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Don R. Stacom is a reporter for the Hartford Courant.
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Restaurant delivery driver shot to death in New Haven
A 26-year-old delivery driver for a restaurant was shot dead late Sunday afternoon as he made a delivery in a residential neighborhood of New Haven, police said.

West Hartford shares MLK Day message for all: Resilience is essential
Hall High School junior Maxwell St. Arromand, one of three students who spoke at the gathering, praised King as a leader who demonstrated perseverance.

First half of mixed-use project in this CT city sells fast, developer launching second stage
With apartments and retail space renting fast in the first building of Centre Square Village, By Carrier is going ahead with plans to build the second half of its downtown...

After years of delay, wreckers get ready to raze enormous ex-hotel in this central CT town
The ruined former Crowne Plaza in Cromwell is finally on track to be razed more than five years after it shut down, and a major Connecticut developer is still planning...

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CT town warns regulators: Energy project poses ‘severe risk’ to public health, safety
With regulators signaling they'll approve a highly controversial battery farm near Salmon Brook, Granby officials are waging a last-ditch campaign to get them to reconsider based on the risk of...

Apartment complex in small CT suburb is setting itself apart. What’s attracting tenants
While Connecticut's major apartment developers recently have focused mostly on cities and built-up suburbs, Pennsylvania-based Burkentine Builders is just finishing a large-scale complex in one of the state's smaller towns.

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Luxury condos rising in West Hartford Center. Some priced in the millions
Developers of the Center Park Place luxury condominiums in West Hartford's center plan to begin constructing the basement garage early this year and anticipate completing the six-story building by the...

With popular CT Irish pub gone, new business moving into spot amid significant property vacancies
A year after the once very popular pub shut down, a new, very different business appears poised to take its place.

Imminent gym shutdown in central CT is latest closure by national chain
Two years after LA Fitness closed its Bristol location, the chain has notified customers that it will shut down its gym in another Connecticut town before the end of the...

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CT town looks to raze once-bustling shoreline seafood venue
The defunct Guilford Mooring, once a bustling seafood restaurant and wedding reception venue, will be torn down so the property can offer town residents more access to the shoreline, according...