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to high lead levels in troopers"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The Connecticut state police shooting range in Simsbury is scheduled for improvements to prevent flooding. The photo was taken in February 2022." title="WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA" class=" size-hp_large" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 675px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 622px,865px" srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=535 620w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=673 780w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=581 675w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=743 865w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=535 622w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> That it has been detected now, 25 years into the 21st century is a gross dereliction of the most basic safety standards and obligations to law enforcement officers. </div> </div><!-- .article-info --> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/10/rennie-firing-range-used-by-ct-state-police-shut-down-due-to-high-lead-levels-in-troopers/" ><img alt="The Connecticut state police shooting range in Simsbury is scheduled for improvements to prevent flooding. The photo was taken in February 2022." title="WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA" class=" size-article_feature" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=535 620w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=673 780w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=879 1020w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=1101 1280w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/02/01/WS2UGYTVHVE53NLKKUOT6JGELA.jpg?w=1200 1860w" ></a></div> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="feature-bottom"> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-8590007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-connecticut-news category-economic-development category-government category-local-news category-news category-real-estate tag-affordable-housing tag-apartments tag-connecticut tag-ct-news tag-development tag-hartford-courant tag-housing tag-local-news tag-newington tag-rocky-hill location-connecticut location-farmington location-hartford-county location-newington location-rocky-hill location-west-hartford location-wethersfield" data-id="8590007" data-timestamp="1744263942" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/10/rocky-hill-apartments-newington/" title="East Coast developer plans 153 apartments as part of expansion into central CT" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/10/rocky-hill-apartments-newington/" title="East Coast developer plans 153 apartments as part of expansion into central CT"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A.R. 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(Courtesy of Town of Rocky Hill)" title="rh1" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rh1.jpg?w=296 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rh1.jpg?w=340 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rh1.jpg?w=351 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rh1.jpg?w=419 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/rh1.jpg?w=272 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/10/rocky-hill-apartments-newington/" title="East Coast developer plans 153 apartments as part of expansion into central CT"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> East Coast developer plans 153 apartments as part of expansion into central CT </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-8590869 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-environment category-government category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news category-politics tag-ct-news tag-public-utilities-regulatory-authority tag-pura tag-utilities" data-id="8590869" data-timestamp="1744223672" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/09/embattled-ct-agency-chief-wins-approval-of-house-in-quest-to-remain-chairman/" title="Embattled CT agency chief wins approval of House in quest to remain chairman" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/09/embattled-ct-agency-chief-wins-approval-of-house-in-quest-to-remain-chairman/" title="Embattled CT agency chief wins approval of House in quest to remain chairman"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Gov. 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by the late artist Ellis Eschevarria as it hangs at 55 Pearl St. in Hartford after the unveiling by the Greater Hartford Arts Council on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The mural is a 22’x22’ mural with over 3,000 submitted photos. An interactive element of the mural can be can be found at https://letsgoarts.org/mosaic . 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Victoria and her friend, Lisa Little, drove up from New Jersey Monday morning to attend the Championship Welcome Home Rally. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="2025 UConn Womens Basketball Merch" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=237" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=237 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=272 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=281 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=335 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-UConn-W-BB-Merch_08.jpg?w=218 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/07/photos-fans-shop-uconn-womens-national-championship-merch-at-storrs-campus/" title="PHOTOS: Fans shop UConn women’s national championship merch at Storrs campus"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> PHOTOS: Fans shop UConn women’s national championship merch at Storrs campus </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-secondary"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8580773 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-government category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-national-news category-national-politics category-news category-politics tag-connecticut-news tag-ct-news tag-donald-j-trump tag-donald-trump tag-elon-musk tag-hands-off tag-hartford-courant tag-local-news tag-middletown tag-president tag-protest tag-tesla tag-trump location-connecticut location-hartford-county location-middletown" data-id="8580773" data-timestamp="1743948575" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/06/photos-hands-off-protest-in-middletown-ct/" title="PHOTOS: ‘Hands Off’ protest in Middletown, CT" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/06/photos-hands-off-protest-in-middletown-ct/" title="PHOTOS: ‘Hands Off’ protest in Middletown, CT"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Protesters gather at the intersection of Main. St. and Washington St. in Middletown as they take part in the nationwide ‘Hands Off’ protest against President Trump and Elon Musk on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="‘Hands Off’ protest" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=281" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=334 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Hands-Off-Protest_02.