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Ed Stannard is a reporter for the Hartford Courant.
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Dogs dumped on side of CT roads symbol of larger problem: Overwhelmed shelters, ‘desperate’ people
The high cost of veterinary care in Connecticut and changing circumstances lead many to give up their pets, but shelters are full.

Contraband found in CT prisons, jails goes beyond drugs. Inmates said they ate Taco Bell in a closet
In one case, an inmate was found to have a shank in his cell after being involved in an alleged threatened hit on another inmate, the records show.

Enjoy that extra hour of weekend sleep. But daylight saving is a national debate, and changes can impact health, docs say.
As daylight-saving time ends Nov. 3, a sleep doctor is glad a bill that would have made it go year-round didn't pass, because it hurts our circadian rhythms.

A CT woman lives with a disease that brings excruciating pain. How blood marrow transplants, gene therapy could help
The New England Sickle Cell Institute will soon have a dedicated floor at John Dempsey Hospital to care for patients.

Top Workplaces 2024: Middlesex Health looks to ‘the brightest and the best’
Middlesex Health is a Magnet Recognition hospital for nursing and a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

CT residents scrambling for new homes after nursing facility forced to close. ‘It’s traumatic.’
The Connecticut home will not receive Medicaid payments for current residents after Oct. 10, forcing its closure.

Amid alleged business harassment in CT town, company owner says problems go deeper
“We do work all over the country, into Canada. We pull about 1,200 to 1,700 permits a year. And the only town we have an issue" with is in Connecticut,...

A small CT college features a big instrument. It’s bringing in more students.
Students say they are passionate about the music instrument and "complexity and just the grandeur."

CT Medical Examining Board suspends doctor’s license on allegations he had sex with patients
Joelle Newton, staff attorney for the health department, said, “The department became aware of this case when Hartford HealthCare Medical Group submitted a mandatory report of impaired practitioners.”

How much snow will CT get this winter? Here’s the early outlook and why the Pacific is being watched
"It could be that we could see some snow in December this year, something we haven't seen too often happen in the recent past."