If Ridgefield High kids ran the Fed
Are you smarter than a Ridgefield High School student? Consider this question: “The Federal Reserve generally focuses on core inflation instead of mainly on headline inflation. What are the differences...
View ArticleFairfield County’s most expensive house
A Greenwich estate hit the market a couple days ago with a whopping $33 million price tag, making it the most expensive Fairfield County home up for sale right now, according to the online home and...
View ArticleDCC, RTC announce November candidates
STAMFORD – Democratic and Republican Party leaders endorsed several candidates for November’s state and local elections Wednesday night: Registrars of Voters: The Democratic City Committee voted 22-17...
View ArticleNew voters have one month left to register before August primary
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Connecticut residents have one month left to register if they wish to vote in the August 14 primary election. “Anyone who wants to vote on Tuesday August 14th...
View ArticleConn. economist “not a fan” of tax-free week
Shoppers prepare for back-to-school cloths at the Danbury Fair mall Sunday STAMFORD — Not everyone is happy about tax-free week. I left a message for Fred Carstensen, director of the Connecticut Center...
View ArticleConnecticut named least affordable state to retire
Kiplinger.com named Connecticut the No. 1 least tax-friendly state for retirees in a comprehensive guide to taxes on retirement income, which the Washington, D.C.-based publisher released this week....
View ArticleStamford state Rep. ready to “hit the ground running” after presidential...
State Rep. Patricia Billie Miller, a Democrat representing the 145th District STAMFORD — State Rep. Patricia Billie Miller (D-145) has a long drive ahead of her. Miller, one of the 88 Connecticut...
View ArticleStamford leads state in West Nile cases
A state of Connecticut graphic showing 2012 West Nile cases by city and town (view website here) STAMFORD — Stamford has the state’s highest West Nile virus prevalence in humans and mosquitoes,...
View ArticleWho is the one registered voter in Connecticut’s “Guilty” party?
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill marked National Voter Registration Day Tuesday by heralding the registration of nearly 90,000 new Connecticut voters since January 1. Young voters in the 18-29 age...
View ArticleHeavy rain causes sewage bypass Friday
One of two clarifier tanks at the WPCA (Advocate) STAMFORD –The Water Pollution Control Authority’s compromised infrastructure could not withstand heavy rain Friday, and the sewage treatment plant...
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