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/06/photos-hands-off-protest-in-middletown-ct/" title="PHOTOS: ‘Hands Off’ protest in Middletown, CT"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> PHOTOS: ‘Hands Off’ protest in Middletown, CT </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-secondary"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8576328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-local-news category-news category-things-to-do category-uncategorized tag-connecticut-news tag-ct-news tag-hartford-courant tag-local-news tag-photos-and-videos hashtags-connecticut-news hashtags-ct-farm hashtags-ct-news hashtags-daffodils hashtags-hartford-courant hashtags-local-news hashtags-pick-your-own location-connecticut location-haddam location-middlesex-county" data-id="8576328" data-timestamp="1743782985" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-pick-your-own-daffodils-at-ct-farm/" title="PHOTOS: Pick-Your-Own Daffodils at CT Farm" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-pick-your-own-daffodils-at-ct-farm/" title="PHOTOS: Pick-Your-Own Daffodils at CT Farm"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Isaac Hammond, 2, of Chester, runs throught a field of daffodils during a visit to Dancing Daffodils at Halfinger Farms in Higganum with on Friday, April 4, 2025. Dancing Daffodils allows visitors to pick their own daffodils at the farm from 10 am to 5 pm every day. They recommend calling 860-345-4609 for picking conditions or visiting www.halfingerfarms.com for more information. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="Dancing Daffodils at Halfinger Farms" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=284" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=284 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=327 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=337 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=403 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-Dancing-Daffodils_11.jpg?w=261 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-pick-your-own-daffodils-at-ct-farm/" title="PHOTOS: Pick-Your-Own Daffodils at CT Farm"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> PHOTOS: Pick-Your-Own Daffodils at CT Farm </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-secondary"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8565737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news category-uncategorized tag-connecticut tag-connecticut-news tag-ct tag-ct-news tag-hartford-courant tag-local-news tag-photos tag-photos-and-videos hashtags-connecticut hashtags-connecticut-news hashtags-ct hashtags-ct-news hashtags-ct-photos hashtags-hartford-courant hashtags-local-news hashtags-photos location-connecticut location-hartford location-hartford-county location-middlesex-county location-new-haven-county" data-id="8565737" data-timestamp="1743757861" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-march-around-connecticut/" title="PHOTOS: March around Connecticut" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-march-around-connecticut/" title="PHOTOS: March around Connecticut"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Cirque du Soleil's performer Cooper Yarosloski works on the dragonfly routine for the upcoming performance of OVO at the XL Center in Hartford on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The show runs through Sunday, March 16, 2025, ticket information can be found at www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="March 2025" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=293" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=293 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=337 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=348 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=415 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-March-2025_32-1.jpg?w=270 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/04/photos-march-around-connecticut/" title="PHOTOS: March around Connecticut"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> PHOTOS: March around Connecticut </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <button class="show-more-videos btn-show-more">Show More Photos</button> <div class="more-videos more-content-to-show"> <ul class="media-more"> <li class="media-feature-more"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8573094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news tag-connecticut-news tag-connecticut-state-police tag-ct-news tag-hartford-courant tag-local-news tag-photos-and-videos hashtags-connecticut-news hashtags-connecticut-state-police hashtags-connecticut-state-polices-136th-training-troop hashtags-ct-news hashtags-hartford-courant hashtags-local-news location-connecticut location-new-haven location-new-haven-county location-state" data-id="8573094" data-timestamp="1743693901" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/photos-connecticut-state-polices-136th-training-troop-graduation/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop Graduation" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/photos-connecticut-state-polices-136th-training-troop-graduation/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop Graduation"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Members of the Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop make an entrance at the start of their graduation ceremony at the Southern Connecticut State University Lyman Center on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop graduation" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=264" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=264 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=304 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=314 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=375 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-CT-Police-Training-Troop_07.jpg?w=243 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/photos-connecticut-state-polices-136th-training-troop-graduation/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop Graduation"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> PHOTOS: Connecticut State Police’s 136th Training Troop Graduation </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-more"> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-8573264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-government category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-national-news category-national-politics category-news category-politics category-things-to-do category-tv-streaming tag-c-span tag-connecticut-news tag-cspan tag-ct-news tag-donald-j-trump tag-donald-trump tag-government tag-hartford-courant tag-john-larson tag-local-government tag-local-news tag-national-politics tag-politics tag-president-donald-trump tag-trump location-connecticut" data-id="8573264" data-timestamp="1743697166" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/video-rep-john-larson-takes-viewer-calls-on-tariffs-live-on-c-span/" title="VIDEO: Rep. John Larson takes viewer calls on tariffs live on C-SPAN" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/video-rep-john-larson-takes-viewer-calls-on-tariffs-live-on-c-span/" title="VIDEO: Rep. John Larson takes viewer calls on tariffs live on C-SPAN"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Congressman John Larson, talks about the history of Rentschler Field during the groundbreaking of the East Hartford Logistics & Technology Park at Rentschler Field on Monday, March 6, 2023. