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1+ hour, 5+ min ago (411+ words) The Connecticut Sun players remain busy during their offseason, but particularly the trio of stars playing overseas right now. This includes Le'la Lacan, Migna Tour" and Haley Peters. The three are continuing to put in the hours to improve and fuel their passion for basketball, but 21-year-old Le'la Lacan has been exceptionally impressive to watch with Basket Landes. It's a new month, and Lacan still has several games to go, but let's take a look at three key takeaways from her performance with Basket Landes in November. It was never a question of whether or not Lacan would be able to produce jaw-dropping numbers on the court. If anything, this was a given right off the bat. However, there were questions revolving around her ability to keep the momentum high. Her work overseas, particularly this past month, should ease any…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago (946+ words) Here are seven new restaurants that Connecticut diners can enjoy in December, including a new location of a beloved Fairfield County bakery, a'dirty soda shop, a family-operated Italian restaurant in Stamford and a new restaurant from the owners of Giullo's Pizza Restaurant and Catering and Gagliardi's Restaurant. Acme's menu includes'Sonoma Mountain Beef Co. hormone- and antibiotic-free, grass-fed meat; fried chicken, turkey and plant-based Beyond burgers, pulled pork, Ahi tuna, Strauss Family Creamery organic soft-serve ice cream and gluten-free options. Ingredients are sourced from local farms and businesses, including bakeries, according to owner and first franchisee Christian Schunmann. Schunmann'grew up in Wallingford with company co-owner and friend Todd Kniess, who founded the West Coast business with his wife Erica in 2019, Schunmann said. 584 Main St., acmeburgerct.com A former surgical tech who worked at Yale New Haven Hospital, Marla Rubino traded the…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago (1141+ words) Connecticut's new law allows more "missing middle" housing, restricts rent pricing software, and links state funding to local growth plans." AI Summary Connecticut will officially join other states in rolling back decades-old zoning limits to make ground-up homebuilding easier and more plentiful. Last Wednesday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont signed compromise legislation created during a special session in mid-November, months after he vetoed the original bill as the state addresses an estimated 100,000-unit housing shortage. "After months of negotiations, the"Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and Council of Small Towns"backed the new bill alongside the governor." The milestone measure will take effect January 1, 2026. In a now-familiar nationwide pattern, municipalities had objected to the state overriding their zoning decisions. They particularly opposed a "Fair Share" policy that required cities, towns, and other localities to zone enough affordable housing to meet regional targets....

10+ hour, 10+ min ago (250+ words) A deep and inviting porch wraps around the front of the house that spans 11,500 square feet over four floors with eight bedrooms and five bathrooms, plus a trio of powder rooms and two laundry rooms. A detached carriage house includes a poolside loggia and a three-bedroom apartment complete with a kitchen and lounge for family, friends, or staff. RELATED: Bethenny Frankel Sold Her Historic Greenwich Estate in a Clandestine $7.8 Million Deal The library is plush and eclectic with jewel-toned fabrics and a mix of intricate patterns, while the fireside dining room is complemented by a butler's pantry that connects to the kitchen, where a massive island is topped with white marble and a window-lined breakfast room spills onto a brick-paved loggia overlooking the sculpted gardens. RELATED: This New $55 Million Greenwich Mansion Has Both Indoor and Outdoor Pools Coastal breezes cool…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago (203+ words) WILTON, CONN. " CBRE has negotiated the $24.7 million sale of a 221,070-square-foot office building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Wilton. The two-story building at 50 Danbury Road is home to tenants such as AIG, ASML and Hartford Health Care. Jeff Dunne, Steve Bardsley and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership that includes an entity managed by Taconic Capital Partners, in the transaction. Shawn Rosenthal and Jason Gaccione, also with CBRE, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Melrose Pfeiffer Holding LLC. CBRE Negotiates $24.7M Sale of Office Building in Wilton, Connecticut WILTON, CONN. " CBRE has negotiated the $24.7 million sale of a 221,070-square-foot office building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Wilton. The two-story building at 50 Danbury Road is home to tenants such as AIG, ASML and Hartford Health Care. Jeff Dunne, Steve Bardsley and Travis Langer of…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago (486+ words) WINDSOR, Conn. " Just days after Thanksgiving, some Connecticut'mental health providers said they are already seeing people seeking help for anxiety, depression and holiday-related stress, weeks before the season reaches its peak. Nigel Rodney, an APRN based in Windsor, said the period from late fall through January is always busy. "Starting with Thanksgiving and that whole period between October, November and January, we typically see an uptick in mental health crises," Rodney said. "Folks facing anxiety, depression, PTSD, isolation." Rodney said financial worries are playing a major role in the rise in stress. Gift-giving season, family expectations and the overall cost of living can create pressure that many people struggle to manage. "There's a lot more stress around these times," he said. "If you've been balancing on a thin budget all year, now it's the added stress of, "I've got to…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago (610+ words) Holiday events are bustling and bringing fun and food across Connecticut. Residents looking to partake in this season's merriments do not have to look any further, as we have gone ahead and collected a list of places around the state hosting holiday-themed events and activities. From house tours to horse drawn carriage rides, there is something for everybody to enjoy this season. This list will be updated as more events are announced, so make sure to check back to see what is new! Reach out to Blaine Callahan at [email protected] as well to advertise your local event if it is not already on this list. The 38th Annual Holiday Stroll takes place Thursday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Blue Black Square and West Hartford Center, according to a release. If you love the idea of giving unique, artfully handmade gifts'especially for those…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago (404+ words) CANTON, Connecticut " One of the first significant snowstorms of the season is expected to arrive Tuesday, and people in Canton spent Monday preparing for several inches of accumulation. Ryan Brown was among those shopping for supplies at a local hardware store. Brown, a lifelong New Englander, said a snowy winter is one of the best times of the year. "I love it, I'm excited for it. My kids are a little older now, most of them are out of the house, but we're big fans of snow here in New England. We don't get it as much as we'd like but when we do get it we like to have fun in it and go sledding and do things like that." Launa Taylor of New Hartford was also preparing, along with her two young children. "My daughter really loves it…...

19+ hour, 5+ min ago (786+ words) LUKE Spadafora scored the game winning penalty shot and Max Wright made three saves in the shoot-out as the Basingstoke Bison won a nail biting game 6-5 in Bristol against the Bristol Pitbulls last Saturday, writes Graham Merry. In an exciting match where no more than one goal separated the teams all evening, it was the home side who struck first in the ninth minute, as John Dunbar tipped home a blue line shot from Tanner Butler. The Herd replied as man of the match Brendan Sellan scored from a nice wrist shot from a Zack Milton feed. Bristol's Bayley Harewood crashed a shot off the crossbar soon after, but the score remained 1-1 at the first break. The Pitbulls were first to net in the second session, as Jake Bricknell with some lovely stick work slotted through the five hole. Once…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago (558+ words) Over the past decade or so, the Connecticut Green Bank, the'first green bank in the United States, has taken on an unusual role " that of a'public developer" of solar projects for schools, cities, and low-income housing across the'state. There are all sorts of public institutions that take in public money and give a'loan, a'grant, and that's all they do," said Jason Kowalski, executive director of the'Public Renewables Project.'This is completely different in what it can achieve." The Connecticut Green Bank's'Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar'MAP+)'actively engages in originating, developing, and even owning projects, he said. To date, the program has deployed $145'million in capital on nearly'54'megawatts' worth of solar projects that are expected to help save a'collective $57'million in energy costs, according to bank data shared with Canary Media. The bank's program targets sectors that private lenders…...