The Connecticut State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to have a state-appointed official help lead Bridgeport’s school system. The vote comes after Superintendent Royce Avery announced in November the school district faced a budget deficit over $30 million.

Himes said he will continue to advocate for his constituents in Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District, in the southwestern part of the state, even as he and other officials will act as a bulwark against Trump’s agenda.

It was important to have Rhimes as the guest speaker due to the gravity of her work and her commitment to change, according to The Westport Library’s Marketing and Communications Director, EJ Crawford.

The film, “King In the Wilderness” has never before seen footage of King. Ellis attributes that to the fact that back in the 1960s, a lot of news footage was done on film, but all of the film wasn’t developed if the newsrooms didn't think they were going to use it.

A flood prone stretch of Route 113 by Stratford’s Sikorsky Memorial Airport will soon get raised, as rising sea levels threaten the area.

Francine Wheeler, who lost her son in 2012, reflects on the lessons learned from one of the stars of Peter, Paul and Mary. “I never stopped singing and that was one of the lessons that Peter taught me,” she said.

An affordable housing complex in Stamford which hasn’t been updated in more than 30 years is undergoing massive renovations. More than 150 residents will benefit from the upgrades.

A long-delayed dredging project is now finally underway at Southport Harbor in Fairfield. The project will clear out a hazardous sandbar impeding access to the harbor by boat.

The state wants to hear from residents as they work on a transportation project to make municipalities like Bridgeport easier to navigate on foot or bike.

Linda McMahon will face questions from lawmakers in the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks about whether or not she’s fit to head up the U.S. Department of Education.