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• Norwalk man faces life in prison for 2 murders

  The Norwalk man who confessed to shooting his ex-wife and her 74-year-old mother was slapped with a capital felony murder charge that could keep him in jail for the rest of his life. Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney James Bernardi filed... more »

  3 weeks ago

  crime | punishment | trials | police | homicide

• Cheshire killers want death penalty on trial

  Most recently the public defenders representing Hayes asked the judge to block any execution because the General Assembly last year voted to repeal capital punishment, supposedly signifying that the public doesn't support it anymore, and because... more »

  1 month ago

  crime | punishment | judiciary (system of justice) | homicide

• Trying to put death penalty on trial

  Most recently the public defenders representing Hayes asked the judge to block any execution because the General Assembly last year voted to repeal capital punishment, supposedly signifying that the public doesn't support it anymore, and because... more »

  1 month ago

  crime | punishment | judiciary (system of justice) | homicide

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  Playhouse interns get backstage view of business

  According to Shakespeare, all the world's a stage. Named after the Playhouse's artistic director emeritus, Joanne Woodward, the program provides hands-on experience in all aspects of operating, producing and performing at the esteemed regional... more »

  Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn 2 months ago

  theatre | music | cinema

• Norwalk man charged in double murder could face death penalty

  The man accused of killing his ex-wife and her 74-year-old mother in a double murder in Norwalk last Monday could be a candidate for the death penalty, prosecutors said. Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney James Bernardi said that his office... more »

  John Nickerson 2 months ago

  crime | punishment | trials | police | homicide

• Norwalk store owner charged with intimidating a robbery witness

  Norwalk store owner charged with intimidating a robbery witness The case of a robbery victim who would not back down -- even after he was beaten and robbed and then 10 days later pistol-whipped and robbed again because he went to police for help... more »

  John Nickerson, Staff Writer 2 months ago

  arrest | witness | police

• Dinner with Friends: Bon appetit

  Deftly directed by associate artistic director David Kennedy and blessed by a stellar cast, the premise of the show is that we prefer to dine with our companions (from the Latin "com" [with] and "panis" [bread]), our friends, for it is over... more »

  Geary Danihy 3 months ago

  marriage

• 'Dinner with Friends' grabs audience from start to finish

  Deftly directed by associate artistic director David Kennedy and blessed by a stellar cast, the premise of the show is that we prefer to dine with our companions (from the Latin "com" [with] and "panis" [bread]), our friends, for it is over... more »

  Geary Danihy 3 months ago

• Three state Republican lawyers support Democratic judge

  The brewing legal war over U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny's nomination to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals may have gone up a notch when three prominent state Republicans wrote a letter of support for the liberal Democrat... more »

  Michael P. Mayko, STAFF WRITER 4 months ago

  crime | punishment | judiciary (system of justice)

• Rell reviews state of the state

  In reflecting on her accomplishments while head of the state, Governor M. Jodi Rell said Thursday she is most proud of her work in saving the Groton submarine base when the Department of Defense threatened to shut it down. [...] Rell is adamant... more »

  By Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn 5 months ago

  parties and movements | election | state budget and tax