News across Capitol Region
Fresh or Rotten Pumpkin: Blind Date with a Book! – All Ages Thursday, October 1 – Friday, October 30
For all ages! Check out a surprise, wrapped book beginning October 1! Pick a book based on its clues and genre; then check it out, bring it home, unwrap it, and read it! ?Return your completed review card by November 20 for a chance to win a prize.
Monday Night Movie Club - Meet & Greet Monday, September 28, 6:00 p.m.

Blumenthal, Lamont: Trump blocking CT grants for political reasons
A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally halted $53 million in clean energy grants for CT recipients. They have yet to be released.

Windsor leaders say ‘hate is not welcome’ following vandalism
Officials say a Pride flag was torn down from the town’s First Church and a plaque honoring Black veterans was stolen from a cemetery.
Tabulators Testing
The registrar's office with Test Tabulators on October 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM...

It’s time to act on fossil fuels
Pipeline and compressor expansion projects pose undeniable risks to our health and safety. It's time to speak out.

Not another Boston: How CT can find its place in the AI economy
For 37 years Connecticut has lacked a credible answer to its stagnation. But the AI revolution has flipped the odds in our favor.

SNAP enrollment is down in CT since last year — but where?
In Connecticut, about 55,000 fewer people are enrolled in SNAP, including nearly 18,000 fewer residents under 18 receiving benefits.
Public Input Session for Town Manager Position Tonight
The session will be Today, Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. in the Town Hall Town Council Chambers, Room 103...

UConn: Torrey Life Sciences hazardous chemical situation left no residual danger
A chemically hazardous situation arose at the Torrey Life Sciences Building on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus on Wednesday night.

Celebrate Mansfield Festival happening this weekend
The Mansfield Downtown Partnership will host its 23rd annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival on Saturday from 2 to 8 p.m. at E.O. Smith High School. The headlining performance at the festival will be the Lulada Club, a New York all-women salsa orchestra. It will perform from 6:30 to…

Board of Trustees votes on construction budgets, educational benefits at first meeting
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees convened at the Wilbur Cross Library on Wednesday for its first meeting of the semester, greenlighting a slate of major capital investments, facility repairs and public safety employee benefits across the university system.