Manchester's Employment Numbers Released, Here's What The Data Shows

Posted Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 6:09 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 6:10 pm ET Labor Force: 32,389 Employment: 31,144 Unemployment: 1,245 Unemployment Rate: 3.8 percent Across Connecticut, the unemployment rate stayed at 3.4 percent in June,...

Tolland's Employment Numbers Released, Here's What The Data Shows

Labor Force: 8,376 Employment: 8,162 Unemployment: 214 Unemployment Rate: 2.6 Across Connecticut, the unemployment rate stayed at 3.4 percent in June, mirroring May's rate. The state’s labor force likewise held steady at 1.953 million. Nonfarm...

Stafford's Employment Numbers Released, Here's What The Data Shows

Stafford has improved markedly as the year has progressed. January 2025 Labor Force: 6,223 Employment: 5,978 Unemployment: 245 Unemployment Rate: 3.9 percent June 2025 Labor Force: 6,187 Employment: 5,791 Unemployment: 216 Unemployment Rate: 3.5...

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Release of Afghan Interpreter Detained by Immigration Officials

U.S. lawmakers urged the release of Afghan interpreter Ziaulhaq Shinwari, detained by immigration officers despite legally relocating after risking his life aiding American forces. Two members of Congress, Senator Richard Blumenthal and...

GOP cites Medicaid fraud nationwide. Here's what Dems say about what's happening in Connecticut

Promoting President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending bill over the past few months, Trump and Congressional Republicans have repeatedly cited “waste, fraud, and abuse” as the reason for cutting Medicaid by billions of dollars nationally in cuts...

Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis' oval

“Relieved”: Educators await Trump administration to release $6 billion in frozen funding

The Trump administration announced the funding freeze on June 30, a day before the money was supposed to be sent to school districts in both New England and across the nation. It was another move toward the White House’s goal to dismantle the...

Relationship experts share their tips on what makes a marriage last

A marriage can give you traditional elements: family life, companionship, economic support and social status, according to psychotherapist Esther Perel, who recently marked her 40th wedding anniversary. “But we now also want our partners to be a...

Bahamian women's rights advocate passes

Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of A. Missouri Sherman-Peter on July 18. Missouri was an outstanding public servant and diplomat who dedicated decades to advocating for The Bahamas on the international stage, and for...

Attorney: ICE Cancels Detained Teen's "Expedited Removal" Flight To Guatemala

Thomas Breen photo The Southington car wash where ICE agents arrested Esdrás R. on July 21 as part of a worksite raid. Contributed photo Esdrás R. Esdrás R., an 18-year-old Wilbur Cross student who was grabbed by federal immigration agents during...

Connecticut man aims to test his limits on 860-mile run from top to bottom of Alaska this summer

NEW MILFORD — From running an ultramarathon around Lake Waramaug in Litchfield County, Conn., to hiking the Madeira Islands in Portugal, Devon McLaughlin has spent the last three years pushing his limits after previously “living in the comfort...

Childcare Providers Chart Path Forward

by Sonia Ahmed | Jul 31, 2025 8:04 pm Sonia Ahmed photos Sen. Martin Looney, parent Treena Charles, Allyx Schavione, and Eva Bermudez Zimmerman at the panel Thursday morning. The State of Connecticut put $300 million into a massive Early Childhood...

Connecticut Children's and Yale New Haven Hospital scaling back on gender-affirming care programs

Two Connecticut hospitals will scale back their gender-affirming care programs as a result of executive orders from the Trump administration. Connecticut Children's has decided to wind down its program for anyone under 19. In a statement, the...

AI-driven education: founded in Texas and coming to a school near you

“I’ve seen the future,” she wrote on social media, “and it isn’t 10 years away. It’s here, right now.” To detractors, Price’s “2 Hour Learning” model and Alpha School are just the latest in a long line of computerized fads that plunk children in...

Disability Rights Activists Join CT ‘Families First’ Protest

Tagged: 400pMonday, Disability Rights Connecticut, eng, Extra, people with disabilities, Push, West Hartford Jamil Ragland writes and lives in Hartford. You can read more of his writing at www.nutmeggerdaily.com. The views, opinions, positions, or...

AP News: US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements...

Connecticut Has the 9th Lowest STD Rate in the Country

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)—also referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—remain a persistent public health challenge in the United States, affecting millions of people each year. The Centers for Disease Control and...

Connecticut Children's says it's 'winding down' gender care program for people under 19

In a statement, the hospital said the decision comes after "carefully reviewing the long-term sustainability of our gender care program in light of an increasingly complex and evolving landscape" over recent months."After thoughtful consideration...

Education report ranks Hawaiʻi at the bottom

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi has been ranked No. 42 out of 51 in a new 2025 report on the best and worst school systems in the United States. The study reviewed 32 education metrics across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The only states...

Stellar Minds: CWRU Women Astronomers Map Universe's Mysteries

Newswise — Aug. 1 is Women Astronomers Day, highlighting the historical achievements of women in astronomy. The designation honors the birthdate, in 1818, of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer and professor of astronomy. At Case...