3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (495+ words) — Nancy Peters, 7.25.2026 As someone who cares deeply about what happens to people who are locked away behind Connecticut’s prison walls, I correspond with a great many incarcerated people. Through these interactions, it’s my ongoing honor and privilege to witness the…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (400+ words) — Niraj Patel, 7.25.2026 The American prison is a purgatory of steel and concrete. It’s a place designed to keep people in, strip away their humanity, and reduce them to numbered objects—a place where over two million men and women nationwide…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (314+ words) — Mary Ames, 7.25.2026 From a speech delivered at the Community Partners in Education commencement ceremony at York Correctional Institution, May 28, 2026. What I did not expect, however, was that I would also be wrestling with myself. Ethical philosophy asks complex questions: What…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (278+ words) — Evan Holmes, 7.25.2026 Prisons are not the panacea to all of society’s problems. Punitive time for time’s sake does not rehabilitate the people that have made mistakes. But higher education in prison creates genuine change by teaching individuals how to actualize…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (239+ words) — Jerry Shaw, 7.25.2026 The Amtrak Right-of-Way intersects Stony Creek as an elevated earthen embankment running parallel to the coastline. While this structure acts as an unintentional “dike” or barrier against some inland water movement, its limited openings create severe bottlenecks and…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (74+ words) — Elizabeth Busbee, 7.25.2026 Elizabeth R. Busbee earned a doctorate in Anthropology from Yale and specializes in issues of gender, sexuality, and communication. She has been helping people explore and enjoy intimacy for over 20 years. She writes a weekly column on sex…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1002+ words) — Gregory Stroud, 7.25.2026 No business spends $11.5 million – roughly the purchase price of the large shopping center on Halls Road in Old Lyme – without expecting a profit and reasonable return on investment. Admittedly, Old Lyme isn’t the friendliest town when it comes…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (114+ words) CT Examiner Gipsy Kings with Tonino Baliardo at the United in Westerly It has been twenty-five years since the Gipsy Kings captured the world’s imagination with their self-titled debut album—a record that became a genuine phenomenon, certified gold and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (313+ words) CT Examiner NRBQ at the United in Westerly At its best, NRBQ‘s music casually mixes up barrelhouse R&B, British Invasion pop, fourth-gear rockabilly, exploratory free jazz, and dozens of other flavors while giving it all a stomp-down rhythm…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (95+ words) CT Examiner Greater Middletown Chorale: Songs of Richard Winslow A concert featuring songs by the late John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Emeritus Richard K. Winslow ’40, Hon ’10, P ’71, GP ’23 (1918–2017) performed by the Greater Middletown Chorale, directed by Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio....