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Anti-Israel Boycotts in Defense, Economics, and the Arts Are Gaining Ground
Attacks against individual Jews and Jewish institutions have become so numerous, that only a sample may be listed here. A few notable examples include: Universities continue to complain about the settlements reached by Brown, Columbia, and the...
Owner: Jewish Continuity Foundation
Conn. Company Helps Staff Struggling Volunteer Fire Depts.
(TNS) — As a shortage of firefighters, especially volunteer, continues to grow throughout in Connecticut, a Bridgeport firefighter has created a company that is ready to help when called upon. Harwinton resident Tom Varanelli,a former volunteer...
Owner: Jeffrey T Leeds & Robert Bernstein Sr
Stefanik, Cotton Press US Treasury To Probe CAIR Over Alleged Hamas Links
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas asked the Treasury Department in Washington on Tuesday to examine whether the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has financial connections to Hamas and is violating US...
Owner: Felice Friedson
These 7 Young Dealers Are Pushing the Art Market Forward by Looking Back
As mega-galleries compete to sign artists fresh out of graduate school and the present moment feels more and more inescapable, a new guard of gallerists is pushing the art world forward by looking back into history. These seven dealers launched...
Owner: Sarah Harrelson
Johnson & Johnson accused of selling asbestos-tainted baby powder linked to cancer as 3,000 Britons join lawsuit
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson faces a significant legal challenge in Britain as 3,000 individuals pursue compensation, claiming the firm deliberately marketed talcum powder while knowing it contained cancer-causing asbestos. Court...
Owner: Paul Marshall
One Of The Nation's Best Apple Orchards Is Hiding In Connecticut
Although Washington has grown the lion's share of America's apples since the 1920s, there's something quintessentially New England about apple picking in autumn. That said, it's not terribly surprising that one of the best apple orchards in the...
Owner: Static Media
Spirit Airlines wins court approval for $475M financing and AerCap settlement
Spirit Airlines has secured US Bankruptcy Court approval for a $475 million debtor-in-possession financing facility and a key settlement with its largest aircraft lessor, AerCap. The approvals mark a major step in the airline’s ongoing Chapter 11...
Owner: Mindaugas Gumauskas
Several Detained By ICE After Raid, Mayor Calls It ‘Terrible Act Of Inhumanity’: CT News
Patch PM CT brings you the top breaking and trending news stories from across Connecticut each weeknight. The headlines and stories featured below are from towns all across the state. If you want to go directly to your hometown news, click here....
Owner: Charles “Charlie” C. Hale
Johnson & Johnson’s ‘cancer-causing’ baby powder: UK’s product liability lawsuit
Johnson's US baby powder pictured in 2020. Credit: Shiva Photo, Shutterstock A major legal claim has been filed in the UK against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), accusing the company of knowingly selling baby powder contaminated with...
Owner: Euesden Family
Gold, Silver Prices Climb To Fresh Record Highs Amid Renewed Trade Tensions Between US, China
Gold and silver prices continued to surge to fresh record highs on Monday after President Donald Trump sparked fresh trade tensions between the U.S. and China, threatening a “massive” tariff hike on the latter. However, President Trump softened...
Owner: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Best Banks and Credit Unions in the Northeast for 2026
The Northeast encompasses nine states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. These states are home to thousands of banks and credit unions, so finding the right accounts can...
Owner: Greg Powel
CT Firefighter Creates Company to Fill EMS Gaps Across State
As a shortage of firefighters, especially volunteer, continues to grow throughout in Connecticut, a Bridgeport firefighter has created a company that is ready to help when called upon. Harwinton resident Tom Varanelli a former volunteer...
Owner: Chris Ferrell
A playbook for the next century of progress
Sign up for Roots of Progress Substack The history of technology and the philosophy of progress The following is Chapter 11 from the book The Techno-Humanist Manifesto by Jason Crawford, Founder of the Roots of Progress Institute. The entirety of...
Owner: Chandler Tuttle (CEO) & co-founders Dan Hayes & Kmele Foster
Enfield girls' volleyball rallies to defeat E.O. Smith in five sets
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The Chronicle - Connecticut
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MANSFIELD — Throw out the records in the Central Connecticut Conference. While the E.O. Smith Panthers girls' volleyball team entered their game with a 10-3 record, hosting the 4-11 Enfield Eagles, the teams were evenly matched on the court. This...
Owner: Madison Venture Corp & David Radler
I left my 'perfect' Connecticut life and moved my family to Spain. It's more expensive here than I expected, but I'm happier.
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Izabela Oquendo, a 35-year-old mother of two who moved her family from Connecticut to Alicante, Spain. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. On the surface, our life was...
Owner: Mathias Döpfner & Friede Springer
Smiling frogs as a business? For brothers from Belmont, Norwood, yes
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Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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Twin brothers Mark and David Stepper created an Etsy shop called Stepper Pond selling smiling frog sculptures. The sculptures are inspired by the brothers' childhood memories of catching frogs near their home. Originally made from pewter, the...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Aroma Joe's opens coffee shops in Androscoggin and Kennebec counties
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Mainebiz - Oregon
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Aroma Joe’s has opened its first locations in the rural towns of Greene and Manchester. The Greene shop is at 440 U.S. Route 202 is a 1,500-square-foot drive-thru and coffeehouse location that will employ 15 to 18 people. Greene is in Androscoggin...
Owner: Peter Stanton
New Connecticut Pizza Trail Promotes The State’s Top Eateries
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Forbes
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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven is one of Connecticut's popular pizzerias. It's also along the new Connecticut Pizza Trail. Courtesy of Visit Connecticut The Connecticut Pizza Trail is matching the claim that the Constitution State has...
Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders
Saje advice? The story behind the corporate takeover at one of B.C.’s best-known wellness brands
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BCBusiness
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Saje Wellness has seen some turmoil of late One of Vancouver‘s most successful business stories has come to an abrupt end. It all began in 1992, when Jean-Pierre and Kate Ross LeBlanc opened a small shop in North Vancouver dedicated to selling...
Owner: Ryan Benn
Wealthtech at Work: SS&C Acquires Calastone, Clover Emerges from Stealth, and More!
This week I’m looking at a trio of stories from the wealthtech beat: SS&C’s completed acquisition of Calastone, the emergence of a new UK-based wealthtech, and a look at two, not-quite-contrasting interpretations of funding for wealthtechs in Q3...
Owner: Informa PLC