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Reports on the appointment of Alison Davis Maxell as executive director of the Providence Athenaeum, a private lending library in Rhode Island.

Reports that New Haven, Connecticut, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. asked the city in 2004 to replace his Lincoln Navigator with a Toyota Prius, a hybrid car that offers improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. Response to criticism against DeStefano's use of the gas-guzzling Navigator; Environmental issues prioritized by the city government; Implications on environmental policy.

Reports on a land dispute in New Haven, Connecticut between police officer Charles Gargano and Lawrence Moon Jr., local businessman and supporter of mayor John DeStafano Jr. Offer of Gargano for the purchase of the lot; Rejection of his proposal by the city board after objections by Moon; Questions on political favoritism at the city's Livable City initiative; Other incidents of rejected proposals attributed to favoritism.

Reports that while the case against John G. Rowland may be winding down, with Connecticut's former governor facing 15 to 21 months in prison after his guilty plea, the fate of several of his associates may be in his hands. Possible role as the government's star witness in other corruption cases tied to his administration; Rowland with no obligation to testify against others.

Reports that executive Martin R. Frankel has been sentenced to prison for using embezzled cash to finance his lavish lifestyle and then became an international fugitive. Decision made by Senior Judge Ellen Bree Burns of Federal District Court; Statement of remorse from Frankel.

Reports on the closure of the Stamford Town Center in Connecticut after a fire damaged the shopping mall on December 6, 2004.

Cites a record from the Stamford, Connecticut city records showing that two contractors who helped renovate the house owned by city mayor Daniel P. Malloy received city contracts without going through the formal bidding process. Awarding of the city work to Sharpter Construction and Gunzy Electric during or after renovations on the home of Malloy; Official investigation of Malloy by Connecticut's public integrity unit.

Reports that Stamford, Connecticut voters have defeated a proposition that would have changed the city's charter to make the mayor and other city officials eligible for pensions.

Reports on Stamford, Connecticut mayor Dannel P. Malloy's decision to open his personal financial records to state prosecutors and to journalists to show that there had been no wrongdoing involving city contractors and work done on his home. Malloy's decision to provide a summary of his income; Malloy's explanation to the prosecutors on how he afforded his house and renovations; Plans of Malloy to run for governor.

Reports that a contractor who worked on the house owned by Stamford , Connecticut Mayor Daniel Malloy has a tax bill with the city going back to 1992 and is associated with a company that got more than a hundred thousand dollars in city contracts. Amount owed by Ronald J. DiSette to the city on back taxes; City records showing that the company owned by DiSette's family, Site-Tech Excavating, also received more than a hundred thousand dollars in work from Stamford officials from 1997 through 2001; Malloy's effort to cooperate with the state inquiry.

Reports that Christopher Shays, a Republican, who is running for re-election for the ninth time in the Fourth Congressional District in Connecticut, has a challenger in the person of Diane Farrell, a Democrat; Farrell as the first selectwoman of the town of Westport; Farrell's criticism of Shays' longtime interest in foreign affairs at every opportunity, citing the six trips he has made to Iraq as diversions from bread-and-butter issues.

Reports on the dispute of the owners of the Curley's diner in Stamford, Connecticut with the city in relation to a property redevelopment. Ownership of the diner by sisters, Maria Aposporos and Eleni Anastos, since 1976; Case won by the sisters in the Connecticut Supreme Court in 2002; Fence erected by the city which eliminated access to the diner's parking space and Dumpsters.

Reports on key controversies pertaining to the bidding for government contracts in Stamford, Connecticut by Mayor Dannel P. Malloy criticizing the mayor for granting contracts to people who supported him in his gubernatorial campaign. Details about the contracts; Criticisms to Malloy's administration; Issues on local administration.

Reports on the controversy surrounding the bidding for nursing home contract in Stamford, Connecticut. Republicans' objection and criticism on the bidding process; Fund-raising event held by one of the bidding companies, Haven Healthcare, for Mayor Dannel P. Malloy.

Reports on the fund raising aimed at helping the victims of a car accident in Stamford, Connecticut involving Guatemalan immigrants. Intended use of the money raised to return the bodies to Guatemala; Results of police investigation on the accident.

Focuses on the forecasts made by political observers in Connecticut about the administration of incoming Governor M. Jodi Rell. Indications that Rell's talk on ethics has already made a favorable impression; Uncertainty on whether Rell will maintain the costly aid to towns and cities by her predecessor John Rowland.

Reports on the Connecticut legislature's inquiry into allegations of political corruption against Governor John G. Rowland. House Select Committee of Inquiry counsel Steven F. Reich and chief investigator James B. Mintz's role in the Rowland inquiry; Lack of evidence connecting Rowland to the Connecticut Juvenile training School in Middletown which was built by Tomasso Brothers.

