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Farmington-based United Technologies Corp., the manufacturing and technology dynamo that has been a major Connecticut employer for decades, announced Monday that it will spin off its iconic Otis and Carrier brands, creating three independent companies. Here’s what you need to know about the split....

Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew announced Tuesday afternoon in a Facebook post that he has decided not to seek a fourth term in office in next year’s election. His announcement comes with just under a year to go in his term. He was first elected in 2011 when he beat three-term Republican incumbent...

As she stood on the church steps Tuesday mourning the death of her teenage son, while at the same time announcing a new gun law proposal dubbed “Ethan’s Law”, Kristin Song left no doubt who she blamed for his death. In a withering four-minute speech, she called Daniel Markle, the owner of the .357...

Christmas carolers will fill the steps of the UConn Hartford campus on Tuesday night, for the second annual revival of a decades-old holiday tradition. The “Back to the Times” Carol Sing begins at 5 p.m., at 10 Prospect St., the old Hartford Times building, where people would gather and sing each...

Three months after senior staff at The Artists Collective revealed the group’s financial plight, a deal is on the horizon that could help save the storied arts organization. The Collective is close to formalizing an agreement that would allow Capital Community College to rent space in its flagship...

At Christmastime, popular toys, hot books and the latest heavily advertised thing always catch the public’s fancy. But the mall and Internet are not the sole options for holiday shopping. Connecticut art galleries and community centers host holiday bazaars, craft shows and art exhibits that sell...

There is something about the holiday season that heightens most people’s sense of compassion toward those less fortunate. But Hartford school teacher and local rapper Joey Batts doesn’t need the holidays to see that people in his community are in need. “Five years ago I noticed that some of my...

Adam Zachs, the West Hartford man convicted of murder in the 1987 shooting death of Peter Carone outside the Prospect Cafe who then fled to Mexico to avoid prison, was back in court Monday seeking to have his conviction overturned. Zachs, who was captured in Mexico on Feb. 1, 2011 and began his...

The Wheeler Clinic will receive $2.7 million in federal grant money aimed at tackling adolescent and young adult substance abuse in Hartford. The millions, provided over five years, will support Wheeler Clinic’s Youth and Family TREE program, aimed at transitional-aged youth, between 16 and 25,...

State police patrolling roads and highways over the Thanksgiving weekend made 25 arrests for driving under the influence, down from 31 last year, according to the agency. Troopers increased enforcement between midnight on Nov. 20 and late Sunday evening, with troopers focusing on DUI violations...