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A Hartford-based firm known for its expansive affordable housing developments is preparing to add another project to its portfolio: a sweeping renovation of 14 buildings along Park Terrace and Hillside Avenue in the city’s Frog Hollow neighborhood. The Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford...

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has been verified as a Level I trauma center, one of three in Hartford and four in Connecticut. The 617-bed hospital, part of the Trinity Health Of New England network, was recognized in mid-November as a Level I trauma center by the American College of...

Work on a series of baseball and softball fields at Colt Park could begin as soon as this spring, following the awarding of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city for repairs and upkeep. Hartford last summer announced it had received $1.5 million to renovate four or five of the park’s seven...

An antitrust lawsuit brought by states over just two drugs in 2016 has now exploded into an investigation of alleged price-fixing involving at least 16 companies and 300 drugs, according to the office of Attorney General George Jepsen, whose office has been leading the probe. "This is most likely...

A Superior Court judge has ruled that Tesla was engaging in illegal sales out of its Greenwich gallery in another local setback for the California electric car maker. In the judgment last week, Judge Joseph M. Shortall wrote: “If Tesla was not engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at...

The family of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is planning a wrongful death suit against the government to learn why the 89-year old, wheelchair-bound gangster was transferred to a violent prison where he was beaten to death within hours of his arrival. “There is going to be a lawsuit in the near...

The Metropolitan District’s board of commissioners is expected to vote on a $189.5 million budget Monday night. Here’s what you need to know: What's happening: The MDC’s proposed budget would increase spending by $22.3 million and includes a number of capital improvement projects around the district....

After a series of violent crimes and car thefts in Hartford area municipalities, police say they are concerned that juvenile justice reforms have emboldened young repeat offenders, but criminal justice advocates say that harsher penalties are not the solution. Chief of police James Cetran said...

When CONNetic Dance’s “Nutcracker Suite & Spicy” bounds onto the stage at Wadsworth Atheneum for its shows on Dec. 21, 22 and 23, it will be an especially sweet night for four members of the cast. Alex Zarlengo originated the role of the Nutcracker when “Suite & Spicy” debuted in 2010. He played...

Were you lucky enough to score tickets to “Hamilton”? Or do you want to dine like you did? As the national tour of the musical theater sensation arrives at The Bushnell for a three-week run Dec. 11 to 30, Hartford restaurants plan for crowds of theatergoers with special promotions. At Peppercorns...