Discusses the draft report prepared by the House Select Committee of Inquiry concerning Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland's admission hat he lied about renovations to his Litchfield cottage being provided by people working for or doing business with the state. Allegations on Rowland's knowledge of the unfair advantage given to project contractor, William A. Tomasso; Testimonies of Rowland's executive assistants, Kathleen Mengacci and Christine Corey; Former judge Nicholas Cioffi's testimony against Rowland relating to the development of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School.

Features the politician, Bill Curry. Curry's reaction on Governor John G. Rowland's announcement of his resignation on June 21, 2004. Description of Curry's political career; Overview of Curry's book about political corruption.

The article reports on a diary by Abner Weston, a Massachusetts militia member, that provides new details about his neighbor Deborah Sampson who posed as a man and served in the Continental Army. Topics discussed include the diary suggesting that Sampson most likely did not fight at Yorktown as she claimed and other highlights from the diary.

The article previews the archival museum in to be developed in Ridgefield, Connecticut by the Maurice Sendak Foundation, devoted to archiving the work and life of children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.

The article reports that former Governor John G. Rowland of Connecticut was found guilty of engaging in corrupt political acts in a federal court on September 19, 2014. It mentions that Rowland will face a maximum sentence of 57 years in prison and will be sentenced by Judge Janet Bond Arterton on December 12, 2014. It says that six of the seven counts which Rowland found guilty include obstruction of justice, conspiracy and falsifying of documents.

The article discusses the same-sex marriage plans of Harper Nunnemaker and Caitlyn McLeish who had initially planned for it to happen in 2018 but changed their mind and decided to go for a quick ceremony at the Cincinnati coffee shop after the 2016 presidential election results.

The article discusses the discovery that Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor's mother was born Jewish and that his grandfather, Gustave Gumpel, was a rabbi. Topics addressed include research on the family history by O'Connor's sister, Mary O’Connor Ward-Donegan, as well as O'Connor's mother's conversion to Catholicism.

The article discusses efforts by the family of Monsignor (Msgr.) Patrick J. Garvey, a Catholic priest, to stop the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from selling a portrait of Garvey painted by artist Thomas Eakins through auction house Christie's as of May 14, 2014. Topics addressed include disputes over the proper ownership of the painting, as well as the archdiocese's plans to raise funds for the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary through the sale.

The article focuses on Republican Representative from Staten Island, New York City Michael G. Grimm who was pleaded not guilty on April 28, 2014 on charges involving activities as a health-food restaurateur including perjury, wire, mail fraud and obstruction of justice. It states that his indictment includes accusations of wages and revenue underreporting leading to inaccurate tax forms while running a restaurant. It mentions that he was released on $400,000 bail and would not seek third term.

The article reports on the design of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut after a massacre on December 14, 2012 that killed 20 children. It notes the $50 million in bonds allocated by the state to cover the project's estimated cost. It mentions the 17 architectural firms vying for the project which was awarded to Svigals + Partners LLP. An overview of Svigals's proposed designed that depicts a pair of outreached arms, is also presented.

The article discusses Judge Gary White of Connecticut Superior Court's decision to allow murder suspect Michael C. Skakel to be freed on bail on November 21, 2013 pending his retrial for the 1975 murder of his former neighbor Martha Moxley. Topics addressed include media coverage of the case, the reactions of Skakel's family and of Moxley's family, and the prosecution's case against Skakel in the first trial for the murder.

The article discusses the role of the family of murder suspect Michael C. Skakel in attempting to overturn Skakel's 2002 conviction for the 1975 murder of his neighbor, Martha Moxley. Topics addressed include the large amount of money spent by Skakel's family in order to aid his defense, the family's hiring of various private investigators and the lawyer Hubert J. Santos, and the efforts of Skakel's father Rushton Skakel and stepmother Anna Mae Skakel.

The article discusses the effects of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 on tax revenues in New York State. It comments on the impact of the storm on property values and the subsequent impact on state revenue and services in New York. It addresses the potential spending cuts to services including schools, police, and fire services.

The article announces the wedding ceremony of money manager Brett Barakett and yoga teacher Meaghan Jarensky that was held in Greenwich, Connecticut on March 5, 2016.

This article looks at how states spend the money they get from tobacco companies as part of a court settlement and says that Connecticut took in $140 million in 2007 and spent none of it on smoking prevention measures. Too often the money goes to stadiums, sprinkler systems and the like when some reasonable proportion should be used to help smokers quit and prevent younger people from taking up the habit.

The article presents information about a legal case that involves the Silver Hill psychiatric hospital and the executor of one of its patients. Ruth A. Farrell was being treated at Silver Hill and during her eighteenth stay at the facility, she succeeded in committing suicide. The author explains that her executor, David L. Kervick, is suing Silver Hill for wrongful death due to their inability to protect a troubled woman from herself.

The article focuses on a dilemma confronting the United Methodist Church of Cheshire, Connecticut. The socially and politically active church has been a center of opposition to capital punishment. On July 23, 2007, parishioner Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were murdered, and two men awaiting trial for the crime face the death penalty. The congregation has kept silent on the issue out of concern for the sole family survivor, husband William Petit.

