Lorelai and Rory Gilmore’s fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.
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Connecticut EMTs Gather More Detailed Overdose Data
Paramedic Peter Canning walks through Hartford’s Pope Park. He picks up empty heroin baggies as he passes by athletic fields, a public pool and a picnic pavilion where a few people appear to nod off. The pavilion place is really the place to go,” Canning says. “The people are down there using right now, so […]
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How To Maintain A Historic Connecticut Farm? Diversify
Business in one historic town in eastern Connecticut has always revolved around the ocean. Now, a 250-year-old farm in the area wants to diversify the food economy in more ways than one. It’s become a hub to learn about what we eat and value: the men – and women – who produce our food.
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Conn. Supreme Court Rules Sandy Hook Families Can Sue Remington
The Connecticut Supreme Court said Thursday that the families of victims of the 2012 Newtown Elementary School shooting can move forward with a lawsuit against the gunmaker Remington Arms, the company that makes the rifle used in the shooting. The state’s top court overturned a ruling from a lower court that had blocked the lawsuit.
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Hayes Becomes First Black Woman To Represent CT In Congress
Connecticut voters have elected Democrat Jahana Hayes the first African-American woman to represent the state in Congress.
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PEN America Sues President Trump For Violating First Amendment Rights
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law school and a national group representing writers and journalists have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The lawsuit says Trump has violated their first amendment rights.
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Pakistani Couple Returns Home After 7 Months in Church Sanctuary
A Pakistani couple is returning to New Britain, Connecticut, after living in a church for seven months. Immigration officials have decided not to deport them while their case is pending in federal appeals court. When the couple left the First Congressional Church of Old Lyme, members of the congregation lined up on each side of […]
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Victims’ Families Push For Release Of 9/11 Documents
The families of some victims who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks are calling on Congress to declassify documents that detail what happened that day…
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Yale Study Finds 12 Community Traits Linked To Well-Being
A new study from Yale University shows that where people live may affect their well-being. Past studies have shown that things like high levels of…
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Sandy Hook Families Push To Hold Gun Maker Accountable In Court
The Connecticut Supreme Court is likely to decide this week whether to allow 10 families of victims in the 2012 Newtown school shooting to sue Remington…
