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Connecticut is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. From a statistical and economic perspective, southwestern Connecticut is part of the Tri-State Region or New York metropolitan area, which also includes northern New Jersey and southern New York, though it is legally separate from New York state.
The original European settlers in 1614 were Dutch, but by 1636, Connecticut became a British colony. Connecticut was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Residents of Connecticut are sometimes referred to as Nutmeggers or Yankees.
Connecticut has the highest per capita income in the country, and ranks 1st in median household income. It is the richest state in the United States
Connecticut is the 29th most populous state and 48th state for largest area, making it the 4th most densely populated state

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McCain says 'it's over' for special interests

Sep 5, 2008 6:54 pm

CEDARBURG, Wis. (AP) - John McCain and Sarah Palin on Friday cast the new Republican presidential ticket as a team of determined reformers eager to

Hanna set to soak US East Coast

Sep 5, 2008 6:49 pm

HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Beach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast,

DPUC: utility pole boxes need OK

Sep 5, 2008 6:46 pm

HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut regulators issued a draft decision Friday that AT&T must get permission from municipalities before putting its large video

Roosevelt Forest: a forgotten gem in Stratford

Sep 5, 2008 5:05 pm

Whether you're a bird watcher, hiker, mountain bike rider or even an "Indiana Jones" adventure lover, there's a sprawling wooded area in Stratford you may have missed.

William O'Dwyer, pilot, ex-Fairfield resident

Sep 5, 2008 5:01 pm

FAIRFIELD - Retired USAF Reserve Maj. William J. O'Dwyer, a former town resident whose multifaceted life took him from the cockpit of a B-24 over the Pacific to speedboats on Long

Bpt. pays damages to dog-bite victim

Sep 5, 2008 4:36 pm

By KEILA TORRES Staff writer BRIDGEPORT - City officials have agreed to pay $60,000 to an Easton family whose 7-year-old daughter was bitten by a pitbull from the municipal animal shelter three years...

Text of John McCain's acceptance speech

Sep 5, 2008 3:44 pm

Remarks by Republican presidential nominee John McCain to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, as prepared for delivery: --- Thank you all very much.

GOP's good, bad, ugly

Sep 5, 2008 5:05 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Four days, hundreds of speakers, thousands of delegates, endless pontificating and one hurricane looming large from afar. So much that is memorable from the Republican

Gunshot victim charged in Stratford heist

Sep 5, 2008 5:04 am

STRATFORD -- A Bridgeport teen shot in the buttocks July 29 is charged with later robbing a town man of a cell phone and firing a gun as the man chased him.

Preschooler, 4, left on school bus, again

Sep 5, 2008 5:04 am

NEWINGTON -- The school bus was supposed to drop off Ashleigh Jascowski at her home Tuesday afternoon. Instead, the bus driver returned to the district's transportation garage and

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