The article reports on the overcrowded prisons in the state of Connecticut. The Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution once had 50 beds but is holding 118 as of the year 2007. The prison system is so overcrowded that it is testing the state's resolve to become tougher on criminals, according to the article. President of a correction officers union Jon Pepe, believes the officers are trying to manage a crisis population. Details are given for the effects of the Cheshire murders on parolees.

The article reports on a Stamford, Connecticut day care which was closed by the state's Dept. of Public Health and the Dept. of Children and Family when the 14-year-old daughter of the owner, Collette A. Barnes, was found solely responsible for seven children, while Barnes was in Florida. Barnes faces eight counts of risk of injury to a minor and eight counts of reckless endangerment in the second degree. The parents of the children who attended the day care believe state officials overreacted.

The article presents a description of the savage murder of three members of a Cheshire, Connecticut family on July 23, 2007. Two men entered the home of Dr. William Petit, raped his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and killed Ms. Petit and the couple's two daughters Hayley and Michela. Two career criminals. Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevksy, were arrested and will stand trial beginning on August 7, 2007.

The article discusses convicted felon Joshua Komisarjevsky who is charged multiple murders, sexual assault, and arson in connection with a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. He has a long criminal history dating back to his teenage years. He was paroled early contrary to his sentencing in 2002 for a string of burglaries.

This article presents information about how a new Connecticut state law might help to save a youth prison that opened in 2001 and was built under Governor John G. Rowland's administration. The prison needs extensive repairs to remain functional and it will receive a $40 million cash infusion because of the change in the law which governs the age at which criminal suspects are charged as adults. Increasing the age to 18 will increase the number of youths staying at the prison.

This article reports that a burglary the day before the triple murder in Cheshire, Connecticut was done by Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven J. Hayes, the two men charged in the triple murder. Ron Bergamo, who lives about four miles from the site of the murders, reported that some money and credit cards were stolen from his home. Komisarjevsky and Hayes led the police to a dumpster where the credit cards were found. Prosecutors will use the additional burglary in arguing for the death penalty.

This article reports on the background of suspect Joshua Komisarjevsky who is charged with killing a physician's family during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. Komisarjevsky came from an illustrious family of achievers but privilege did not prevent the crime. Komisarjevsky and accomplice Stephen J. Hayes are charged with 13 felony counts in the brutal crime which killed the wife and two children of Dr. William Petit Jr. The state has not decided whether or not to seek the death penalty in the case.

This article describes the problems a group of Roman Catholic nuns in Darien, Connecticut have run into since a fire in July 2006 alerted local fire officials that the guesthouse run by the nuns did not meet the state fire code. The sisters say they will need over a $1 million to make the building comply and to reopen. The deputy fire marshall believes the nuns are running a bed and breakfast and that they might need to comply with even stricter standards for hotels.

This article discusses garbage trucks in Yonkers, New York. City officials arranged for six of the city's 45 garbage trucks with colorful designs, giving city residents something entertaining and different to look at in the mornings. One garbage truck with painted-on teeth and polka dots is discussed in detail.

This article describes how city officials in Stratford, Connecticut were forced to order vacationers to leave the city-owned property that is part of a peninsula that lies between Long Island Sound and a bay. Summer residents who had stayed in properties leased over the years from Stratford on the beach were told to leave because an access bridge had burned making it very difficult to get supplies and emergency equipment to the area.

The article focuses on the emergence of Greenwich, Connecticut as a destination for U.S. presidential candidates seeking to raise campaign funds. Nearly all the leading candidates have held fund-raisers there. Greenwich is one of the most affluent communities in the nation. Hosting a campaign fund-raiser has become fashionable there. The wealthy persons courted by the candidates enjoy the access to a potential president.

This article discusses racial balance in Greenwich, Connecticut schools. The article notes that Greenwich has long been a predominantly Caucasian and wealthy town, and that busing programs have been installed to give minority children an opportunity to attend Greenwich schools. The impact of these busing programs on Greenwich's community is also discussed.

The article focuses on a Maine lawsuit regarding the 1992 adoption of Patricia Ann Spado by her lesbian partner Olive F. Watson. Watson, heiress to the International Business Machines (IBM) fortune, adopted Spado to secure Spado's rights as an heir to Watson's estate. Although the couple broke up after the adoption, Spado claims a right to Watson's fortune.

This article discusses the legal charge of "failure to appear." The article notes that such criminal charges are being challenged in Connecticut during 2007, as nearly one in every ten cases not involving motor vehicles in the state from 2001-2006 ended in "failure to appear" convictions. The case of Ayanna Khadijah, who was charged with "failure to appear" in 2003, is being used as a test case.

The article reports on a 2006 dispute between brothers over an inheritance that includes a number of valuable paintings created by the American artist Norman Rockwell. The piece offers details of several lawsuits filed by the Kenneth, Jonathan and William Stuart over the ownership of some Norman Rockwell paintings given by the painter to his editor at "The Saturday Evening Post."