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This undated family photo, shows Jamar Medor, of Fairfield, Conn., a student at Fairfield Warde High School. The arrest of a Connecticut high school student, who is white, accused of posting racist comments about Medor on social media, is being supported by civil rights advocates, but free speech groups are calling it an unusual move by police that raises First Amendment issues. Medor told WABC-TV that he and his family are still shocked by the posting, and he had never experienced racism in school before. He said he stayed home from school one day because he didn't feel comfortable. “I just had no words when I saw it. I was so confused,” he said. (Courtesy Judith Medor via AP)
Student's arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate

By Dave Collins May. 19, 2021 07:41 AM EDT

More than 70% of Connecticut adults have received vaccine

By Pat Eaton-Robb May. 10, 2021 06:13 PM EDT
Seventy-one percent of Connecticut adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday. The...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

Hate crime charge added in state Capitol spitting incident

By Dave Collins Mar. 18, 2021 07:04 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut prosecutors have added hate crime and other charges against a white woman who spat on a Black woman during protests at the...

FILE - In this July 30, 2020, file photo, Des Moines Public Schools Admin Support Coordinator Sarah Holland installs a plexiglass shield in the office at Oak Park Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, as Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration considered whether to force one or more major school districts to resume in-person learning next week. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Iowa approves waivers to allow some schools to remain online

By Ryan J. Foley Dec. 11, 2020 03:43 PM EST

Colleges add restrictions as virus cases rise in Connecticut

Nov. 07, 2020 02:33 PM EST
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Several colleges and universities in Connecticut have added new restrictions for students as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the...

Lamont warns restaurants, bars not to 'ruin it' for others

By Susan Haigh Oct. 26, 2020 07:27 PM EDT
Gov. Ned Lamont warned Monday that bars and restaurants violating Connecticut's COVID-19 restrictions will “ruin it” for other establishments complying with...

Danbury residents urged to get tested, help contact tracers

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton Robb Aug. 25, 2020 11:11 AM EDT
State and local officials on Tuesday urged residents of Danbury to get tested for COVID-19 and pick up the phone when a contact tracer calls, saying it's...