Past Lives Announce Spring Tour

01/15/10 Past Lives, the Seattle band that reincarnated from the ashes of the ...

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Blumenthal Has Big Lead in Race for U.S. Senate

01/14/10 Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal holds a hefty lead in a poll over his three Republican rivals for the U.S. Senate, giving Democrats a renewed chance of holding the seat now that the embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd has quit the race. READ MORE >>

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Two Jailed for Animal Cruelty

01/14/10 The owner of a North Haven ranch and a man who kept his horses there have been jailed on animal cruelty charges, a month after Connecticut authorities removed a variety of animals from the property because of alleged neglect. READ MORE >>

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McKinney Won't Run for Governor of Connecticut

01/13/10 Connecticut state Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield says he will not seek the Republican nomination for governor in this year's election because a campaign would take away his time with his three young children. READ MORE >>

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Bysiewicz to make AG run, DeNardis eyes gov. bid

01/13/10 Democratic Sec. of the State Susan Bysiewicz is expected to announce on Wednesday her intention to run for attorney general, rather than governor, though she has been leading in early polls for the top job.

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Theodore Pullen Sr.

01/08/10 Theodore Pullen, Sr. 98, of New Haven passed away December 31, 2009. He was born to the late Kemp Pullen and Mime Solomon Pullen on February 23, 1911. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Alston Pullen. Theodore was a compassionate man who often visited the elderly and helped the needy. He was known as a man full of wisdom and patience. Mr. Pullen leaves to cherish his memory; sons Thomas and ...

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John Cates

01/08/10 John H. Cates, 57 of New Haven passed away January 3, 2010. John was born January 22, 1951 in New Haven, CT to the late John Cates and Wille Mae Cates-Dixon of West Haven, CT. He leaves to cherish his memory; mother, Willie Mae Cates-Dixon; brothers, James Sasser (Carolyn) of North Haven, Kenneth Cates, Kevin Dixon (Judith), both of New Haven, Jarvis Dixon of MD; sisters, Carolyn Cates-Towles of ...

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Douglas Lilly

01/08/10 Douglas Lilly, 63, of New Haven, passed away on December 31, 2009 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long illness. Beloved husband of Alfreda Black-Lilly. Born October 5, 1946 in Stanley County, NC, son of the late Alfonso Lilly and Catherine Barger Lilly. Doug retired from Stop & Shop Warehouse after 30 years as a fork lift operator. He also drove buses for 20 years for various companies ...

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Ernie Recato Wins First Place at Health Net Senior Stars Karaoke Championship

01/07/10 The world has spoken: Connecticuts seniors are singing with shining Stars in their eyes. Health Net Senior ...

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Army Topples Brown, 59-51

01/06/10 Julian Simmons scored 15 of his game high 16 points in the second half to rally Army to a 59-51 victory over Brown at Christl Arena on the West Point campus. Two freshmen were at the top of the class for the Bears, led by Tucker Halpern, who netted a game high 13 points with seven rebounds. Classmate Andrew McCarthy had nine points and pulled down a game high and career best 12 rebounds, while ...

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William E. Johnston, Jr.

01/06/10 On December 28, 2009, New Haven lost a champion of the people. William "Bill" E. Johnston, Jr., age 72, passed away at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford after a long battle with respiratory illness. Born in "Sugar Hill" Harlem, NYC to William E. Johnston, Sr. and Ernestine Steele Johnston, Bill graduated from Hillhouse High School and studied Social Science at the University of New Haven. From ...

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Snow, slick roads on last day of year

12/31/09 A snowstorm on the final day of 2009 caused slick roads and highways across Connecticut Thursday. One accident closed a section of I-95.

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2009's final snowfall makes for hectic commute

12/31/09 Christopher Zajac / Record-Journal A flatbed tow truck prepares to tow a vehicle from the pole near the Exit 4 ramp from Interstate 691 West in Southington Thursday morning. The driver lost control and hit the pole after the snowfall made the roads slippery.

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A Public Option Arrives

12/29/09 It may have flopped in D.C. But a homegrown version of a limited government-run health insurance plan will roll out in New Haven and Hartford Friday -- with precious little help from a grudging governor, in the eyes of reform-minded critics.

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Donohue- Jarvis

12/29/09 Joan and Bruce Donohue of Old Bridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Donohue, to Matthew Jarvis, son of Barbara and Glenn Jarvis of Hamden, Conn. The future bride is a graduate of Old Bridge High School and the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications, magna cum laude.

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Veronica Alexander

12/27/09 Veronica Alexander, 58 of New Haven, CT passed away December 23, 2009. Veronica was born April 11, 1951 in New Haven, CT to the late Nathaniel Cooper and Floria Anderson. Veronica was employed at Yale New Haven Hospital for 39 years as the Admissions Coordinator of the Children's Psychiatric Unit. She leaves to cherish her memory; husband, Hank Warner of New Haven; son, Everet Alexander; step ...

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Burrell, 3 others to receive Gold Keys

12/26/09 Scott Burrell is generally regarded as one of the best athletes Connecticut has ever produced and in April he will take his place among Connecticut sports legends.

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Husky program hands doctors the reins

12/26/09 A new health care plan that returns medical decisions to the physician, rather than insurance companies, is open for Husky clients in Greater New Haven and the Hartford area.

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Burrell, Gardner, Shuler, Benanto Gold Key Winners

12/26/09 Scott Burrell, who was drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball and NBA drafts, threw the most famous pass in UConn basketball history and won a title with the Chicago Bulls, will receive a Gold Key from the Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance in April.

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Jewish literacy in your mailbox

12/16/09 Several years ago, Springfield, Mass.-based philanthropist Harold Grinspoon was on a plane and heard a child crying. Grinspoon watched as the boy's father pulled a book out of his bag and read to his son. By the time the story was finished, the boy was asleep.

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