Jisu Sheen reports.
And a mom with grown kids finds out what it’s like to see Sesame Street Live on an adult date night. Karen Ponzio reports.
Police reveal what led to the murder of 26-year-old Raviteja Koyyada and the arrest of a 21-year-old woman. Laura Glesby reports.
Former manufacturer’s ghosts inspire resistive and radical art-making at NXTHVN. Brian Slattery reports.
After 4 years serving as Hill library’s branch manager. Laura Glesby reports.
A trip to the post office leads to a trip to the arts shop leads to a return trip to a family farm leads to … a citrusy recipe. Liz Grace reports.
Nasty Women exhibition returns, to Creative Arts Workshop. The Arts Paper’s Lucy Gellman reports.
State $$, that is — $9M for local orgs thanks to Community Investment Fund. Staff reports.
Movies will continue all week at Lotta Studios. Karen Ponzio reports.
• 17% of NHPS’ budget comes from the federal gvt.
• 42% of those funds support meals for low-income kids.
• The School + State Finance Project breaks it all down.
NHPS to transition from Parent Link to Apptegy for parent-school communication. Maya McFadden reports.
Finance Committee meeting 3/20. Read more.
Small-business consultant sought. Read more.
• Foot chase from Whalley jail thru De Gale Field.
• 5 schools temporarily put in lockdown.
• Escapee found 30 minutes later on Dixwell.
Thomas Breen reports.
• DeLauro urges Senate Dems to block spending bill;
• Republicans will “bear the brunt of the shutdown” if they refuse to negotiate.
Jonathan D. Salant reports.
How Angel Dahfay hopes to program and activate the Green. Allan Appel reports.
Shel Silverstein’s “adult” side brought out on stage. Review Crew’s Nora Grace-Flood reports.
$800k food pantry, local farm grant previously funded over 1M meals across CT. Laura Glesby reports.
State lawmakers advance consumer-protection overhaul of CT’s towing laws. CT Mirror’s Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari report.
More on the 200th anniversary of the final slave auction on the Green. The Arts Paper’s Lucy Gellman reports.
Latest vlog news summary from the Independent assignment desk — er, compost heap. Paul Bass reports.
Cross art students bring their talents to East Rock School. Maya McFadden reports.
As Dwight prepares for third neighborhood plan, community leader calls for ambitious ideas. Zachary Groz reports.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 3/16. Read more.
Missing from Marvel’s Captain America: Characters to drive a plot. Jamil Ragland reports.
DeLauro warns against Trump’s appeasement of Russia at City Hall presser. Allan Appel reports.
by Thomas Breen | Mar 17, 2025 1:20 pm | Comments (3)
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The Dewitt St. block where the fatal shooting took place.
(Updated) An 8‑year-old boy died from an apparently accidental gunshot wound Sunday night while at home on Dewitt Street in the Hill.
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by Thomas Breen | Mar 17, 2025 12:56 pm | Comments (2)
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More apartments, fewer bedrooms, coming to Henry St.?
The new owner of a pair of historic Dixwell row houses is seeking permission to reconfigure them into more apartments — raising concern from at least one neighbor about the impact on neighborhood parking.
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by Maya McFadden | Mar 17, 2025 10:47 am | Comments (3)
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Hillhouse juniors observe the reaction of sodium chloride and heat.
Hillhouse chemistry teacher Corazon Libao-De Leon’s lesson on the Bohr model and applying heat to atoms looked different for each of her 12 students — thanks to her embrace of a teaching method that prioritizes individuality and skill mastery rather than just completion.
