Litchfield

A Torrington man was sentenced to five years of probation for submitting hundreds of false claims to Medicaid for psychotherapy services while operating a local social services agency, federal prosecutors say.

Hotels, cottages, inns and bed-and-breakfasts have long had a stranglehold on a lodging industry aimed at satisfying travelers' desires to stay someplace special — that is, until Airbnb came along.

When Timothy Cermola, director of business development for Meriden-based Cardinal Engineering Associates, visits a town engineer, he'll check their engineering license hanging on the office wall if the engineer looks a certain age.

Two of Connecticut's well-intentioned environmental policies are coming to a head this year.

Large proposed solar farms in Enfield and Wallingford are among 10 Connecticut clean-energy projects that could become a reality as soon as next year, following a state-run selection process.

Spencer Houldin enjoys traveling and meeting people, which is good because he's doing a lot of both in his new role as chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA).

Four Connecticut farms will divvy up $331,170 in federal USDA grants to help purchase solar arrays and efficiency upgrades for lighting and heating, members of Connecticut's congressional delegation announced this week.

Wethersfield-based Working Lands Alliance said it has named Clark Chapin as project director.

The number of medical marijuana users registered with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection has jumped 44 percent since December.

Homes that generate all of their own power through energy efficiencies and renewables represent an attractive market for specialized builders, but broad demand for them so far remains elusive in Connecticut