Many children across Connecticut are looking forward to the summer, but it’s also a heightened time for summer injuries and even deaths due to accidents.

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the Union Army informed enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that they were free, months after the end of the Civil War.

Bridgeport eliminated librarian positions in 2025 as a result of budget cuts, which the city’s school district partly blamed on inadequate state funding.

Developer Stephen Shapiro says his idea for a 15-mile, $50 billion crossing makes fiscal and environmental sense.

Romney Donald, co-organizer of the event and founder of BVEP, said this year’s gathering was designed to bring together residents of all backgrounds while highlighting Black history, culture and achievement.“Juneteenth is more than just having a festival or historical commemoration,” Donald said. “It really is an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to come together.”

Local immigrant rights advocates say this could be the first time ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers have brought along a camera crew to record ICE enforcement operations in Connecticut.

"It's an incredible honor," the church's rector said.

The new Westhill High School will accommodate up to 2,458 students.

This summer marks three years since a state law took effect requiring all communities with more than 25 thousand residents to create a Fair Rent Commission, which helps mediate when tenants say a proposed rent increase is too high. Fairfield's Commission fields dozens of inquiries annually.

A shortage of mental health providers in Connecticut led to a program that expands access to life-saving care.