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="East Hartford Logistics & Technology Park at Rentschler Field." class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=245" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=245 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=282 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=291 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=347 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HC_news_East_hartford_Logist_Teck_Park05.jpg?w=225 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/03/video-rep-john-larson-takes-viewer-calls-on-tariffs-live-on-c-span/" title="VIDEO: Rep. John Larson takes viewer calls on tariffs live on C-SPAN"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> VIDEO: Rep. John Larson takes viewer calls on tariffs live on C-SPAN </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-more"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8570640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news category-sports category-things-to-do tag-connecticut-news tag-ct-news tag-food tag-hartford-courant tag-local-news tag-photos-and-videos tag-yard-goats hashtags-connecticut-news hashtags-ct-news hashtags-food hashtags-hartford-courant hashtags-local-news hashtags-yard-goats location-connecticut location-hartford location-hartford-county" data-id="8570640" data-timestamp="1743604135" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/02/photos-yard-goats-2025-extreme-food-showcase/" title="PHOTOS: Yard Goats’ 2025 Extreme Food Showcase" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/02/photos-yard-goats-2025-extreme-food-showcase/" title="PHOTOS: Yard Goats’ 2025 Extreme Food Showcase"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Yard Goats’ head chef Joe Bartlett talks about this year's food line-up during The Yard Goats’ Extreme Food Showcase presentation to the media at Dunkin Park on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="Yard Goats’ Extreme Food Showcase" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=258" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=258 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=296 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=306 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=365 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-YG-Food-Showcase_05.jpg?w=237 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/02/photos-yard-goats-2025-extreme-food-showcase/" title="PHOTOS: Yard Goats’ 2025 Extreme Food Showcase"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> PHOTOS: Yard Goats’ 2025 Extreme Food Showcase </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-more"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8568219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-health category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-news tag-connecticut-news tag-ct-news tag-hartford-courant tag-health tag-health-care tag-healthcare tag-healthcare-workers tag-local-news tag-nursing tag-photos-and-videos tag-seiu location-connecticut location-hartford location-hartford-county" data-id="8568219" data-timestamp="1743519249" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/01/photos-connecticut-healthcare-workers-gather-at-state-capitol/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut healthcare workers gather at State Capitol" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/01/photos-connecticut-healthcare-workers-gather-at-state-capitol/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut healthcare workers gather at State Capitol"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Abigail Bartlett, a CNA at Davis Place in Danielson, gathered with healthcare workers from nursing homes and group homes from around the state to rally with members from the SEIU 1199NE’s Nursing Home Division at the Hall of Flags at the Connecticut State Capitol on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="SEIU 1199NE Healthcare workers" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=281" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=334 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/THC-L-SEIU-1199NE-Healthcare_02.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/04/01/photos-connecticut-healthcare-workers-gather-at-state-capitol/" title="PHOTOS: Connecticut healthcare workers gather at State Capitol"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> PHOTOS: Connecticut healthcare workers gather at State Capitol </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> <li class="media-feature-more"> <article class="slideshow feature-small archive-view has-image post-8565162 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-connecticut-news category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-national-news category-news category-world tag-transgender location-connecticut location-hartford location-hartford-county" data-id="8565162" data-timestamp="1743438224" > <figure> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/03/31/photos-international-transgender-day-of-visibility-in-ct/" title="PHOTOS: International Transgender Day of Visibility in CT" class="icon-slideshow"></a> <a href="https://www.courant.com/2025/03/31/photos-international-transgender-day-of-visibility-in-ct/" title="PHOTOS: International Transgender Day of Visibility in CT"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Brianna Bloom Skowera, an organizer for Middletown Pride, speaks during a press conference in the North Lobby of the Connecticut State Capital to recognize International Transgender Day of Visibility on Monday, March 31, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)" title="Transgender Day of Visibility" class="lazyload size-hp_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=268" data-srcset="https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=268 300w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=309 380w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=319 395w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=380 470w,https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THC-L-Transgender-Day-of-Visibility-_05.jpg?w=247 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.courant.com/2025/03/31/photos-international-transgender-day-of-visibility-in-ct/" title="PHOTOS: International Transgender Day of Visibility in CT"> <span class="dfm-title premium"> PHOTOS: International Transgender Day of Visibility in CT </span> </a> </h3> <!-- --> </header> </div><!-- .article-info --> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="landing-three-one landing-row"> <div class="three-one-right"> </div> <div class="three-one-left"> <div id="Native_Middle"></div> <section class="section-highlight"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://www.courant.com/things-to-do/entertainment/" class="category-entertainment"> Entertainment<i class="icon-arrow-right"></i> </a> </h2> <div class="section-highlight-content"> <div class="section-feature"> <article class=" feature-medium archive-view has-image post-8592736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts category-entertainment category-music-concerts category-outdoors category-things-to-do tag-arts tag-bee-gees tag-ben-folds tag-connecticut-news tag-ct-news 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