Jeff Cohen

The CEO of Eversource is calling on President Biden to ensure New England is ready to meet power supply challenges in the event of extreme winter weather.

A new report documents how economically widespread and profitable the Transatlantic Slave Trade was in Connecticut — for farmers and for the state’s insurance companies.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded six community-led groups more than $110,000 to support civic engagement in the region.

A non-profit organization has agreed to buy Killingworth’s 300-acre Deer Lake property and preserve it as open space, ending months of concern that the property would be sold to a private developer.Pathfinders, Inc., which operates the Deer Lake Camp and Wilderness School, announced on a website Thu…

Connecticut residents who think they’ll need help paying their winter home heating bills this fall can apply for assistance as of Thursday, the state announced.

End-of-summer travelers will likely take to the roads just like they did before there was a pandemic, according to a spokeswoman for the American Automobile Association.

State officials released new data Thursday that show Connecticut student achievement is still below pre-pandemic levels. And, even though there is some room for optimism, it’s hard to ignore this: last year’s test data is lower than the three most recent pre-pandemic years, and that’s true for stude…

The House is expected to vote on the massive climate and health care bill passed by the Senate as soon as Friday. In Hartford on Thursday, state officials touted the bill’s possible effects for healthcare consumers.

A new program to educate Connecticut residents and law enforcement professionals about cyber stalking and online abuse is on the desk of Gov. Ned Lamont awaiting his signature. If signed into law, the bill would earmark $500,000 to fund training programs across the state.

Last week, Gov. Ned Lamont tested positive for COVID-19. On Sunday, it was Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. A spokesman for Bysiewicz said in a statement Monday morning that the lieutenant governor tested positive after a regularly scheduled rapid self- test Sunday. She took a PCR test Monday morning and i…