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More colleges allow applicants to self-report test scores

HARTFORD, Conn. – Yale and Quinnipiac universities in Connecticut have joined a growing list of schools that have begun allowing applicants to self-report SAT and ACT test scores, rather tha...

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Taking on the system: ‘Dreamers’ are getting law degrees

HARTFORD, Conn. – Denia Perez’s parents brought her from Mexico to the United States illegally when she was 11 months old. Last month, she became among the first of the so-called “Dreamers” ...

DATE: May 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

In Mark Twain house, you can play live ‘Clue’ game

Novelty tours aim to generate repeat visits

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Bicyclists get free roadside assistance in Connecticut city

HARTFORD, Conn. – Maureen Hart was riding home on the Founders Bridge into Hartford when the tire on her bicycle went flat. Stranded on her way home from a friend’s house, Hart to...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

With church backing, housekeeper defies U.S. deportation order

Housekeeper in Connecticut faces deportation

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Religion

Drought not hurting Christmas tree crop

HARTFORD, Conn. – New England Christmas tree growers say the region’s drought is having only minor effects on their crop. New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association Executiv...

DATE: Nov 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jim Furyk sets new PGA Tour record at Travelers Championship

46-year-old veteran had 7 birdies in a row

DATE: Aug 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

It’s Russell Knox standing alone at Travelers Championship

Scotland native won for second time on tour

DATE: Aug 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Soda maker adds some fizz to election race

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – A Connecticut soft drink company has released two specialty sodas named for candidates in this year’s presidential election. Avery’s Beverages in New Britain...

DATE: Jul 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

University’s auction plans under fire

School officials want to put collection of political memorabilia up for sale

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Connecticut university student arrested over mac and cheese

STORRS, Conn. – A University of Connecticut student faces criminal charges over a confrontation with a campus food court manager who wouldn’t let him buy macaroni and cheese with bacon and j...

DATE: Oct 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No strings attached for puppet festival

Hundreds of puppeteers to attend event

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World