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Some were mistrustful of more surveillance. Others welcomed new ways to spot crime. At a spirited public hearing Monday night, residents were divided over a proposal by city councilors to place the Hartford police department’s surveillance network — including its planned use of drones — under their...

A group of transgender models and activists met with Central Connecticut State University students to hold a photography workshop exploring gender perception and how violence can be a consequence of stigma, in honor of Transgender Awareness Week. Students taking a digital photography class were...

With a vote on a controversial plan to change start times for West Hartford students scheduled Tuesday, a Courant review of thousands of school board emails opens a window into the behind-the-scenes lobbying and advocacy that has unfolded among school board members over the last few months. Those...

A second man pleaded guilty Monday for his role in a hit-and-run earlier this year that claimed the lives of two young Hartford woman. Lorenzo Ivery, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree hindering prosecution as part of a plea deal and will avoid prison. He received a five-year suspended sentence...

City police are investigating two hate crimes that occurred about a block away from each other. Police said they were called to the Republic restaurant at 10 Capitol Ave. Monday morning on a report of racial slurs painted on the front of the building. Police discovered graffiti depicting anarchy...

Legal pot proponents in Connecticut are savoring the start of recreational marijuana sales to the north on Tuesday, a milestone felt far beyond Massachusetts by those pushing for legalization. From the cities to college towns, local advocates say they view New England’s first retail marijuana sales...

The United Way is offering a batch of ways for Bristol-area residents to get into the holiday spirit: Bell ringing for the Salvation Army, contributing to a Build-a-Bear fundraiser or buying tickets for its winter wine gala. The agency’s biggest campaign requires nothing more than the donation...

The long wait for recreational marijuana sales to begin in Massachusetts is almost over with the first commercial pot shops set to open on Tuesday. It can hardly be termed a robust launch with only two stores opening initially, in Leicester and Northampton. But they can boast of being the first...

Food and drink are part of the entertainment at MGM Springfield’s new $960 million casino complex, which opened with fanfare (and a literal parade) on Aug. 24. Whether it’s a salad prepared tableside, a blazing cocktail or 100 ounces of IPA flowing from a giant beer tower, MGM hopes to showcase...

A longtime Connecticut resident arrested in connection with the suspected 1987 abduction of his toddler son, who had been living in the state under the mistaken impression that his mother died decades ago, plead not guilty Monday in federal court to a variety of charges stemming from his life on...