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HARTFORD — Lawmakers on Tuesday rolled out a comprehensive energy bill that would fine utility companies whose customers are without power for more than three days after a storm, reimburse ratepayers for lost food and medication, and move toward a performance-based regulatory system. Read more HARTFORD — One of the worst cyberattacks yet against Connecticut’s capital city forced officials to postpone the first day of school Tuesday, disrupting the day for thousands of families as city computer experts rushed to restore systems vital for school operations. Read more For area schools, this summer’s hibernation has been much longer than normal. For nearly six months the buildings have sat quietly without the chatter of students, the scrape of pencils on desktops, and the clicking of computer keys. Read more Connecticut’s Flagship Producing Theaters have petitioned Gov. Ned Lamont for a $12 million relief package that would help alleviate the massive loss of revenue professional regional theaters are suffering due to being shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more MANCHESTER — From the start of the District 8 tournament, the Manchester U-10 Little League All-Stars played like the best team. And on its home field Tuesday Manchester finished the job in style. Read more Before Darrin LaMore was sentenced Tuesday to five months in prison followed by five months’ house arrest for conspiring to steal $97,854 in federal funds when he was executive director of the Enfield Community Development Corp., his lawyer talked a lot about other people’s involvement in th Read more HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont’s nominee to head the Department of Correction says his immediate focus will be to prepare the state’s prisons for a potential second wave of the coronavirus this fall. Read more Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated Angel Quiros of Hartford to be the new Department of Correction commissioner, and Quiros says his primary focus in the immediate future will be to prepare prisons in the state for a potential second wave of the coronavirus in the fall. Read more HARTFORD — Lawmakers on Tuesday rolled out a comprehensive energy bill that would fine utility companies whose customers are without power for more than three days after a storm, reimburse ratepayers for lost food and medication, and move toward a performance-based regulatory system. Read more Following the release of a report Thursday that President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks in 2018 about American’s killed in combat, feelings among local residents and veterans are mixed, with some appalled and others questioning the veracity of the report. Read more Raytheon Technologies has completed the sale of its Danbury-based electro-optics business, a condition of the historic, $120 billion merger that consolidated the former United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon Co. five months ago. Read more Zachary Vasile Business Reporter STAFFORD — Despite rumors circulating on social media that American Woolen Co. on Furnace Avenue has shut down, CEO Jacob Harrison Long said this week that he is in the process of finalizing a deal that will keep the operation afloat. Read more VERNON — Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, will hold a virtual book club  Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Brendan Deneen, an author and former Windsor resident, will host a virtual book reading via Zoom to Mark International Literacy Day on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. ELLINGTON — For Kate and Jenna Strong, the enjoyment they get from running their Better Together Bakery is best explained by Kate. “What happens in the museum when it is closed?” one of my granddaughters asked. She thought some of the exhibits came alive, like in a series of movies a few years back. Compared to the size of our economy, the U.S. debt has just reached a new post World War II record, according to the Wall Street Journal — and experts say U.S. debt next year is expected to increase the record even further. Read more The Connecticut State Police Union has filed a lawsuit to prevent the public from having access to certain personnel records. Read more Maybe someday when the United States has a president who is not crazy or senile, a Senate president who isn't his tool, and a House speaker who doesn't think that those who disagree with her a Read more At a time when almost everyone is making efforts not to catch the new coronavirus, the question still has to lurk in the back of the mind: What if I’m the one who has to call my doctor to see if I have gotten it anyway? Read more MANCHESTER — Journal Inquirer Publisher Elizabeth S. Ellis died Monday at 92 after a 53-year career at the newspaper during which she was a rarity in American journalism — a woman in charge. Read more... Stay informed with our breaking news alerts! Receive an alert with pertinent info whenever we have a breaking story. Sign up today! Catch up on this week's most popular and most important stories with a Sunday newsletter.Sign up today! Stay informed! 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