A Litchfield County investment manager has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for operating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme that swindled friends and family members, including victims in both Connecticut and the Chicago area.
More cities and towns have come to accept, or even embrace the medical marijuana industry, implementing new zoning rules in recent years that allow for dispensaries and production facilities.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he requested a federal presidential disaster declaration, which could pave the way for funding assistance to help municipalities recover from a storm in May that left more than 150,000 homes without power.